AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1908 





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PROBLEMS IN HOME FURNISHING 



(Continued Jrom page 414) 



the proportions and design should be carefully 

 suited to the style of trim that already exists 

 in the room. 



CHOOSING A HALL PAPER 



A former correspondent of this department, 

 M. C. C, of Maryland, in a second letter 

 says: "I have followed the advice you gave me 

 in the June number about painting the wood- 

 work (with the exception of the stair treads) 

 in my hall an ivory white, and am very much 

 pleased with the result. Its freshness, how- 

 ever, makes the old wall paper look dingy. I 

 feel that a new paper is needed, and I would 

 like you to suggest something that will not 

 cost more than a dollar a single roll, and as 

 I have had a plain paper I would now prefer 

 something quite different." 



A new French paper showing Italian gar- 

 den scenes, and printed in soft shades of 

 brown, lavender and green, and costing only 

 ninety cents a single roll would look well in 

 the white-painted hall of this correspondent. 

 As the design is interesting no pictures will be 

 needed for decoration. 



COMBINING A SITTING AND BEDROOM 



Rather an unusual problem comes from a 

 resident of a Philadelphia suburb. R. E. G. 

 writes: "This fall I shall go to my sister's 

 home for an indefinite period, and as I have my 

 own circle of friends I would like to make my 

 one room serve as a sitting-room and bedroom. 

 I do not like the idea of a folding bed — per- 

 haps you can suggest something better — and I 

 do not know how to dispose of dressing things. 

 As I have a private bathroom I shall not need 

 a washstand. The furniture I have on hand is 

 a chest of drawers of good style, an antique 

 mahogany secretary with high top and a 

 piano. What must I add to make my room 

 comfortable and suited to the conditions men- 

 tioned?" 



The question of the bed may be settled by 

 buying a white enameled iron bed with a low 

 head and foot — a design manufactured ex- 

 pressly for sitting-rooms — and with a cretonne 

 slip and three large, square pillows at the back 

 the effect will be that of a wide, comfortable 

 divan. Instead of the flowered cretonne, a 

 foliage pattern copied from a Fontainebleau 

 tapestry (forty cents a yard) may be used for 

 the covers of bed and pillows, and the blues, 

 greens and yellows of the pattern may be re- 

 peated in other furnishings of the room. The 

 secretary may be transformed into a dressing 

 table with a little care given to the interior 

 arrangements, and the chest of drawers may 

 take the place of a chiffonier. If closet space 

 is lacking, one of the new kinds of wardrobes 

 may be added. A bookcase with glass doors 

 (on which a thin silk gauze may be shirred) 

 will hold various small things that need to be 

 close at hand yet away from observation. An 

 armchair and a rocker in willow may be 

 stained an olive green, and a small settle to 

 seat two persons will be a helpful adjunct to 

 the room. A three-fold screen covered with 

 the foliage cretonne may be placed in front of 

 the bathroom door, and the piano may be placed 

 opposite the entrance door. A round table to 

 hold a lamp and a small tip table for a tea 

 tray will be needed. If rugs are to be bought 

 they may be of small sizes that suit the disposi- 

 tion of the furniture. 



MANTEL DRAPERY 



Whether to have a mantel drapery or leave 

 the shelf bare is the question that R. S., of 

 Missouri, asks. As the particular conditions 

 of the room are not given in the letter of in- 

 quiry only general suggestions can be made in 

 reply. 



For a fireplace that is well designed a scarf 



