Evening star., 1925-09-25
In a Small Apartment
How to Make the Most of Iour Space in Such
Home Quarters and How to Furnish so
as to Economic on Work

A room furnished with the intent on
of eeonomizine on work in cleaning Z
II should contain no more furniture
than is absolutely necessary for COM
fort and good effect. Windows should
first come under consideration. u
warm weather it Is good idea 20
dispense with curtains altogether II
possible. The window itself can be
fra med by a design stenciled around
the woodwork on the wall. This will
decorate the plain space and Crea.i.
improve its appearance. Cornices ana
picture rails accumulate dust. bii, ii
a finish is required al the top of the
wall. band of the same design tina,
YOU place around the window can he
stenciled on the wall.
A lattice design, Cnt from papSr,
may he glued to a friaZe and rounu
the windows of room when curtain ;
are not used. This is a quick process.
The appearance of window from the
outside can be made more attractive
by the addition of thin wooden strips,
placed in lattice effect round q wooden
window frame and covered with a
creeper. such as is used in arbors.
All furniture should have somewhat
long legs, SO that there will be no
difficulty in cleaning the floor under.
tn. II is best to use very few ornl-
required in the dustinG o. unnecessary
ornaments. A wall paper with =
shiny surface aCCumulateS less dust
than other kinds. II YOU wish to save
work, have very little brass to polish.
Door fixtures can he made Of glass.
Dust-catching lamp shades should he
dispensed with. Rugs should he of
sizes thai can easily he picked mp end
shaken. Cushions of silk with p sim
b;3 n
when made of other materials. as the
dust shakes off more ca silly.
When furnishing an apartment OF
small Cottase, il is often found nee =
esSary TO give the appearance of spa =
ciousness. in order thai the rooms
may not appear TO he as small a.
they really are. AS rule. plain
walls Of light color should he used
In small house. Patterned papers
appear To draw the walls Of room
close in toward each other. and da rll
colors are oppressive in small apart
ments
The secret Of making the most oC
small rooms is to leave as much
space a 8 possible between articles in
the room. There must be no over
crovding of furniture. The room
should be furnished with all the ar
tiCles for use and comfort that il re
auires, but they should he of the
smallest size that can he obtained for
practical use, and they should he
simple in design and outline. Avoid
very large pictures, vases or pedes
tails, as they tend TO give a crowded
appearance to small room
All the woodwork should he Of q
simple design with no ornate carving.
A little simple paneling gives the
most pleasing effect. Tapestries and
cretonneS for draperies and curtains
should be in plain, bright colors o.,
of small-patterned designs.
The floor covering should be as
plain as possible in a small room
and il carpeted. should have small
carpet which permits a fair width
of stained border to show all around
IL. A rug here and there looks hest il
the group of rugs do no1 entirely nj
up the space allotted To them. \
glimpse of the flooring around each
edge gives 10 their appearance The
feeling that they have really all the
room that they need.
In a small room keen All articles
such AS sidehoards. manteIs, or hook
cases. low on the walls we'll below
the picture rail line. Avoid ma irow.
upright pictures. and choose only the
long, horizontal kind. and, if neces-
sary, hang one above another, re-
menbering that the more horizonta
lines that can he indicated around
the walls. such straight holdings
At the tops of pictures. mirrors and
the larger pieces of furniture. Inc
longer and wider the room will ap-
pear TO be. In narrow halls or pas
saCes choose plain carpet or linoleum
without a border and let il come
flush with the mOlding board on all
sides. This is the way 10 make a
small space appear larger
In the Dining Room.
In dstant and adventurous DAYS.
some four or five centuries ago. the
dining table was placed 10 one side
of the room and diners We're able to
partake of food without fear of a
surprise attack from the rear In
these days the usual position OF the
dining ia BILE is in the center of the
room. The advantages of placing it
10 one side. especia llN when the room
is small one. do not appear 10 be
fully appreciated but il is fact tha I
much space can he saved by this ar
rangement. especially for family use.
Long, narrow tables are hest for the
purpose, about 6-feet long and q, feet
wide. A table Of this description ha 6
many advantages over the usual type.
There is no framework underneath To
interfere with ones knees and nothing
in which ones feet can become en-
tangled. The dining room in an apart
ment Ia sometimes particularly limit ed
in size. To overcome the difficulty Of
finding space for several chairs. one
woman designed some hroad-seated
stools and had them made. These
stools are pushed under the table when
not in use.
For the small combined living and
dining room, the most important fac
tors in the plan of furnishing are
space-sa wing and cheerful environ.
ment. II is usually a matter of some
difficulty to secure both these quail,
tiles, especially when room that is
used as a bedroom becomes living
room during The day time. Fortu.