1 178 The Cornell Reading-Courses 



How to carry out the principles 



1 Walls: their importance in the scheme of decoration 



a They shut in space and act as background 

 b They should be quiet and restful 

 Colors 



(i) Primary colors: red, blue, yellow 



(2) Their differing effect on persons, as shown by experi- 



ments 



(3) Nervous strain from being surrounded by glaring 



colors 



(4) Soothing influence of softened and subdued colors, 



called tones 



(5) How tones made up of several colors unite and 



harmonize mixed furnishings 



(6) The color influence of nature: shifting masses of 



brown and green that nature uses, a good sug- 

 gestion for interior color scheme 



(7) Warm and cool colors 



(8) Crude colors, when used in home decoration, are 



gradually faded, or toned, by nature 



(9) Bright colors used in nature only to accent effects 

 d Figures and patterns for walls 



(i) Walls, as flat surfaces, should represent only length 

 and breadth, not thickness 



(2) Paint a better treatment for shelves than shelf paper 



(3) Oilcloth or varnished tile paper as wall coverings 



2 Floors and woodwork 



a Treatment of old floors: if slightly cracked; if badly cracked 



b Mattings 



c Flooring strips 



d Wood carpeting 



e Colors and finishes 



f Kitchen and bathroom floors: how to make nonabsorbent ; 



treatment of linoleum for best service 

 g Woodwork: proper finish depends on grain; time, labor, and 



patience necessary to achieve lasting effect 



References: 



Bailey, L. H. The outlook to nature. The Macmillan Company. 



$1.25 

 Burrage and Bailey. School sanitation and decoration. D. C. Heath 

 &Co. 



