Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-17
PLAN BEFORE YOU
START DECORATING
ROOMS In Home

Whether you are newly decorating
a room throughout or re-arranglnE
the things You have, plan ccnterlng
around definite idea is essential
to creating the best effect for that
room.
The reception hall, dining room,
kitchen, bath and bedrooms are
rooms designed for definite uses and
the purpose of each clearly deter
mines its character The living
room, however, takes its character
from the personal taste and recre-
alton of those who use it in their
hours of leisure.
From the standpoint of decoration,
color. composition and line make a
room. Color has become the most I'M
portant eonsiderat tion, composition
rext, and line last. Since walls
furnish the greatest single color
area they should be given first con
sideration.
Warm yellows and rich creams re-
fleet the natural lighting and make
it appear more abundant than 1t
really is. Cold, gray light is mel
lowed by the warmly tinted walls
and in return imparts Il quality of
richness to furnishings which often
appear worn in more direct light.
Cool grays, blues and green's are
best suited to strongly lighted rooms
and prove their quality of richness
by being subjected to strong day
light
A room which is neither dark nor
light may successfully use any pleas
ing color com binatiOn without
thought to its quality of reflection.
For such rooms it is possible to in
dulge ones preference for certain
color so long as it is used in combi-
nation with other tones which will
be harmonious.
After choosing the wall color
scheme, You will then be ready TO
give consideration to your floor Gov
ering, furniture and accessories.
1t is not necessary that rugs be
of light reflecting colors, but their
ground tone should be dark enough
to give full value to the warm hues
repeated in their pattern.
Almost any room is improved by
richness in its floor covering. Even
one with strong light exposure
may successfully use warm -hued
rugs. as their texture is such that
they do not reflect much light, but
take on q mellow richness.
Depends Upon Room
If YOU already have furniture
which you wish to use in certain
room. arrange it according to the
principles of group arrangement. 1t
will depend upon the room in ques-
tion which grouping to use. If it
is the living room, there will prob
ably be the firesidc group in winter,
which may be moved in summer to
face large open window or French
doors, overlooking the garden, and
so on through the house. You will
/ then be able to see what additional
, pieces are required to balance your
! composition and may purchase them
/ to best advantage after the first
! steps Of furnishing your room have
| been completed
Certain pieces, Of course, must be
( fitted to wall spaces which suit
! their proportions, but other groups
may be composed giving thought to
the character or purpose of the
room.
If your furniture has a bulky APP
/ pearance in the room where it is
to be used, you may do much to cor
rect this fault by choosing a printed
/ hanging, graceful in design, which
will contribute slenderizing effect
to the room.
! Or, it may be that the appearance
Of your furniture as a group, takes
On lighter effect than you antici-
pated and must therefore, be given
solidity and richness by increasing
the quantity and pattern of your
drapery material. Unity in decorat-
ing may be obtained by colors, tex
lures, and mass. A room may often
be transformed by making slip Gov
ers for the chairs, and sofas. This
IS an especially good way to make
your room appear cooler in summer.
nIlp covers also protect the velour
Of the upholstered pieces, and if
made of chintz lend a springy atmos-
pherc to our homes. Thus by skill
fuliiy applying the principles of in
teflor decoration, we can go far to-
ward creating an atmosphere of cool
delightful comfort.