The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-17
Efficient Housekeeping
 By LAURA A. HERMAN.
ARRANGING THE LIVING
 ROOM FURNITURE

Sometimes go into the home of a friend and long to rearrange her living room furniturei Either I find all the heavy pieces of furniture on one side of the room, or I find the rugs placed askew. or the curtains Edooped back-or some other mistake ! of furniture advancement.
 There are definite laws in the plac- ing Of furniture. But a. great many women do not seem to be aware of these laws. So I shall enumerate
 Unity should be the first aim, in | arranging a living room Cor any room. for that mater). The room | should be made a perfect whole. ing in it that 'tumps out tt you" more than any of the other objects : No one object should signal the eye and compel attention because of it's ! When you step to the door of your l living room YOU should be able to sec it as an harmonious whole: If If any particular object. then your room hts passed the test of Unity.
 Orderliness of arrangement is the The distrieution of the furnishings 1 should be adjusted to the structural lines of the room. That is, rugs should be parallel with the walls, droperies should hang in straight 1 ttble- should be straight with the edges of the table. etc. For. ones sense of order is unconsciously- dis i turbed by diagonal lines introduced i by curtains looped back, rugs askew i on the floor, furniture placed across 1 corners, and everything "zig-zagged' ! in this fashion. If you wish to de terInine how successfully your living room passes this test of Orderliness 1 and Arrangement, draw a map of il ! on t sheet of paper. indicating the ' 1 and oblongs. Then experiment by ! drawing a second map of the room this time putting in the rugs and l furniture so that their lines are al sides of the room. The restfulness of this second man in contrast to the i restlessness of the first map, will convince you that the second plan is the best
 Is the Room We'll Balanced? This is the. third test of a we'll arranged living room. Are the large pieces ot furniture we'll separated. and the small pieces euqtlly well distributed i over the room? For example, heavy features such as a fireplace on one side of the room should be balanced by a massive piece of furniture (sucf as a davenport large bookcase. piano or library table) on the opposite side Otherwise room gives one the i'm pression of ee-aw-with al th' heavy objects weighting it down al one end and the other end left with out weight or interest.
 Convenience and health should also be taken into consideration when p1anning the furniture arrange ment of the living room. Pieces O furniture should not be stood il paths of travel so that one will nav' to step around them or accidentall, knock into them when going througl the room Gas from a door on on
 side to door on the other). Book cases. cabinets, and small tables O
 tabourettes may be stood in 1oca tions where it is not comfortable fo
 one to sit A large chair, or a day
 enport, may be placed near a windov
 so as to provide plenty Of oayhgh
 for socasone who wishes to read O
 sew in the daytime; a desk Or
 piano should likewise be near enougl
 a window to receive strong daylight
 Care should alsa be taken tha
 chairs are not placed in a draught
 position
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