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There are a number of attractive ways to arrange a room. The point is that there must be a center of interest in place of a fireplace. A fireplace not only has architectural quality, but it is also an upright and breaks a wall space. Therefore, we must look to uprights and the grouping of comfortable chairs usually found near the hearth to make the same sort of decorative, comfortable group in another way. read more »

How to curtain a large window or a group of windows near the corner of a room is well explained in the picture above, as well as a corner seating arrangement. This is often a puzzling problem which has more than one answer, but generally speaking the draw curtain to window sill or floor, arranged to feature a view, is the best.

Panel – type windows in a large group are glazed with insulating glass in the picture on the opposite page. This is a feature of modern building which it is well to consider, as it makes a room, or an enclosed porch a joy the year read more »

Quality of rugs and fabrics: carpet and rug making has reached a high standard in this country. Rugs with excellent wearing qualities are to be had at reasonable prices for the standard nine by twelve. They will cost a little more if the rug is cut to fit the outline of your room. The same high standards are followed in fabric manufacture. It is wise to buy as good a quality as you can afford, especially in rugs, as they come as near bring a permanent investment as furniture. read more »

Pages could be written about each of these subjects but here are some of the main points boiled down to the most important facts. Again let me stress that taste, not money, is what counts most in decorating and that there are good values on the market.

Size of rug: except where scatter rugs are used, the style today is to have the rug follow the outline of the room, allowing a margin of from six to twelve inches between wall and rug around the entire room. In modern rooms and read more »