Evening star., 1928-02-03

Dark closet walls and bottoms ana
sides of dresser drawers may be bright
ened UP by papcring them with bright
colored floral or marbled papers. The
color chosen should match or harmonize
with some feature of the room deoora-
ton. The work o. pNpcring is easy II
you exercise a little care. Clean paste
and plenty of it is necessary. as the
paper must be thoroughly moist before
il is applied. otherwise 1t Will wrinkle
and will not stick on evenly. Some
time should be allowed between the
time of pasting and the application of
the paper in order TO allow the paper
to stretch thoroughly.
When papering drawers. apply the
paste TO the bottoms of the drawers
first. to the sides afterward. Besides
being decorative. lining drawers this
way will keep articles placed in them
IN good condition. as the paper stops
Zip all cracks. The inner side of a
small cupboard door should be covered
with the paperaS we'll as the inside of
the cupboard itself.
Decorating Clothes Closets.
Full-size clothes closets may have
tlle Walls CphcIeQ WIFI OeCbi dtlNc
or chintz or cretonnc. or they may be
brightly painted II you have a closet
opening of from a sitting room, which
sometimes happens it may be attrac-
lively treated by being painted in con-
traSt to the room. but with some rela-
ton to the curtains or rugs. For in
stance, dull-colored room may have
the interior of the closet painted scarlet.
bright yellow or a brilliant blue. The
inside OF the door Of the closet should
match the walls of the closet. especially
il the door is plain. To enhance the
general effect, line the edges of the
closet shelves in another shade of the
material that is used. When papering
bedroom closets. Use on the inside of
the door on the ceiling. walls and on
the shelves. When paper is used. it
should be in a Sprig or small repeating
design. not design that wanders up
ward with large curves or long lines.
The inside of wardrobes can be treated
the same way as closets.
An attractive lining for closets is
glazed chintZ. This should be tackled
on with a narrow braid outlining the
edges or border. On the ceiling of the
closet the chintz may be carefully
pasted. but tacking is bes: If possible
10 do so. Choose a bright chintz with
q definite colored ground and line the
inside of the door as well. Remember
that clothes closets are usually dark.
SO that a bright color is necessary if
II is 10 Be effective. Closet shelves are
best when they are removable, and
each one should be separately covered
with the chintZ. A strong glazed chinz
is best. but a bright percale would also
answer the purpose.
The insides of closet doors in bed
rooms are made very seryiceable II
faced with a mirror TO act as a re-
hector for the full-length figure. This
mirror is best left unframed. It should
have polished and beveled edges. and
be secured through the glass with glass
nester and lighter job than II the mir
Brackets and Shelves.
The use of brackets and shelves is
q very convenient method of storing
possessions which are in constant use.
vet which il Is desirable 10 have out
of the way. A decorative little hang
ting bracket will hold articles in daily
use. such as writing materials. or few
favorite books or few pieces OF fancy
china or glassware. A long shelf ex-
tending around the entire room. placed
about z feet from the floor. viii often
hold o complete library, or a collec-
ton Of china and bric-a-brac which
would otherwise be liable TO get broken.
A corner bracket resembling an old
fashioned "what-not," painted a dull
black, with the edges of the little
shelves outlined In vivid scarlet. is a
perfect setting for certain delicate bric-
a-brac and small statuary and animal
figures and takes up very little space
In n room
Homemade Art Pictures.
For persons who have neither money
10 buy expensive pictures nor space
TO hang them, yet who appreciate the
sentiment and decorative value OF
horaI piece In interior decoration. there
are alternatives within reach OF the
most modest purse. namely, the making
OF floral pictures by cutting out bright
paper flowers and foliage In vases and
jars and pasting them on black paper
for . background. placing the flowers
and foliage in natural and tasteful
arrangement 70 form a complete whole
arranged in the right receptacle.
The work Is not hard 20 do. Cut
out the cslyx, stems and leaves In the
night shades Of green and paste them