Evening star., 1939-09-23
Study Room Brings
Bonus in Good Marks
And Satisfaction
One Example Of
What Porents Can Do
For Students

Whether the younger members of
the family are just old enough to
do their first text book-delving In
the evening or whether they're teen
age and ready for high school or
college, It's important that they
have a comfortable, well-lighted and
quiet place to study. Scholarly at
tainments can certainly not be
wooed effectively in close proximity
to the lively conversation of the
family nor the intriguing swing of
radio music.
In the interest of the pursuit and
eapure of high marks df you get q
kick out of seeing them on report
cards., it's decidedly important to
devote careful thought and plan
ming to the arranging of suitable
and attractive study place in your
household.
Should your home be sizable. it
may be possible to turn whole
room into a study hall" Perhaps
unused attic or basement space
could be transformed with the aid
of lumber, wall board and paint.
Combination a Solution.
II your room space is limited
however, the solution may lie in
combining sleeping-room and study
room in deft fashion. In one house.
hold, this problem was solved more
than satisfactorily in the following
manner:
The two daughters of the family,
In their teens, shared the same room
and were accustomed to studying
together. Realizing the Importance
of having adequate desk space,
their parents obtained for them a
double desk with simple lines and
ample drawer space. This they
painted a light ivory color that was
similar in tone to the attractive
blond furniture finishes that are so
smart these days.
To make space for priced books,
shelves were built at each side of
the large window The addition of
a false wall of composition board
made it possible to have a graceful
arch at the top of the window and
to make the bookshelf edges flush
with the wall surface. inexpensive
but colorful plaid draperies divided
the Venetian blind at the window
from the bookshelves. This plaid
fabric, incidentally, combined the
colors of the room-tWo tones of
blue, ivory and wine.
Wine Tone in Floor.
The desk, placed before the win
dow, was fanked at each side by
comfortable chairs upholstered in
wine color. The same wine tone ap-
peared again in the floor covering
and in the tapes of the Venetian
blind. The lining of the bookshelves
was painted to match and the STEM
Gil designs of the gaily gamboling
signs of the zodiac were also applied
in the wine color.
The wall treatment, styled in the
modern manner, is outstanding. The
window wall, the wall opposite and
the trim are all painted a lovely
soft tone of blue. So is the dado
along the lower section of the other
two walls. Above the dado the walls
are coated ivory-with the ceiling
In a still lighter ivory tint.
The ivory tone appears again in
the 1eatherette covering of the
comfortable chairs that are placed
on each side OF the radio and on the
painted chest of drawers at the
other end of the room.
Modern, too, in its dress is the
studio couch which opens into twin
beds. Ivory-toned cloth is combined
with the plaid fabric of the draper
les to make distinctive cover.
Popular With Students.
This type of room, which has the
appearance more of living room
than bedroom, is proving increas-
ingly popular with students both at
home and away at school. Besides
serving so satisfactorily as a study
bedroom, it is also an inviting room
In which friends can be enter
tanned.
OF great Importance in arranging
q study room is the lighting. Con-
slant close attention to fine print
takes a sad toll of eyesight and
nervous energy if inefficient lamps
are used.
When you plan study room, plan
a modern room, comfortable, con-
venient, beautiful. Color in the
form of paint, is a staunch ally, both
In adding beauty and practically.
And the room itself, you'll find, will
be of great value to you in aiding
the younglings in their pursuit and
capture of knowledge.