The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-04-16

Some Rules - FciioHs
To furnish a home satisfactorily one
must always consider the style Of
house. IT. location, thr use 10 which IL
Is to be put. as well rs the cost Of its
furnishing. Not a single piece " fur
niture should be- bought without some
thought as 10 whether II Is suitable for
the home and ifs use; also whether II
viii be In harmony with furniture al.
ready In n.
when a woman has sufficient money
az her command and can furnish the
house completely from cellar 10 attic
II Is an easy matter 70 give the con-
tract into the hands OF a professional,
occasionally with good results. some
times disappointment But when one
must consider dollars carefully and
furnish one room az a time, possibly
only getting the absolute necessities
for TINT room al Grst, Il IS a harder
problem 70 solve The latter woman,
however. IS the one whom should
ike o. help Remember. then. ia the
first place rot 70 buy anything unless
II j. appropriate 90 the use for which
II Is intended as wei as Tor the com
pletencss or The room. Remember 70
always select the real and substantial
in preference % the SNOWY imitation.
II II Is a question OF tables. buy the
simplest form. made OF perfect wood,
with best finish. rather than the elab-
orately carved. snowy piece hlmsily
put together a good enamelcd iron
or plain brass bedstead VIII be infinite
~ more satisfactory in the end than
one of cheap inlald wood.
4 large expenditure OF money does
not always imply satisfactory home.
Truth and harmony. the elements Of
beauty. may be secured In the most
inexpensive cottage as well as in the
palace.
The ideal country house is built on
broad, generous lines. Never should IL
have the high. narrow, cramped roof
frequently seen on crowded city
streets, where space Is az a premium.
IL should have also roomy verandas
and porches, low ceilings, wide. low
windows and hospitable looking doors
opening into comfortable. homelike
rooms such house should be sincere
In its furnishings should not suggest
imitation IN any way This impression
OF genulneness can be given by mex
pensiye material, even by homemade
furniture, very much better than by
SNOWY workmanship carelessly per-
formed
Treatment ~ High Ceilings.
some of the houses built forty or
Gfty years ago have ceilings too high
10 express real comfort A room 10
by II feet with twelve foot coll
ing has the appearance OF being ex-
tremely narrow, while room the
same size with nine foot ceiling may
give a real coy effect. What is 10 be
done with the high ceiling2 The sim
plest way out of the difficulty Is 20
cheat the eye into forgetfulness Of
those extra three feet This can be
done By using horizontal lines In the
wall decoration. Either the ceiling pa
per can be brought down on the wall
10 the distance Of three feet, the up
per part Of the wall may be finished
with frieze, or three feet at the
base may be covered with canvas or
wood paneling. then six feet Of figured
paper. finished with a narrow picture
molding and Joining the ceiling paper,
which has been dropped three feet.
Any Of these methods VIII give the
impression OF a lower ceiling
Borders have their place IN wall dec.
grafton. but they should not be used
IN rooms with low ceilings Such a
room should be decorated with striped
paper and have the wall covering cx-
tend close up 10 the angle formed by
the ceiling. and here the picture mold.
Ing Is put on Never use wide stripes
or large designs Or any Kind on small
room. and bear IN mind that simplicity
IN design and color Is good rule 20
| follow IN wall decorations as well as
IN any part ~ house furnishing
Good and Fad In Wall Covering.
The owner or n new house Is IN
\ cllncd 10 leave the walls undecorated
1 for the first few months at least after
the house is finished His reason may
be The added expense Of decoration. OF
be may think he prefers the plain
white wall just for It's simplicity and
because II Is sanitary. II the walls
have been finished with a smooth
white surface II Is more than likely
every one will weary OF them In a
short time. Plain white walls give the
feeling Of being shut In box. as II
there were a limit 10 space. A smooth
white surface also tires the eyes Not
so the rough plasters, which are quite
generally used nowadays. And II e.
the plaster has been added little
color, hint OF gray or deep cream, the
effect IL satisfying for long time
Indeed, for almost any room in tho
house. with the possible exception OF
the reception room or parlor, this
rough surface simply tinted makes q
most desirable wall finish. The smooth
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