The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

Certainly, two is often company
and three almost a crowd in the
average apartment for light house
keeping. 1t Is likewise with
furniture. and how to make the
most of limited space is a very
important question.
You may be condensing your
household goods and unburdening
yourself of countless acquisitions
in order to set up your home within
the confines of two or three rooms.
An uncertainty often exists as to
the most useful articles to retain.
Sentiment may handicap you severe
ly. to your half-conscious regret.
You must first put that aside in
selecting from your store of pos
sessions. A good plan to follow
might be to make a list of all the
really beautiful furniture you
possess. All that is mediocre and
unattractive for the new home can
be thus Immediately eliminated.
Then there are among the good
pieces some that are sure to be
patiently useless in confined
quarters. Take a long look at
these and relinquish them. Such
things as heavy dining room sets,
large bookcases, French beds and
ponderous wardrobes are not GO
ing to At in, no matter what you
hope.
If The main room is unusually
large. on the studio order, there rs
a chance that several large pieces
can be used to great advantage.
Chests that hold things. secretaries
that are more than they seem to
be, box couches, a long library
| table that can serve more than one
purpose, an ever useful screen or
two, side tables that need wall
space, big chairs that have char
acter and any cherished heirloom
that is not out of keeping, all
have their uses. AS is ofen the
case. this large room is frequently
used also as a sleeping apartment,
| in disguise. A box couch, a con-
vertible davenport or built-iu
divan are delightfully."- comfortable
by night and quite dignified and
comfortable by day. with the bed
clothes all safety tucked away
A fine chest of drawers or a high
boy might do duty as bureau
and there are little dressing tables
that would never suggest the name
II seen with the triple mirror
IOl6er.'
CelIarette Handy.
Cellarettes come in such delight.
full lambs clothing that one WOULD
never suspect their origin. and they
serve eXcellently as a store closet
for kitchenette supplies. A fiat
gas stove on a zinc tray set upor
a table in an unobstructively
screened corner. may be covered by
a decorative hood or fold back
against the wall and be hidden
by a table screen that may be
made a rare thing of beauty. Pots
pans. etc. can be laid in an enamel
clothlined chest, and space made
there also for a bread box. Cookie
and cake tins are So charmingly
decorated nowadays as to be quite
an asset in furnishing and need
no tucking away. Even nursery ics
boxes and window refrigerators car
be made quite inoffensive. The
bookcase part of the secretary
will serve as china closet il you
do not care to use your crockery
as decoration and the drawers OF
cupboards below will hold doilies
table linen, dish cloths and al
manner of household linen that
even the keeping of a kitchenettt
| apartment demands.
The second room will probably bt
absolutely bedroom with all
dressing facilities and connectine
bath room. This is probably the
best combination, though in the
case of two small rooms and a
/ tiny kitchenette, as well as a bath
room. the better arrangement MAY
well be to furnish both as living
rooms to give an affect of space
In this case smaller pieces of furni.
ture win be found more useful.
To make a small apartment, DOS.
sessing one large room, IivabIe, is
a comparatively easy undertaking
1t is the apartment of two or three
small rooms that presents the diff.
| culties.
| Double Service Pieces.
/ Any article that serves two pur.
poses. providing it is in good taste
VIII be greatly appreciated. you
may be sure. Furniture that covers
a multitude of needs has a distinct
place in the kitchenette apartment
Hence. screens. window seats