Evening star., 1936-05-15
Furnishing Home Where Space Is Limited Avoid Massive Articles
Small, Delicate Pieces
Will Give Impression
Of Much Larger Room
Gifts From Real Friends Should Not Be
Permitted to Assume Role of
"White Elephants"

sofa and easy chairs. They should be
substantial, preferably covered in q
heavy, simple material Of which you
will not tire easily, and be fitted with
slip covers for the Summer months.
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MIRRORS, when large enough, will
do much toward giving an air
Of spaciousness to your quarters, but
they should be Of good glass. simple
in design and no. too heavy for your
walls to support easily. Occasional
tables and chairs are often given to
you as a present-wait until after the
wedding before buying them; but don't
TO. get to include them tentatively In
your budget, for they are essential to
comfortable living and easy enter
tanning.
Instead of a large table for your
living room wall, would suggest one
Of the lovely, tall chests of drawers
In q fine wood and of simple lines.
which could be utilized for storing
extra linen, blankets and all the other
things for which there never seems to
be place in the average small home.
If you love books. and want all yours
around you. instead of buying or
building a very large bookcase, get
several of the small matching ones
and line them up together. The effect
is charming and the arrangement has
the added feature of being easily
adapted to almost any decorative
scheme. For instance, If you have q
long bare wall, a row Of four or five
OF these little cases could be set close
together, so that they give the ap-
pearance of one large bookcase. II
you want something at each end of
the sofa or studio couch-then pair
them of appropriately. They could
even be used as night tables, beside
the beds, II necessary. These adapt
able affairs come in a variety OF woods
and sizes; on an average they have
three to four shelves and are about
18 to "a inches wide.
GATELEG tables have for years
solved the problem of combina-
ton living room and dining room
tables. They are always attractive, ard
now they have a modern relative, for
those who are furnishing their homes
in that type of thing, which is beau
tifully polished rectangular piece. on
a pedestal base. There is a hidden
leaf that may be pulled out and ad-
justed to the height Of the original
top, that makes the surface exactly
twice as large. The whole top turns
on the base to make this possible.
And don't forget the waste baskets!
All too often these are completely
ignored, when they are really impor-
tant items In the running of q charm
ing home. Choose them carefully, to
blend with the colors and furnishings
of your rooms; they should be Of
sturdy construction and preferably
fireproof. There is such q wealth of
patterns and designs from which to
select that one should be able to find
exactly the right thing with little
trouble. For the bath room might
suggest one of the pairs Oh matching
metal waste baskets and clothes
hampers, that come in all colors, stun
ningly monogrammed in contrast
ing tone. These may match the
shower curtain and the towels, thereby
giving very smart effect in the room.
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