HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1913 
effect on me, being too much contrast 
against the outdoor light. It would seem 
as though the builder ought to know and, 
not wishing to be dictatorial about a mat¬ 
ter of which I have no knowledge, and 
being influenced wholely by my personal 
taste, I take the liberty of asking you help. 
Answer — You are quite correct about 
your feeling about the window sash and 
the subdivision of the pane. It does give 
an imprisoning effect to have this dark, 
and it will be much better to have the sash 
and the stripes dividing the pane finished 
in ivory-white, as you suggest. With the 
natural colored pongee curtains, as an in¬ 
termediate tone between the dark oak trim 
and the cream-white sash, the effect will 
be pleasing and cheerful, and quite cor¬ 
rect. 
Question — My second floor consists of 
four bedrooms, a ‘‘den'’ and a bathroom. 
The woodwork in all but the den is painted 
white, and that is stained dark brown. I 
wish to put in new floors of hard wood in 
all the rooms, and wish to know what 
wood next to the oak is best. I have the 
oak downstairs, but thought perhaps some¬ 
thing else would do as well for upstairs. 
Should it be left the natural color with 
the white trim and stained in the den with 
the dark trim, or could I have it all alike? 
Perhaps you can make some suggestions 
as to changing the den entirely. It is a 
north room with large double windows; 
the paper is a heavy, rather deep yellow, 
and the furniture both fumed oak and old 
walnut. 
The guest-room is on the west and 
south, with a gray paper — quite a warm 
shade — with white ceiling, bird’s-eye 
maple furniture and brass bed. I think I 
shall keep the gray wall, and would like 
suggestions as to another color with fur¬ 
nishings. Another room has a large bay 
on the south with mahogany furniture and 
a mantel of the same. As I have an old 
blue and white bedspread, would rather 
like delft blue for furnishings. Will you 
please suggest rugs and paper. 
A north and east room opens on a sleep¬ 
ing-porch (east) with glass doors, one 
dormer window on the north. I had 
thought of white satin striped paper for 
this and white furniture with cretonne or 
chintz? Will you suggest color? 
Will it be satisfactory to have a hard¬ 
wood floor like the rest in the bathroom ? I 
do not feel like putting in a tile floor. 
And will you tell me how to finish the 
walls to be all white. It now has a green 
and white washable paper with white 
wainscoting. Tell me also the most suit¬ 
able rug for a white bathroom. It opens 
off the room that will have blue in it. 
My hall and library are in one room on 
the north, with a large stained window on 
the stairs and a large double window in 
the library part. The woodwork is cherry, 
with steps and winding rail of the same. 
A cherry mantel with bookcases on both 
sides and a long bookcase on the other 
side of room taking all the space. The 
brick in the fireplace is a mixed yel- 
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