Making the Summer Home 
Attractive 
PERTINENT HINTS FOR HOT WEATHER FURNISHINGS—RUGS, 
CURTAINS, FURNITURE AND POTTERY FOR CAMPS AND 
INFORMAL HOUSES 
The Brittany pottery of this sort is very durable 
and fitted to a number of uses 
Photographs by Herbert E. Lawson 
S O much has been said and written about the furnishing of 
summer homes that it is difficult to find the “something new 
under the sun" with which to freshen up this ye^r, or with which 
to furnish anew. When all is said and done, however, most of 
the so-called new things are old; we have only just discovered 
them, or they have just come into style again after having been 
in disuse for a number of years. At 
least, if we may not h,ave the “some¬ 
thing new” for which every home 
maker is looking, we may have a new 
adaptation of an old article, or old 
materials with new designs, of do¬ 
mestic manufacture, or we may find 
in our tr.avels abroad some quaint 
things that will admirably fit inio our 
bungalow of informal character. 
The greater number of moderate 
priced cottages built to-day are fin¬ 
ished inside in rough plaster, or the 
partitions and inner walls are of 
double beaded, tongue and groove 
boards. Either finish admits of many 
charming ways of furnishing for both 
are strictly informal, and the color of 
the walls in either case is so unobtru¬ 
sive and neutral that draperies and 
furnishings of the most cheerful hues 
may be used without danger of clash¬ 
ing with the wall color. Where the 
rooms are finished with tongue and 
groove partitions, the boards may be 
stained a different color in each room 
and many delightful color schemes 
can be carried out against this irregu¬ 
larly stained background. The partitions may extend all the way 
to the ceiling or may be carried only part way up. The latter ar¬ 
rangement gives a greater sweep of air to the rooms that are not 
of very ample dimension, and admits of some pretty arrange¬ 
ments by having a board six or eight inches wide finishing the top 
of the partition, on which may be arranged potteries, old coppers 
or pewter, in which there may be some 
trailing plants. This arrangement is 
practicable only in bungalows of the 
most informal character, for little 
privacy is to be enjoyed in rooms di¬ 
vided in this manner. 
While willow furniture is not in 
any way new, the manufacturers of 
this popular style of furniture are 
continually turning out chairs and ta¬ 
bles of new and comfortable and con¬ 
venient shapes. The little stool shown 
in the illustration is a most useful 
piece of furniture for it can serve so 
many purposes. Placed next to a 
couch, it is a very convenient height 
for books or for the tea tray, or it is 
a very comfortable seat. 
A manufacturer of willow furni¬ 
ture has recently made some willow 
beds. They are of pleasing propor¬ 
tions and the canopy top admits of ,a 
number of pretty treatments. The 
cretonnes or silks with which the rest 
of the room is furnished may be used 
as dainty draperies for the bed. Dress¬ 
ing tables of willow .are made also. 
These have over the woven willow 
India prints come in assorted sizes suitable for curtains, 
pillow covers or spreads 
Willow furniture has a growing appeal and all sorts of useful 
articles are now made of it 
Against a plain stained wall the India prints with their bold colors and 
designs show to excellent advantage 
