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work and I should like to make the walls 
yellow. The dining-room is of ma¬ 
hogany woodwork with high wainscot 
and about twenty-four inch frieze. 
The den, which is practically a smok¬ 
ing-room and opens off to the library, 
will have the woodwork of oak stained 
with green. These stains have been 
your selection, therefore I feel I should 
appreciate further advice on the wall 
coloring and particularly the tiles to 
use in these rooms. A. B. 
Answer: I would suggest in your 
library (which I note your desire to make 
yellow) that you use eight inch tiles of 
tobacco brown color and dull finish. 
These should be chosen to harmonize 
with the brown of your woodwork. If 
the walls of this room are done in strong 
yellow, you will find this introduction of 
the brown tile to be more pleasing than 
any other color. 
For the den with the green woodwork, 
I would advise dull tile in a shade of 
yellow harmonizing with the adjoining 
library wall covering. I would be glad 
to suggest treatment for this wall if you 
will inform whether it is your desire to 
use paper here and if there is a wains¬ 
cot in the room. 
For the dining-room with the high 
mahogany wainscot, I suggest that you 
use a tapestry paper or fabric from the 
top of wainscot to ceiling line. This 
should show a mingling of rich green 
leaves, and purple red plums on a tan 
background. The ceiling should be 
tinted a soft ecru. 
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Can you advise me in regard to the 
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in a bath-room which is not tiled .? The 
wainscot extends to the height of six feet, 
the wall above is rough plaster. Would 
you consider it advisable for me to use 
tile on the floor .? 
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