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THE GARDEN :\I A G A Z I N E 
January, 191? 
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Furnishing the Sun Room 
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'EARLY every modern 
home has a sun room or 
at least a glass enclosed 
porch opening so freely from the 
living room of the house that it 
really becomes a vital and inte- 
gral part of the home life. This 
is really a delightful situation 
and one brim full of opportuni- 
ties for the working out of de- 
corative ideas that might be a 
little unconventional for the for- 
mal living rooms, but which will 
be permissible in this intimate 
and comfortable place of rest 
and relaxation. 
Nearly all sun rooms to-day 
are built with hre places, but if 
this is not within your scope 
there is no reason for dismay as 
an effect of focusing interest 
(which is the chief attribute of the fire place) can be gained by 
grouping a table and some over hanging decoration with lamps, 
candelabra would be better, against the space that would prob- 
ably be occupied by a mantel and fireplace. 
I have recently seen such an arrangement which may be in- 
teresting to relate. The sun room was the usual oblong one 
opening from the living room by two French doors, which flanked 
the fire place. .As it was found impossible to open the chimney 
into the sun room a long plain oak table was placed against this 
wall space. Fastened to the wall just above the table and run- 
ning almost full length was a wicker trimmed box holding a 
luxurious ivy that was trained up over a wrought iron arched 
trellis, fastened against 
Vines will be most effective in this 
basket for your sun room 
the opposite wall, while ta- 
bles flanked byeasychairs oc- 
cupied the ends of the room. 
This is but one way to 
individualize a sun room. 
Lighting arrangements offer 
another opportunity. Not 
for many decades has so 
much attention been given 
to artistic effects in lighting 
as now. .And not only from 
the decorative point of view 
but the practical as well, for 
there are few modern houses 
that do not have at least one 
floor lamp for reading use 
only. Such an one is in- 
dispensable in the sun room 
and when one is merely rest- 
ing it adds much enjoyment 
to watch the flicketing light 
of candles. The candle torch shown here is extremely simple 
but most effective in appearance and will prove an attractive 
adjunct for this room and full fledged electric lamps properly 
shaded come in the same dignified form. 
By no means less interesting are the iron bulb and vine con- 
tainers also pictured here. The left hand one is an excellent bit 
of hand wrought iron whose lines recommend it highly for the 
uses for which it is intended. The other plainer one reminds one 
of an ancient brazier and seems more suitable for bulbs, the up- 
standing green spikes with white flower crests will simulate the 
flames to a remarkable degree. 
The floor coverings 
Brown willow holds this pale yellow 
pottery flower bowl for table or floor use 
The delicacy of this hand wrought iron makes 
it highly satisfactory for growing vines 
the wall, but a little 
away from it to give 
perspective which was 
heightened by the 
heavy growth of ivy 
that was trained out- 
ward on a concealed 
arm at the top fes- 
tooning about a 
round warm tinted plaque of Venetian 
plasterwork. On the table ends were gilt 
candelabra with a 
low bowl of cut 
flowers in the 
centre. Imme- 
diately in the 
centre above the 
box was a gilt 
Italian bird cage 
which, with its 
dainty freight, 
gave just the 
touch of life 
necessar>' to this 
charmingscheme. 
.As will be seen 
this grouping was 
always the centre 
of interest and to 
further this a 
couch was placed 
immediately in 
front of it against 
Candle torches of iron are excellent for the 
enclosed porch on winter nights 
One seldom finds so attractive a dish for flowers as this 
of crackle which with wood stands costs $2.88. The 
holder is 25 cents 
of the rooms should al- 
ways be warm looking 
but not too fine. Indeed 
it is better to use a very 
simple material. There 
are some very attrac- 
tive rugs especially de- 
signed for this purpose 
though the plain and 
plaid woven flax rugs 
continue to grow in favor. The plainer pat- 
terned Oriental rugs are also very satisfac- 
tory here especi- 
ally those having 
conventionalized 
flower designs. 
Their beauty of 
color or color 
depth, so to 
speak, can hardly 
be overestimated. 
Then, too, braided 
rugs have a con- 
siderable vogue 
for this use and 
are very effective. 
Whatever else is 
done, however, 
employ nothing 
that will roh this 
room of that in- 
formality that is 
and should be its 
chief charm. 
