Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-10
CoLoRs THAT HARMoNIZE.
Special Tints That Should Re Placed
With Particular Kinds of Woodwork.

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With Particular Kinds of Woodwork.
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| In newly papcring rooms it Is not al.
ways easy 10 select the colorings that
work already IN possession. and the SER
| vices OF a skilled interior decorator are
somewhat expensive. y recent number
| pert list of harmonies that is worth
| keeping.
Antique oak woodwork may have olive
green walls, gold predominatinE in N
irieze. ceiling in vellum. the upholsttr-
| ings Of 4 pronounced red with bronze
| prevailing in the draperics.
| Antique oak woodwork may have bottle
green walls, accompanied by Il friezc with
( Indian red prevailing. deep sienna cor
nice. .cru ceiling with upholsierlnSs
brown and Indian red, ana sharp Indian
| red draperies.
| Black walnut woodwork may have sage
green walls, golden frieze, ochrc cornicv
with the paler shade in the ceiling, sage
green and brown upnoisterinSs ana red
ana bronze drapery.
4 Yelowish brown woodwork may have
duii olive Or deep olive walls, WIN a Prr,
yellow frieze. olive cornice. yellnwish
olive ceiling. Indian yellow and red up-
holsterinGS. and vivid Indian red and
Antique oak woodwork may have bottle
green walls, accompanied rs = maroon
| fritZc. Il lyalher-colured COrnice. deep &C
ri ceiling. with upho.sterinEs OF bottle
green and maroon ana draperies on the
! orange order.
White enamel woodwork may have sea
green walls. with old gold frieZc. old ROSE
| and sea green cornicc, pale sea green
ceiling. with upho!stcTinEs ~ gray ana
| ross. ana drapcrics az quiet stray.
| Ash woodwork may have dull sage
green walls, with f-icze nj sage ana
! ochre. with the c"rnice Of ochre. The
| ceiling OF bum III" uphOlStcrinGs OF lull
green picked out with red. and the dra-
peries nf ash picked out with dull sage
and red.
Pale green woodwork may have deep
green walls, grecaish gray with siIvc:
on the friezc. q corniCc of gray and sill
yer. ana the ceiling Of the same. Inc
| Upholsterings should have similar colors,
| relieved by old rose, ANA the lrapcries
Ola oak woodwork may have old rcd
walls. with tones OF Old r"i tapestries On
! the friczt the c0rnic- Of old oak the
ceiling of gray olive the upholstrrings Of
! old blue and Old reds, and tn" drApcrir5
! Of antique gold.
tones Of Did gold ana yellow walls, vim
4 similar Iri"ze. 4 pale pld rel corniCe. =
citron yellow ceiling. with the upEolstrr-
inss of warm olive green, and the ara
pcrics OF u deep wall color.
! Hardwood woodwork may have warm
old gold walls. with Il friezr II quiet drab
and ban, a rarnicc OF Very slight warm
dran and ola gold. y light drIb ana @pli
ceiling. with cardinal red. OH gold ann
irab upholsternEs, ana draparieS Of Oh
gold ana cream.
Deep red woodwork may have old gold
walls with i deep red fricze. Il coruicc OF
old gold, deep red and gold. Tho ceiling
o. tc'u iHi Eoi.' Win uphptattlIhSS II
Olive. old gold and little deep red ana
the drapcries Of Olive or deep red
Bronze woodwork may have Oh gold
walls. with a citron frieZc. light gold,
CitrOn, ana old gold COrnlCr. i light gold
ceiling. the uphnlsterings being OF old
gold. red and cttron, and the drapcrios u
Empire blue.
Holly green woodwork may have rob-
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robin egg blue. a cornic" Of greens ana
yelowS, a light green gray and silver
20 into Ihr uphnisterinEs ami the drap-
I cries should toe of pale b.ur and cream.
cream wootWork may have s'-t.
warm blue wall. with q friezr nt IVORY
tones. with blue trIccry. cprlice TN sam
tones as the iri"ze. ceiling 81 X 'ry PINK.
and the uph".St"rinEs and traN'Fi''S oi
muddy amber.
Green gray W"lIWork may nav mydi-
i'm robins egg blue walls with a frieZ'
III deeper hllt-. "a curnlcr of blush green.
sraNs ana silver. a ceiling VI light BLUSH
and green graz. ANA the,, upholsterins~
ana drapeIies ~ citron yellow
Cld oak woodwork may hay" Gobclin
blue walls. o. drab. WIKI a irItZr oi Sobc-
in blue. T,is and drahS. q ,urnicc Of Il
light drah. irIb and blue ceiling. upho.-
, -teTings ot riisSrt yellow inl blue. ana
russell yellow lrapcrips
Light golden oak woodwork may h8yy
paln blue walls with = lrirzc If Dark
golden tint. a cornice of medium gold
INT VIII some ifit - TX al -f1itit'44 tiI
ceiling. apholSteTing> 81 blue with some
light yellow. ami drlu-r.S nf pale blue.
Pearl gray woodwork nly h4vr light
blue or pink walls with 4 deeper lille WI
pink friezc having cugni,r If gray ann
light blue 0r pink "r silver. u light pearl,
gray ceiling. gray. bun silver AMI light
pink OF blue uphoiSrerinGS. the lrGDelir-
being Of old rose and old blue.
C-tar woodwork may have mulberry
grd walls the frieze ami coruIc, III light
cr shades If rcd. thu ceiling If cream. the
uphOlsterings ~ the sumo class II REDS.
olives Iui gold. and thu drapcries ot obi
ivory.
Chestnut woodwork may have an or
llnEc wall the fri-z" Of deep yellow toned
with red ana black. and paler rJlurS for
~ ceiling; the Hphpsterngs should b.
NJ one prevailing general Oh blue. ORA
peries oli blue with orange.
Mahogany woodwork may have Pom
p"iitn red walls. the frieze III sharp Olive
green. working up in c0rnicr lines Of dun
red and blue - !, pale Olive ceiling: th,
uphDlStcringS should be- ~ Pnnn+.iian r,d
ana the dr1prrics III 4 Spft orange yri-
low
Olive woodwork may have Indian rrd
or Indian yellow walls, the iricZ" 81 darn
blue and INC ccrnicc Of pale olive the
ceilings should be III Ochr,: the uphrl>jrr-
inEs may I've treated in prevailing red or
| Indian yellow. drapcricS Of y,l,oWiSh
brown.