Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
IF Your Rooms Are Too Small
Make Them Look Larger
This :, Not Very Difficult and the Results Are Worth
the Work 1t Takes.

yON AllANS, wner the housing
N problem /. such big one in most
~ the thickly populated parts ot
she country. Il hehooves us all 70 make
the most ~ whatever room we have.
liany NJ Us are getting along with
f.w~r or smaller rooms than are
rseA To- Some Of us have taken dodgers
60 help pay Increased rents and others
~ US have gone into smaller houses or
apartments h,S.aus-, We could not AFFORD
the ones wo were renting.
To begin with. IN making room
scem larger than u really is use q
kght. plain wallpaper This win give
the walls an csrect OF distance from
zach Other and make tho room seem
lar hrxer than whom Il IA papered with
. dark color or an intricate pattern.
Then you can do a lot by changing
the hangings AZ the windows. II
small room has windows looking ont
over a park or lawn or feld. they will
add spare 70 the room II they have no
curtains over the siass. Instead. hang
rurtsina at the sides u the windows
- frame for the scene they disclose
Then remember that white curtains
O. cream ones. az net swiss. used
against the glass X there IS no view
from the window but X. instead. there
arc It1Ihy walls ana houses. are Tar
more space giving than figured or col
cred ones II there Is a wall or window
only a few feet away from your win
huwr. you can use n sheer. thin silk IN
. hight color-oy ster gray, cream or
palc~t hlue-with Eood effect as a cur
tain OVER the glass This method has
been used in some OF the new houses
where the view from the window be
cause 10 10 close and unpleasant. would
take from the size OF tho room rather
than add 20 u. by hanging such cur
tains from the top " the window frame
tho whole glass Is covered. and no
shades are necessary: so a subduef but
cheerful light comes from the whole
window.
And next you can choose small furni-
furs
Now, smail furniture needn't be un-
comfortable cramp~t furniture. II can
h. furniture quite large enough FOR usa
but still small enough not TO take up
much space
Frst. there Is the new type Of couch
bel II 10 really very attractive II
costs IN q soft brown wood frame up
hois;er~d IN interesting design ard good
quality fabric. So. II Is made with
rolling trp and bottom. Of equal height.
formed of wooden elsts IN the dav-
time the seiclothe. are placed IN
cupboard or IN window box and the
bed Is converted into real couch Of
great attractivenes.
Ther. is os course the box couch
that is used by great nanv women
who must needs use their bedroom. 70
. certain extent for living rooms A
good box couch can be bought for q
price a little under $40 This. ~ course
Possesses one great advantage over any
other be- that must masquerade IN the
daytime a. a couch. I; contains a place
large enough 20 accommodate al bed
clothes quite adequately
There are a. sorts os small tables
that answer every purpose IN the small
sc,rn.
One clever young woman bought
regulation telephone table. with It's neat
itile chair tha; stands under = when
not IN use and has Just enough back
Tor comfortable support. Il was IN
farobean style 70 match her Other fur
riture IN soft dark brown finish. She
fitted the little stand UP for n writing
table with a blotting pad and writing
materials on g. and in the little rack
~ the back. paper and envelopes She
kcpt her telephone OF course on the
ftiie swivel stand on which il Is sup
posed 70 be kept. Thus in very small
spaee abe conveniently disposed Of her
telephone and her writing equipment
such a stand can be bought for prices
that vary upward from IS or $40.
very small writing desk OF admir-
able lines and style can be bought now
especially for the room of limited pro
portions ], costs about $40, IN a dull
rubbed mahogany fnish. and as II
closes somewhat like a big workbox. Il
IL especially compact
All sorts o, tea table- can be bought
There is the nest Of small tables. for
instance that 10 compact and useful for
'many things. one can be bought in
lovely brown finish for S23 and ma
hogany tables can be bought for the
same price.
Then there ar. console tables IN
small size These car be placed against
the wall. and under a mirror or window
they arc especially effective They can
also be placed az the end of q couch.
20 hold reading lamp and books. A
tiny console table dainty n outline and
good IN hnish. costs So
Then there are folding tea wagons
rsa, have great usefulness in the small
room
In~re are 1lto a1frlraDIe Tea STANDS,
lsn the shape OF wagons. each contain
ing suspended from openings ia its
lower shelf four small stands shaped
like tiny pedestals 70 place AZ the vari-
ous chairs 70 hold teacups
Then there are wicker stands with
deep pockets a. the eide. 70 hold books
or fnendinF and two shelves below. 10
hold al sorts 0f accumulat!OEs or even
books
Last, for IN. woman who likes 70
sew. there Is the cabinet sewing ma
chine. made nowadays IN a very small
end compact form. ard finished IN un-
oD.trusive dull wood
II with the shops 10 choose from YOU
cannot fnd small furniture 70 make
your cramped room seem large. you are
,Dot really a good shopper
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