House and Garden 
AN ARTISTIC LIVING-ROOM 
and treated to match the woodwork of the room in 
which it will he used. 
Where Colonial or any period furnishing is at¬ 
tempted, it is necessary to select the furniture with 
the greatest care. Where one is not personally 
familiar with the correct styles to use for certain 
periods, expert advice should he taken on the subject. 
The value of many a piece of furniture—charming in 
itself—has been wholly lost by improper environ¬ 
ment. There are firms who make a specialty of 
reproducing the Colonial designs with absolute accu¬ 
racy. With carefully selected wood and the best 
cabinet work this furniture, cannot be surpassed 
in beauty and certainly is not equaled in stability 
by the really old pieces. 
cabinet-maker and fin¬ 
isher a chance.” 
Examples of furniture 
shown in cuts Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 
and 5, embody these ideas, 
as they are from the work¬ 
shops of the men who have 
thought thus deeply on the 
s u bject. 
For houses where sim¬ 
plicity and economy most 
go hand in hand, furniture 
substantially made and well 
put together, and of good 
line and dignified propor¬ 
tions can be purchased. 
Used in the quaintly ar¬ 
tistic room shown in the 
picture, are simple pieces 
of good design which are 
typical of the kind of fur¬ 
niture recommended where 
there is little money to be 
spent. This furniture is 
made in oak, ash, and birch, 
and can be finished in the 
workshops in accordance with the purchaser’s in¬ 
structions, or may he bought in an unfinished state 
FIG. 4 —A DRESSING TABLE 
FIG. 5-A BEDSTEAD 
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