The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-12-09

THE BED ROOM

| At last we have a room to study
which can express individual person
atty. The dining room and living
room of a house must necessarily BIZ
a background for several people, anc
must neutralize their different per.
soualities, and be treated accordingly
in their colors and decorations. But
bed room has possibilities for sell
expression in choice of color and de.
tails. 1t is essentially personal ard
observer the individuality Of the oc-
cupant.
The spirit of any bed room should
be one of restfulness, cheer and slim
ulation. 1t is room which greets us
in the morning and unconsciously af-
fects our outlook for the day. On
sunny days it will be cheerful no mat
ter how drab the coloring, and on a
dull day it should offer some stimu-
lation to face the coming tasks. AT
night the need is essentially one of
peace and quiet, with colorful touches
to pierce the gloom.
Most of the other rooms of the
house need to he toned down to tile
level Of everyday life, but the bed
room nay be treated in an entirely
different spirit.
Light values o. greyed tones are
always daintier and offer more pos
l,sibilities in varied color schemes.
1t is generally easier to use sue
cessfully in harmonious relation, the
light colors and neutral tints. The
floors should be about middle values
with the walls lighter and the ceiling
almost white, tho having a touch of
the wall color in it. Lighter color and
lighter weight rugs may be used in
bed room, for they do not have to
bear the brunt of much tramping of
heavy boots. Braid rugs, in wool and
cotton, and old hooked rugs have
been in demand of late, and are just
the thing for any sort of bed room,
particularly one of Colonial design,
There are many bed room papers
which are figured. Recently chintz
patterns have been reproduced from
old chintzes and wall papers which
are delightful in color and design.
Many of them, tho, are too elaborate
and hectic for the average room. They
may be used in guests rooms quite
safely, however. If a figured paper
is used, plain material for curtains
is desirable, or a small pattern which
will give a two-toned effect without
establishing itself as a design on g
different scale. A good plan is to have
the wall paper figured, the curtains
plain, and the upholstery of chairs
or lounge in a small all-over design
There is a transitional effect of the
figured upholstery between the pat
termed walls and curtains.
To me, the bed room with plair
walls has the greatest appeal. Their
the largest area is plain, and design
can be used in the curtains, the up
holstery having the transitional mo-
tiff On the whole this makes the
most restful combination and offers
more possibilities For there are more
good figured curtain material on the
market than there are good figured
wall papers. There are very good
plain or striped, self toned wall pap
ers which are good and inexpensive
Water color paints are very easy to
use, and good color can be mixed
with them for plain walls.
For furniture we naturally choose
that of lighter weight and design ii
preference to the heavier woods. Ma.
hogany or wood of mahogany finish
is what was used in Colonial Eng
fish furniture. 1t is desirable in oul
homes for that reason, as well as
for the simplicity of the lines of con
struction and design. Colonial bee
rooms are quite Eau fait," and the
growing appreciation of the furni
cure of our forefathers is a marked
step from the faddy design of the
golden oak and gingerbread era. Sim
plicity is an inherent factor in &C
quiring the spirit of restfulness, anC
should he emphasized in the bedroom
above all rooms.
Painted furniture was as much useC
by peoples of different eras nd coun
tries as by the present day decorat
ors Some of the most charming paint
ed furniture of the American Colon
ial period has been resurrected anc
is most disable for country homes. The
modern painted furniture is acquiring
a simplicity that is to be highly com,
mended, considering the varying de
mands upon it.
After the atrocious period of Crane
Rapids furniture adaptations, which
were far from such, there came the