Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-09-26
LIGHT COLoRS WILL DO HUcN
FOR SUNLESS ROOMS.
Small Outlay of Money and Little
Planning Work Wonders-To
Make the Best Of Your
Surroundings.
BY MARGARET E. sANosTER.

| Soi htip IL. ii you are compelled TO
live on the north side OF the house or
In narrow street where little sun
shine comes, make the best of your
bargain and introduce an effect of
light and cheer in your furnishings.
The thing can be done, bit to do it
requires little planning.
young couple who has artistic
tastes and very slender means found
a little house in a retired but rather
arlStocratic quarter of a large town,
and to their great satisfaction discov-
cred that they could have it at a
rental which they could pay without
too much difficulty
When they consulted their friends
and stated that the house was a gem.
but that ii had been idle for a good
while and the landlord was willing to
let 1t go for wonderfully small sum,
/ older people shook their heads May
De 1t was haunted. possibly ghosts
trailed about ii in the night crime
might have been committed there, Civ
Ing the house a bad name A physi-
clan suggested that ii might prove
to be place where tuberculosis or
other infectious germs had concealed
themselves. Notwithstanding these
suspicions, the daring young couple
determined on taking the house.
To my mind its gravest fault was
the fact that it had windows only in
front. 1t was sandwiched in between
taller buildings and built closely I'D
against the side walls of houses on
| another street. Being on the north
side of the way, it had no glimmer o.
sunlight and for ventilation it depend
ed wholly on the front door and win
| dows. What could be done with such
house? How could it be made to
look like a CHEEKY home? Added to
everything else, it was only a single
| room in width, although there were
three rooms on each floor The halls
were the tiniest passages and the
stairways mere ladders. An under
taker happened to call one day on the
young husband. His call was about
political matter. both men belong
ing to g. Good Government club In
the neighborhood. The undertaken
was betrayed into a professional re-
mark. How on earth" he exclaimed
could | ever get a coffin down these
stairs?" The remark was gruesome
but it did not Brighten the OCCUPANTS
of the house. They COPIED with the
situation. These young people had
started'in as veritable cave dweIlers.
put they did not mean TO live in a
cave.
The first step was to paint the en-.
tire house from top to bottom a pure
| dazzling white. They put one coat
after another on walls and woodwork
finishing at last with an enamel that
fairly radiated light as an icicle does
on a wintry day. To the white they
added glintings of gold or yellow.
The picture holdings were of gold
the frames OF their pictures were
gold. and wherever any relief was i'm.
troduced against the monotony Of the
Whlte, IT was of cream. yellow or
deeper gold. The window-seats were
covered with cushions and draDeries
OF yellow. The furniture was entire.
ly in this tint. Tables and chairs
were white. The book shelves were
white, and wherever vase of flow.
ers could be brought into a room n
was so managed as to carry out that
color scheme and intensity IL. DAT
fodils, yellow roses. occasfona1tv Q
great bunch Of white flowers with a
vivid red to- set IL off. and often
punches Of mignonette or red gerani.
ums gave an impression of brightness
To the room. The hangfngs were NJ
white net and pale yellow silk Every.
where the house expressed an exceed.
! ing brightness and perfect harmony
/ In the living-rOom above n group r.
palms. canary in its cage poured
| out a Hood OF music. The rues were
All or the palest tints. nothing dark
being admitted within the doors
These young people remained I'm this
house Tor several years. spending their
winters very happily there and srf.
/ fering from no Illness. n should bo
! added that they were both greatly
J given 70 walking and outdoor exercise
! and that they spent many hours os
every wee% beyond rather than within
the doors Of their pretty homo.
Thousands OF people I'm the larger
cities arc compelled to live fin apart.
ments that have no sunshine and that
are almost as gloomy as caverns
Some Of these houses and aparfynepts
I have almost no light from without and
, depend for cheer upon gas and elcc
. tricity. In furnishing. the indispensa.
( bic requisite is choice Of tho right
coloring Avoid deep reds, pale blues
olive shades and neutral tlnts. White
and yellow. which would be too glar.
ing IN the sunlight. produce an effeet
o. sunshine when properly used.