New Britain herald., 1929-10-01
Interior Decorators Answer the Curtain Call


 tains have been called the index Of | character to a given room. Certainly it is true that glass cur | tains and drapes have an unique 1 power to sound the decorative note l of one room. translate the feeling of warmth. cheer and beauty Of other rooms, or the cool, restfu' character of still others.
 But in order so to function, cut 1 tains and drapes must be selected with the utmost care, with the rooms shape, color scheme, furni' ture and focal points considered.
 Sometimes it is just the general color scheme of a room that deter mines it's curtains. Take a rather | dignified living room that was done in brown tones, with buff walls. A rich tapestry fabric in tawny cop | per tones with kingfsher blue, hung 1 in long, formal drapes from wrought iron rods, proved psych ologically | perfect.
 Curtains May Enhance Beauty of Pictures
 Again, it may be the pictures of a room that call for aid in bringing out their beauty. Take a charming dressing room in platinum grey, with a border around the top of the walls of exquisite little paintings of | gay flowers. framed in narrow green frames. Glass curtains of Eale pink with ruffled overdrapes of lime green organdie brought out the love 1 ly colors of the paintings, dressed up the whole room. daintily.
 Since each room usally has some focal point of interest, the problem of window treatment should consider this In large living room with a brick fireplace grouping of an old davenport upholstered in rich red, a fine old chair done in grey and an antique mahogany table holding an old porcelain lamp in reds and greya soft red linen, handblocked in a de- sign of grey sheep, proved perfect.
 Sometimes. however, curtains must do more than merely accent d group of furnishings or color a room. A most successful window treatment was achieved by a decor ator in a room with north light when three windows, flanked by tall book cases, were curtained in shades of yellow and gold. The effect was ruddy sunshine! Since the room had several interesting groupings of chairs and tables and the general ef- feet was beauty and comfort the sunlight touch at the windows was perfect. The use of sheer rayon for both the glass curtains and the loop ed up drapes was especially happy in that it enhanced the effect oi light.
 Drapes, Upholstery May tse samt
 Fabric
 Often, window draperies have ar
 intimate connection with the uphol
 stering of chairs, or some wal
 decoration. Take, for instance, al
 utterly charming bedroom in coun
 try home that has parchment walls
 rich walnut furniture and woot
 work. Jacobean designed linen il
 pachment background, and blacl
 and orange design with bands 0
 plain orange for trim was used fo
 rich long window drapes, for up
 holstery for comfortable chair am
 for the bed covering. This idea 0
 using the same fabric for drapes an
 uph holstery can be inspirational un [ der the proper hand.
 n For masterful decorativeness, tn s use of glazed chintz for rolled cur = tains on the windows that looked or n upon a charming garden was one = the lovelicst touches in beautlft
 home. The chintz was of canary ye 's low background, with black column s wreathed in purple, flowers an $ green leaves.
 e This chintz was perfect with th r, grouping of furniture nearby. TT = carpet was cgg3plant purple, tn l. walls Adam green and the chairs 1T
 laid walnut A nest of painted tabl' n held ruby glass bowl, and two e 7 uuisite black vases stood nearby. e classic gilt drapery rod adorned u
 top of the window and the entll oc effect of those decorative shades W; l. magnificent.
 le Careful Choice of Fabrics Is II Essential is The problem of having windo 'd trims sound a room Schara cter il It wolves careful selection of fabri
 and real consid iteration of how lS make them up. after decision h. 10 been made as to color and design lH There are hundreds of fabrl II from which to choose. Damasi Ill mohairs, linens, taffetas, rayons ve N- vet, crash, monks cloth, silk al l" cotton rep and poplins, India prin t tarlcton, organdie, canvas, lacquer Ill chintzes and even modernistical
 printed oilcloth are all pressed in " service now to dress windows up i Ill winter. An effective and somewh io new idea in glass curtains calls i " colored theatrical or silk gauge, II. colored scrim.
 iu Glass curtains should fall to t i apron of a window, or if there is LII apron, to the sill. Drapes shou ot reach within an inch of the flo Ill unless they are the dainty frill a' ones or easement window trims.
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