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AMERICAN HOMES AND 
GARDENS 
This is an excellent example of a living-room that is 
the triple window is especially happy. The willow chair, 
the nest of mahogany tables, the brass jardiniere with its 
green plant, placed against the golden background formed 
by the Japanese screen, is a charming picture and would 
gladden the eye of a still-life painter. 
In the beautiful reception room a more formal arrange- 
ment has been adhered to in the disposition of its furnish- 
ings, and a small collection of Japanese and Chinese porce- 
lains, kakemonos, bronzes, screens and a console table, has 
been combined with some Louis XV. chairs and painted fur- 
niture in such a subtle manner that the room does not pre- 
sent the appearance of a museum. 
The walls were covered with a natural colored Japanese 
grasscloth and made a fitting background for the Oriental 
objects which were to be placed directly against it. The 
interest at one end of the room centered around a two-fold 
Chinese screen framed and hung as a picture over a Renais- 
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sance chest. This room is a pleasing example of the satis- 
factory results that can be obtained with Chinese and Jap- 
anese decorative objects, especially at this time, when such 
a tremendous interest is being taken in things Chinese. 
In a newly completed house there was to be a Colonial 
living-room. It was to be kept as simple and elegant as 
possible, as all Colonial schemes should be. Instead of 
using wall-papers, as had been the case in all of the other 
rooms in this house, it was decided to paint the walls an 
old-ivory and stipple them so as to impart a dull, flat finish 
and remove all traces of the brush marks. The woodwork 
was painted the same color. At the windows were white 
lawn curtains, having tiny ruffles, sill length, and looped 
back. A two-toned brown rug covered the hardwood floor. 
This was a new house and all of the furniture was going 
to be new—replicas in mahogany of good models designed 
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A living-room of eee sort presents an ideal aspect for Summer occupation, delightfully cool, and attractive in its simple elegance 
