July, 19 IS 
173972 
FURNISHING the LIVING ROOM on A WAR 
TIME BUDGET 
Schemes for Three Rooms to Cost Approximately $950, $800 and $450, 
Together with Detailed Specifications for Colors and Furniture 
NANCY ASHTON 
11 
T HERE is nothing 
more simple, nor more 
tempting, than to hide be¬ 
hind glittering generali¬ 
ties. It is easy enough to 
moon on vaguely about the 
beauties of harmonious 
color tones, the joy of exquisite fabrics, the 
inspiration of the personal touch, the delight 
of wide vistas, rooms full of atmosphere, and 
so on. 
When, however, you are actually confronted 
with the uncompromising proposition of plan¬ 
ning your own living room, with nothing to 
cling to but your own hazy notions on the 
subject, all vagueness vanishes. You might 
just as well get down to a shopping list, for 
that is what it will come to eventually; at least 
for the actual necessities,—even if the small 
things be added later and gradually. 
Especially is this true if you happen to have 
a small exchequer. The high cost of living 
rooms and one’s own slender purse are in a 
continual state of disagreement, and it is only 
by the most careful ministrations that one may 
bring about a peaceful and happy conclusion. 
That in mind, we have conscientiously 
chosen, with all the same qualms and misgiv- 
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Furniture is grouped naturally in this room, 
with plenty of open spaces to give an air 
of restfulness 
till 
ings as may have fre¬ 
quently characterized the 
gentle reader’s own selec¬ 
tion, the very best value 
and the most attractive 
combinations available. 
We have avoided period 
rooms, and, of course, have indulged in no 
objets d’art, our plan being to see how 
effectively we could make a simple living room 
fill the chief requirement: that of making itself 
really livable. Comfort, beauty, order, with 
enough formality of arrangement to be restful, 
and not so much as to be stilted, big welcom¬ 
ing chairs, lamps so placed that one may read 
or knit in comfort, writing table carefully ar¬ 
ranged, enough space to move about in—but 
we are generalizing ourselves. 
To get down to actual cases. 
F OR our first living room we have chosen 
gray green panelled walls with set-in book 
shelves, a delightfully restful background, for 
a chintz with a deep purple plum colored 
ground, which has a gay Pompeian red and 
green design. This chintz is a reproduction of 
an old one, and is known as the column and 
bird chintz. It has great distinction and ex- 
The walls are paneled in gray green, with set-in book shelves. A gay Pompeian red and green chintz, used for curtains and upholstery, 
furnishes the color scheme. Two chairs (see grouping with table at bottom of page 14) have been upholstered in purple, yellow and green 
striped rep. The book table is blue green and the secretary Pompeian red. Rug is sand colored. The furnishing costs $960.18 
