Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-08
uR sketch illustrates a num-
Der of ideas for inexpensive
ly furnishing a bedroom;
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AA XXI
W 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 viii perfectly well
answer their purpose, and for a girl
who is furnishing her own rooms, and
has not too much money to lay out
these suggestions Will be found very
valuable.
To begin with the d~ressing-table, a
good strong packing-case, p~rettily
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 a be used,
placed side by side. The lid viii 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 iounce and
also TO hide the lacks with which ii
has been fastened to the case.
The drapery should be divided in
the center in front, so that the use
ful 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 divisioa down the
center. Casters 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
in 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 a w%ashstand, and consists
merely of a triangular piece of wood
cut TO fit the orner and supported
at a suitable height by two blocks of
wood nailed to the wall on either side
Of the corner underneath it..
Along the edge d curtain is sus-
pended with small brass headed nails
and here again, two curtains divided
in the middle win 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
precisely the same and sup
underneath with blocks of wood
and finished off at the edge with a
small flounce of material and brass
headed nails.
The towel horse at the side is
made Of two rings fixed to the wall,
through which a brass rod is run,
and over which the towel hangs.
The little bookcase comes next, and
rom any strong wooden box Of a suit
bile size this article can be made. 1t is
suspended from the wall by two holes
ut in the bottom Of the box, through
which strong nails are driven into the
wall. In the sketch, one Of these
ioles is shown above the right hand
tide Of the top shelf. the other is, OF
hidden by the books.
The shelves are easily fixed in their
with nails or screws run
through the sides of the box and into
he ends of the shelves and the whole
the exterior can either be painted
stained. The edges of the shelves
n front, for appearance sake. may be
OF with ornamental braid fas-
ON with small. brass-headed S
.ails or a small curtain can be sus- s
,ended in the same way from the up y
edge OF the box and allowed TO
lang down and entirely enclose the |
of the shelves. A bookcase u
{ this kind can also be made in q very
auoh larger size to take it's place t
lpon the floor. a
The last article to be described, aud. S
ierhaps. the most useful OF all, is the Il
.ettee at the foot Of the bed. A good
,~acking-case with a strong lid can DO v
nat to no better purpose than convert 1
ne It into the serviceable seat illus o
-atedand with the inside lined with pa
or. it makes a capital place for keeping
The lid OF the box should BE- G
ven padded with nocks. and tii0n Gov n
rcd with coarse canvas tackled on. a
ust inside the lid. the canyas IS then q