Gilpin observer., 1910-03-03
UR sketch illustrates a num-
Der of ideas for inexpensive
ly furnishing a bedroom;
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ly furnishing a bedroom;
they are not new ideas, but
they are all thoroughly practical and
useful notions, that may be carried
out by anyone possessing the slightest
knowledge of carpentry, and will
greatly help to save expense until,
perhaps. such a time may occur when
other articles OF furniture may be
substituted for them.
At any rate, they will perfectly we'll
answer their purpose, and for girl
who is furnishing her own rooms, and
has not too much money to lay out
these sugge 'tions will be found very
valuable.
To begin with the dressing-table. a
good strong packing-case prettily
draped makes an excellent substitute
for the more ordinary article OF furni-
ture. One large case is best, but
should any difficulty be encountered
in procuring one of a suitable size,
then two smaller cases can be used,
placed side by side. The lid will not
be required, and the case should be
turned on one side and the side that
then forms the surface of the dressing
table. smoothly covered with cloth, as
IT is easily cleaned, and will in turn
be covered and hidden with a toilet
cloth. The sides may next be prettily
draped with light cretone folded over
at the top to form a short flounce and
also to hide the tacks with which it
has been fastened to the case.
The drapery should be divided in
the center in front, so that the use
full space, the interior of the box. will
afford for storing purposes and will be
easily available.
The curtains are illustrated pulled
aside in the sketch, exposing a roomy
cupboard with a division down the
center Castors should be screwed on
underneath at each.of the four corners,
and when two cases are used instead
of one they should be firmly fastened
together with screws run through the
sides Should it be desired shelves
are easily fitted up inside, with pieces
of wood cut to fit across and fastened
I'm their places with nails or screws
run through the sides of the box and
into the ends of the shelves.
In the extreme corner of the room
an arrangement is shown to take the
place of washstand, and consists
merely of triangular piece of wood
cut to fit the corner and supported
AT a suitable height by two blocks of
wood nailed to the wall on either side
Of the corner underneath 1t.
Along the edge curtain is sus-
and here again, two curtains divided
in the middle will more freely admit
of the space enclosed in the corners
of being utilized, than one curtain TAX
en- right across.
A small shelf or even two shelves
can be arranged above the wash-stand
In precisely the same manner and sup
ported underneath with blocks of wood
and finished OFF at the edge with a
small founce of material and brass
headed nails.
The towel horse" at the side is
made of two rings fixed to the wall,
through which brass rod is run.
and over which the towel hangs.
The little bookcase comes next, and
from any strong wooden box of suit
able size this article can be made. 1t is
suspended from the wall by two holes
cut in the bottom of the box, through
which strong nails are driven into the
wall. In the sketch, one of these
holes is shown above the right hand
side of the top shelf, the other is. of
course, hidden by the books.
The shelves are easily fixed in their
places with nails or screws run
through the sides of the box and into
the ends of the shelves and the whole
of the exterior can either be painted
or stained The edges of the shelves
in front, for appearance sake may be
finished off with ornamental braid fas.
tened on with small brass.headed
nails or a small curtain can be sus.
pended in the same way from the up
per edge of the box and allowed to
hang down and entirely enclose the
contents of the shelves. A bookcase
of this kind can also be made In very
much larger size to take its place
upon the floor.
The last article to be described, and,
perhaps. the most useful OF all, is the
settee at the foot of the bed. A good
Dacking-case with a strong lid can be
nut to no better purpose than convert.
Ing It into the serviceable seat illus.
trated and with the inside lined with pa
per, it makes capital place for keeping
clothes. The lid of the box should be
well padded with fiocks. and then GOV.
cred with coarse canvas tackled on,
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