10 HOME AND FLOWERS 



A DINING-ROOM IN YELLOW PINE 

 Showing the style of paneling and the effect of the curly yellow pine veneer. 



for linen, knives, and other table neces- 

 saries, but if hanging tin receptacles for 

 flour can readily be had (they usually 

 corne with a sieve in the bottom) it is 

 better to use these in the pastry room 

 rather than have built-in bins, which are 

 so difiicult to keep thoroughly . clean. 



The swing door leads us directly into 

 the dining-room, and here the first thought 

 is that the sideboard, if possible, should 

 be built in, and both this and the mantel 

 should be designed by the architect, for 

 only in this way can the complete picture 

 of the room be made harmonious. It is 

 well to bear in mind that these two items, 

 and. possibly, some small china cabinets, 

 are inherent parts of the room, and that 

 it is not possible to have a carefully de- 

 signed interior and then to be able to buy 

 such pieces with any probability of the 

 effect being thoroughly satisfactory or in 

 keeping with the character of the room. 



The sideboard and buffets are as much 

 a part of the design as the doors and win- 

 dows, and should be as carefully consid- 

 ered, so that the composition may succeed 

 as developed by a single designer. This 

 same is true of the stained glass. While 

 rarely designed by the architect, it should 

 be selected under his guidance and exe- 

 cuted under his orders as much as the 

 masonry or v/oodwork. 



A very successful treatment for a 

 dining-room is to have a wide dado, a 

 rather narrow portion of wall, and to 

 entirely omit the usual frieze. Where 

 possible the dado should be in the shape 

 of a wainscot paneled or of wide boards 

 with a top and bottom molding'to produce 

 the wainscot effect. On top of this may 

 be a narrow shelf grooved for plates, 

 which, by the way, should be grouped, and, 

 with this wide rail, may be altered as 

 fancy dictates. Should the money to be 



