The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

IT HE average stranger entering ones
home usually gains first impress
sion concerning the STYLE or lack OF
style, displayed in furnishing and fin
ishing In the average home there is
too much hit and miss" IN the Sclcc-
ton OF furniture, too much gucssworll
IN the choice OF cOlorS
Ono of our national failings is the
presentation OF unexpected wedding
gifts to the bride and the groom. So
called articles Of virtu. articles of more
or less artistic design, articles which
represent the dollar mark and articles
supposed 10 be helpful, arc all thrust
upon the happy couple Some pieces
OF furniture arc Mission in design.
rough IN finish. Some arc Elzabcthan
IN style others arc OF the period OF the
LOUIS, while others again are Of monde
script origin All are heterogeneous.
while each may possess intrinsic value
These articles arc taken 10 the new
home, installed as best they can be. and
distributed 10 various rooms according
to the necessities of the occupants.
Keeping III mind the unity in a room,
The best results can be easily secured
by some study a little planning and
some forethought. the walls themselves
being naturally the background for the
finishing and the furnishings
The Treatment OF the Walls
In planning for every room, there
arc three points TO consider with refer
enoc TO the wall: first, the effect OF
giving height to a room that IS too low,
or lowering the lines OF design to dc
ocivc the eye and apparently lowering
IL. IL = Il.
enhancing or decorating that which Is
already good.
If it is necessary 10 give height 10 a
room. this Is best attained by carrying
lhc side wall color to the ceiling, making
lhc perpendicular line the long line and
putting the picture molding clear 10 the
top of tho wall, allowing nothing for
friczc
Where the ceiling is too high and
there IS desire 10 produce a lower
effect, the ceiling color can be brought
down a third of the distance of the side
wall with excellent effect, toning in the
ceiling color 10 that OF tho side wall
An abrupt change in color from side
wall 10 ceiling is like a diSoord IN music,
as unpleasant to the cyc as the discord-
ant clang Is unpleasant TO the car,
Tho Hall
The hall should be an expression of
genuine welcome for the guest. for ii
is here he has his first impression OF
tho home. and il is here that hospitality
is first offered. So here in the hall the
oolors should be soft, generous and in
viting-nevcr cold or repcllcnt. The
warm. soft tlnS, the soft woodsy
browns are always delightful and har-
monious.
The furniture for the hall should be
substantial. and OF 4 nature that will
stand hard usage. There IS nothing
better for the hall than the heavy Mis-
sion furniture 1t IS typical hall furni-
ture, for its appearance bears n relation
ship 10 its function,
The best finish for hall furniture is
early English oak, and combination
seat and hall tree Is an excellent piece
for such 4 place. A couple OF heavy
chairs of the same type fit IN well and
afford a rcstful waiting place for mes
sengcr or guest
The Living Room
The living requires careful
treatment The colors on the wall
should be OF selection that is III har
mony with the hall and yet not a dupll-
cation OF 1t. The light-grecn tintS arc
excellent for the living room, and the
new mode for touching them out with
browns makes a good, rich background
for ali kinds OF furniture. bric-a-brac
and pictures. The use OF stenoilling on
the living room walls IS good. Stencil