Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-07

| very tones OF gray NooAS IL mC0
little sunlight is admitted must ba
frightened and be given the effect vt
sunlight. This may be impaired by
using warm colors in it's decorations.
These are yellow. red brown. reds,
yellow with hint Of red, olive and
gold green.
| 1t is well to bear in mind that al
most every color has cold and
warm tone. The first Is produced by
combining blue or green with the orig
| inal color, while the warm tone Is
made by combining red or yellow with
it. Thus brown with hint OF blue Is
cold. while brown with hint Of red
] is warm, and the effect OF the two Ia
entirely different.
The number, size and placing of the
windows also greatly affect the inten.
sity Of the color 1t must always be-
| remembered that any interior Is dark
compared with out of doors, and In
| the lightest room there will be dark
corners or spaces where the color will
seem much darker than it really is.
| This explains why wall paper which
appeared perfectly satisfactory in the
dealers store is often disappoint-
ment on the wall Of the room for
which it was bought. The sample in
the store was displayed in different
hight from that in the room. Three prin.
cples will always govern the proper
use Of color in house decoration-first.
that of color in relation to light; Sec
ond, color in graduation, and. third. col
or in masses These principles are not
difficult to master, but they are as i'm
portant and as impossible to escape as
climate. The shades Of color used on
walls or ceiling govern everything
else. The color Of the walls prescribes
the color that must be used In floor
! coverings. curtains and drapertes.
After the relation of color to light has
been established and personal prefer
ences have been taken into account the
next principle is that of gradation.
The strongest and purest tones Of the
color are naturally and almost by in
stinct put at the base-that is. the floor
covering should carry the darkest col
or or it's strongest tone.
1t is not often advisable to use what
is known as one color decoration-that
is, combining the entire decoration to
single color. Such plan is much like
trying to make melody one note
Of the scale. The best efec.s In both
sounds and color are produced by the
skillful variation Of tones. The grada-
ton and combination of even opposing
-tints give the greatest satisfaction to
the eye But. whatever the color or col.
ors used. they must be darkest on the
floor. The walls will give the second
grade in color and the ceiling the last.
These gradations. too, should be dis
tinct and separate enough in tone to
be perfectly apparent. The connecting
grades may appear in furniture cover
ing and draperies. Then the third
principle. using color in masses. means
that whatever color is used should be
given space enough to establish itself
| freely. In other words. it should not
be broken into patches and neutralized
by divisions. Nature does not put
single red leaf on tree and then
change the color to yellow or green
Rather the whole forest will have its
various colors so arranged that one Is
| perfectly conscious of every one OF
them. The brilliant red Is in quantity
sufficient to make itself felt, yet ii
does not interfere with the glow OF
| the yellow or the restfulness Of the
green. The general tone of the room
may be what you will-green or blue
/! or a division Of each~~but to be per
| feet every detail in the rooc. must be
related to one or both Of these colors.
If this rule is disregarded every piece
| Of furniture unrelated to the whole
becomes spot which has no real con-
nection with and puts the entire room
out of harmony.
| Where to Use Different coIors.
Some colors are much better suited
to one room than another. II ones
favorite color is pink it should not be
used in the dining room or hall. Light
! blues, pinks. lavender and other dainty
shades are more suitable for sleeping
rooms occupied by young people.
though for the average person there
is no better color than soft, unob-
trusive green for bedroom.
Red has for years been the favorite
color for dining room. and yet there
are certain reasons why 1t is entirely
out Of place there. For one reason
the color soon becomes monotonouD
and has an irritating effect upon nerv-
Gus or highly strung persons. Al
though warm color, it is inclined to
absorb light. 1t Is very rich and
warm in sunlight or artificial light
but in ordinary daylight it makes a.
room seem dark and gloomy. II red
is to be used at all in wall covering
it should be confined to hall or den,
some room which Is not In constant
use. When yellow happens to be q
favorite color 1t is good one to use
in the dining room, particularly when.
as is often the case that room has q
northern exposure. Golden browns
and tans are satisfactory in living
rooms when conditions are right for
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