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House Garden 
IMPORTANCE OF FLOORS IN INTERIOR DECORATION 
Artistry in selecting beautifully grained wood and in finishing in new tones to harmonize 
with the color scheme assures more attractive interiors. 
MARY i:dgington \\ idxp:y 
finer taste. And above all there is a homelike 
atmosphere pervading each room. 
Everyone with a keen appreciation of interior 
arrangement recognizes in oak floors beauty spots 
that enhance the charm of any room. It is these 
beauty spots in the home that are unfortunately 
overlooked by some people who do not realize 
that a properly finished oak floor lends tone to 
even the most modestly furnished room. 
Wide expanse of lustrous oak floods 
help to give an airy coolness to tins 
dining room. 
N OW that many leading decorators use 
floors as the key to their scheme of decor¬ 
ation, oak is playing a more important role than 
ever before. Because of its beauty of grain, ex¬ 
cellent finishing qualities, and great durability, 
oak has always been the preferred wood for 
floors. But of late a new vogue has expressed 
itself that promises to give greater scope to the 
possibilities of the decorator. 
By the use of two new tones with which 
oak can be finished, together with the natural 
or weathered finish, the various rooms of a 
home may be given more individual treatment. 
In many of the newer dwellings a natural fin¬ 
ish is used in the library and living rooms. 
In the dining room the new soft gray finish 
is relied upon to lend greater charm to 
the furniture, drapes and wall tones. A 
very lovely ‘forest green,” suggestive of 
whispering tree tops, has been found to 
be ideally suited to oak floors in the 
sun rooms. 
The effect of floors in different tones 
is charming. Each adapts itself perfectly 
to the requirements of the particular 
scheme of interior decoration used in 
that room. This choice of finish now 
opens up an entirely new field in interior 
arrangement. A greater variety of wall tones 
and drapes may be used. Choice pieces of 
furniture take on new distinction. The beauty 
of rare floor coverings is enhanced. 
The velvety lustre that oak takes, makes it 
admirably suited for use in all the principal 
rooms. Wide expanses of shimmeringly beau¬ 
tiful oak floors afford perspective. Even modest 
pieces of furniture show to better advantage. 
Wall tones, pictures and hangings indicate a 
To give attention to your wall tones and the 
character and harmony of your appointments, 
to the exclusion of your floors, is to overlook the 
beauty spots that lend to every other phase of in¬ 
terior decorating the final touch of refinement. 
You can easily bring infinitely greater charm 
to your own home. “Perfection” Oak Floor¬ 
ing will enhance the beauty of every piece of 
furniture. It will serve as a mellow ground color 
that will harmonize perfectly with your wall 
tones, and add distinction to your pictures and 
drapes. “Perfection” will remain beautiful for 
generations. It never needs replacement. It is a 
legacy that you may leave to your children’s 
children, and it will be modern then. 
Of course, the ideal time to consider the 
wisdom of “Perfection” Oak Floors, is 
when you are planning your home. Know¬ 
ing how these floors become beauty spots 
of rare charm, you can better plan each 
step in the furnishing and decorating of 
your home. There is also a special thick¬ 
ness of “Perfection” Oak Flooring 
of an inch) which is made to be laid over 
old floors, using the present floor as a 
foundation. With this, even those who 
failed to install oak floors when building, 
may do so now any time, at a cost that is 
actually less than the cost of sufficient good 
carpet to cover the space. 
If you do not readily find a lumber dealer who 
carries ‘ ‘Perfection’ ’ Brand Oak Flooring write 
to us and we will advise you of the address of 
one who does. We would be pleased to send 
you a copy of our latest booklet The Over¬ 
looked Beauty Spots in Your Home.” A 
request will bring it by return post. 
Arkansas Oak Flooring Co., Pine Bluff, Ark. 
Beautiful waxed oak floors in this lixnngroom 
afford the proper setting for the luxurious 
pieces grouped about the fireplace. 
Brand 
Oak Flooring 
No home now may 
be Said to be really 
modern that lacks 
oak floors. 
