The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-29
Bedroom Furnishings.

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Many persons are apt 10 think that in
furnishing their homes they must make
the parloF the receptacle for everything
nice, neglecting their bedrooms, and
leaving them, as it were, bare of every
thing save just what is absolutely need
ed for comfort. In my opinion, bed:
room should receive the first attention
and should always have about it an air
of cleanliness; nay, every thing in the
room should have dainty look.
1t really does not need q very large
outlay of money to accomplish this in
fact we can become our own furniture
manufacturers. L have in my minds
eye now 9 bedroom I saw some time
since, in the country, the furnishings Of
which were a mere nothing, in the
money point of view. never saw any
thing sweeter or more inviting. First
of all, the paint was white, the walls
were . delicate b!ne. Painted walls
are much the best as they can be washed
with soap and wa sr, and made TO look
as fresh, every fall and spring, as IL the
painter had Just id them visit. The
painting may cos little more than
calcimining in the first outlay, but those
who try 1t will fi:.l it cheaper in the
end.
Well, TO return to my pattern bed
room. The carpet was of what II known
as rag, but 30 ingeniously was Il woven
that not one person in hundred could
have told it. The colors were of blue
and one of the many beautiful shades
known as wood. The carpet did not
cover more than the center Of the floor,
leaving about three feet all round the
room with only stained boards. This I
consider good idea, as dust always
collects under furniture-draughts of
air sweep it into corners. The boards
being without covering allow of its be-
lug easily taken up with a duster. Then,
too, the carpet being simply laid down,
there was no difficulty in the way of its
being often shaken-no tacks 10 be taken
out, and no heavy furniture to move.
The bedstead, which was of painted
wood, blue, and shade something the
same as the carpet. There was also .
sweet little sewing table and fancy
purpose of both stool and wood or coal
Q hinged top. The top was wadded to
form Q cushion, and the whole was COW
cred with cretonne, the shades of which
of the room. The sewing table was
made of two circular pieces Of planed
pine, and q round pole of the same
wood. The circular pieces were nailed
or screwed to each end of the pole, one
end answering for the top. the other for
the bottom. This had on it four cast
ers, in order to move the table with care.
II was then covered all over with some
ight-blue cambria, and lied in the cen-
ter of the pole, so as to form q table the
shape of an hour-glass. After this q
cover of plain or dotted Swiss was put
on, and It was finished with u plating
of narrow blue ribbon around the top,
and with small bows.
There was chair, looking the very
embodiment of comfort, which, was
told, was made of flour barrel. Take
nice sound barrel and saw off about
four inches of one end of 1t clear
through, then attach casters to the low
er, or head end. About midway, or at
the height you wish your seat, begin
and saw through five or six slaves, or as
many as Is necessary to compass the
width desired, thus forming q crescent
Of the upper part, and six or eight inches
higher up saw through about four
slaves on each side and you have the
arms, and the remaining long -staves af-
ford the back. Now, to make the seat,
begin at point little below the first
sawed place and perforate the barrel
around its whole circumference with
gimlet or small auger holes, then with
stout twine or cord, interlsced like o
BEDFORD, but more closely, weave your
seat from side to side, in alternate holes,
until the whole Is compact and strong.
In trimming use heavy, unbleached do
mestic or ordinary ticking to cover the
whole, aud over this q covering of cre-
tonne, 10 harmonic with the carpet. A
cushion of some soft stuff may be used,
and the space left for arms and the
back should be padded, both being en-
veloped with the same covering as the
other parts.
The dressing table, which was little
jewel, was made of dry goods box set
on end, being about three and hall
feet high. This was covered neatly
with cambric, the same shade rs that on
the sewing table. Over this was put a
dotted Swiss cover, and around the upper
edges was a plating or quilting of mar
row blue ribbon. The mirror was sus.
pended from nail in the wall at g
proper height above the top of the table.
10 the same nail was fastened three
yards of the same Swiss with which the
table was covered. 1t was finished ai
the ends with some cheap. pretty lace,
about an eighth of an inch wide, and was
caught in the center with a piece of blue
ribbon of the width known as No. II.
The same ribbon, tied in full bow,
held IL fast to the nail. The ends de.
pended from each side of the nail down
to the outer corners of the table, to
which they were attached with ribbon
bows. and were stretched back to the
| junction of the wall and table, thus
forming background and half canopy
Upon the table was placed pretty
toilet set in light blue glass, q set Of
toilet mats worked with one Of the wood
shades upon pale blue Java canvas, and
that all-important article, pin-cushion,
which had a cover to match the mats.
The windows were ornamented with
simple Swiss curtains, caught back with
blue bows. Now, just such Q pretty
bedroom can one and all our readers
have with little expense and some taste
Cor. Prairie Farmer.
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