Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-12-09
HOME DECORATION
:, Miss Blanche Thayer, a Member
" Of the 1911 Glass of W. 5. C., in
the Domestic Economy Dept.

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,ts of the home into harmonious
p,.Aon TO each other. This in
,.,dos perfect unity and harmony,
=. only in one room, but the entire
house.
Tho interior finish should harmon
10 with the location, style, and fur
.,shings. Color is one Of the most
,,,,ortant factors in identifying our
bouse interiors. The color of a
,oom may suggest cheerfulness or
not A dark color suggests gloom, a
light tinted room, brightness. The
light. entering plays an important
nort in decoration. If the house is
axposed to strong light and sunshine,
,be finish should be soft in tone and
free from strong and pronounced
oolors. In a city house where the
ugbt and sunshine do not come in
from all sides, the finish should be
such as to reflect light and warmth,
and not somber.
For somber, sunless room and
halls, the floors, walls and woodwork
should be as light and warm a tone
as possible. Yellow tones light up
a room and give it sense of warmth.
Red gives a sense Of warmth but does
not light up room. Greens and
blues are cold, while browns are some
what neutral but give an impression
of warmth. Olive green in which the
yellow predominates is a soft, warm,
restful color, which may be used in
/ any light or climate.
When a room is small and low, it
is better to select a lighter tint in
order to make it appear as large as
possible. Never use a dark color in
a small room. If a room is large and
high we need not be so particular as
to the colors. North rooms should
be furnished in light, warm colors
and golden tints while south rooms
need cool green's, bluffs and tans with
touches of silver Rooms with east
and west light may carry successfully
tones of any shade. To apparently
lower ceiling in a small room, the
wall should be treated. Color also
has much to do with the apparent
size of rooms; a room in light tints
always appearing to be larger than
a deeply colored one.
The walls and floors of a room
serve as background for furniture
hanging, picture, etc, and should be
made as soft and neutral as possible
Large set designs and pronounced
colors are avoided. The floors should
be the darkest; the wall should have
duller, softer tones than those found
on the floor. If having two or more
colors on the walls, the darkest
should be toward the bottom, while
our lightest color must be placed on
our ceiling.
The woodwork, such as mouldings,
plate rails, baseboards, etc, should
be placed according to the height and
wall space of the room. The amount
OF money to be expended largely de-
termines the finish Of the house, but
we also need careful and educated
selection Of furniture and fittings. 1t
means even something more than the
love of beauty and the cultivation of
1t, and that is a perfect adherence to
he law of appropriateness. This is
he most important quality of every
decoration.
For walls there are the panelling
If various woods, fabrics, wall pa
)ers and plasters. Oaks, walnut and
n ahogany are used for the more ex-
Densive houses, but pine and maple
will do very well. The use of beams
or ceilings is also very commonly
ETY. of finishes. Many beautiful
wall papers are made now so that al
most any kind, shade or price can
be obtained. Burlap is also used,
more especially in dens, dining rooms
and the like. When something more
than merely agreeable color effect is
desired, a stencilled decoration from
the simplest to the most elaborate
can be added. It's simplest form Is
that of a stencilled border in fiat
tints used either in place of a cor
nice, or as the border or as wall pa
per is used. After this we come to
borders of repeating design used as
friezes. BY being carried downward
we have the openwork grill effect
Painted walls are the most sanitary,
but are cold and hard. Kalsomined
walls make good background.
Floors may be bare, covered with
carpets or with a mum Der Of small
rugs. Bare floors should be of hard
wood and polished or oiled. Inlaid
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