Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20
Rooms for Lining
Redecora+inq
Your Home
For Spring
BY JAMES r. PATTERSON
Supervisor Of lnteri"r Design
at Pratt Institute


at Pratt Institute
ANY MORNING now you will
open the door and sniff Spring.
You can't be sure, of course. for
there might be another snowfall
by night. but il seldom takes
more than just that one sniff to
start you off on the perennial
spree commonly called Spring
decorating.
It's like taking a headv tonic;
your imagination rapidly con-
lures up ideas. cumulative and
unsupported by practical con-
siderations but tremendously
stimulating. When it Genes to
carrying them out. many have
TO be discarded but some have
merit and these will put you well
on the road to new experiences
in decorating.
Crisp Effects
Because Spring is a release
from the long, drab months of
Winter, it is good idea TO
think in terms of fresh, crisp
effects which will serve for
Summer as well. Bedrooms, for
instance, need to be invitingly
cool in the months to come.
Choose Spring schemes with this
in mind. Cool colors, crisp
fabrics. smart patterns and a
furniture arrangement designed
for spaciousnesS and free circu-
lation of air all combine to
make thoroughly disable and
attractive Spring and Summer
bedroom.
1t is difficult to think of
Spring without also thinking of
green. Nature does a magnifi-
cent job of clothing the earth in
appropriate colors for each sea-
son and we could do worse than
follow the example she sets.
Green is cool and fresh. Com
bined with white it is crisp and
sparkling as a cool drink of
water on hot afternoon.
There is a variety of greens
currently in favor ranging from
lettuce to Kelly. They can be
found in lowered or striped
fabrics. wallpaper, floor cover
ings, accessories and paint.
Fabrics
Fabrics for Spring and Sum-
e. I@A a. 10
touch. Avoid coarse, heavy
weaves and pile fabrics in par
ticular. There is nothing more
irritatinely warm when you
would like to be cool than a
material with a pile. Look for
ideas in linens, cottons and some
Of the rayons. Glazed chintZ-
figured or plain-iS a good bet
and for very practical bed COW
ers, curtains or slip covers,
Seersucker is excellent.
Percale and dress goods fire.
nuently are used for smart ef-
fectS as bed covers or curtain
treatments. Since the scheme
is of temporary nature. mex
renSive materials can be used.
Printed cottons and striped Bel
Gian linen or mattress ticking
arc especially good Today's
sketch illustrates flounced bed
cover of striped ticking with
lowered cotton pillow covers
and curtain treatment. The lat
ter is used as a frame. not
draped, because it appears cooler
than do folds.
Flower prints above the bed
have been matted in simple
frames covered with the same
ticking as the bed cover. Tack
or glue it on.
Arranging Furniture
In arranging furniture in bed
rooms for Spring and Summer,
remember TO place the bed out
of range of the morning sun
light. unless you want to be
awakened in the early hours.
There should be cross ventilla-
iion in the room but avoid hav-
ing the bed in direct draught.
Even in warm weather this is
bad.
SpaciousnesS is even more de-
sirable in Spring and Summer
than in Winter. II helps to give
an illusion of GOODNESS even if it
doesn't actually exist. When
possible, don't project the bed
out into the middle of the room.
dividing the room in two. Place
it so the larger area is at ono
side or end and you will have a
larger looking ROOM Twin beds
can sometimes be set length
wise against the wall. thus af-
fording more unoccupied floor.
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