New-York tribune., 1921-03-20

Full realization of the long antici-
pated JOY Of owning home ia the
country does not GENE until ono has
furnished the hstle house with pretty
| rugs, hansinss and furniture beft&ins
the building. Il ID mistake 70 think
that = house IL : home Or that the
visions Of bliss that have been enjoyed
for months come true when the builder
has driven the last nail and has re-
ported the Job satisfactorily completed
Only She hrst stage Of the great ven
ture has been covered; q second step
must now be taken, and on this de-
pends whether the. entire project win
be as you have dreamed--a Charming
little home.
William s. Conn, of the firuA Of "
g j. Sloane, was asked to tell how the
house shown on the next page should
be furnished that It might be al that
home should be. II is his opinion
chat about $S 600 would carpet and fur.
nish thc house from top to bottom.
he said It can be furnished Tor even
less than that amount: in xact, the ap-
pearance Of the rooms would not suf-
fer much II cut were made in the ap-
preparation. This cut he suggested Be
made in the furnishings Of the bed
rooms rather than in the dining and
living ROOMS.
Suggests Change In Rooms
THE living room," said MI. Coffin,
should be the room with the fireplace
and it requires = different treatme III
from any Of the others. NY sugYee-
ton ts to have = sofa covered with
tapestry nS pne Of thu pieces o{ fur
niture and cretonpe chair seats.
In this case = rug made up Of FIVE
breadths OF plain carpet, each 1915 long,
and sewn together, with corner cut
across the, fireplace, would be correct
door covering.
"The color should be neutral, "a bal
ance the colors in tapestry and cre-
tonne; also, care should be taken to
create friendliness and harmony with
the rug In the dining room. The quail
size 10.6 by l1.3. It would cost about
"The furniture which / would place
IN this room would cost not more than
5000. / think that q settee should be
placed against the staircase. 1t should
be . large, wholesome affair, covered
with tapestry. It would be almost op-
posite the open fireplace in the north
west cornor Of the roem.. The settee I
have in mind could be purchased for
$3.50. At the lower end Of the settee,
right ct the newell post, think set
tee table OF mahogany, 13x24 inches,
should be placed. Against the wall,
just. to the right OF. the entrance,
would place . console card table with
folding top. measuring 1896. A gilt
od 4
over the table. One hundred dollars
would buy the mirror and table.
In the center should be round table
OF about thiyty-six inches, which would
cost about $50. Fireplace chairs COW
cred in tapestry should be on each side
Of the hearth. They would cost about
$75 each. About three other chai1s
with slip seats in chintz, costing shout
SIS each, would finish the room.
Novel Dining Room
"The dining-room being imm ediately
off the porch, we ought to keep sfrst
Impressions in mind. Here we should
have best make and best quality fie-
ured Wilton rug. The design should
have weight enough to convey the feel
ing of both comfort and stability. The
colorings selected should be quiet and
harm onious with the furnituN and
hangipgs. This type Of rug is best ex-
explified KarnRk worsted Wilton.
eS12 feet, costing $l15.
"On the left side Of the room should
be dresser Of oak with shelves for
china. 1t should be about, 1.9x5.6 feet.
1t would cost about $3.50. A gate Leg
oak table. 42x50, for the center Of the
room, would cost $50; six side chairs
OF wood Windsor seats at $25 each. In
the southeast corner q huilt-in book
case would look we'll, and piano might
be placed in the northeast corner Of
the room.
"An inlaid linoleum should be used
in the kitchen and ice-box space.
a careful selection Of light tile
leum should be eemented to the floor:
otherwise there is generally trouble
with linoleum bulging or shrinking. In
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