Evening star., 1949-12-25
DECORATING BOYS ROOM.
(Fron, Mrs. J. X. X, Washington.
hauent seen an answer to the

(Fronl Mrs. J. X. X, WdShtngto7tD
I haven't seen an answer to the
request for ideas on decorating
child's room. am no interior
decorator, but it is my hobby
(along with many other house.
wives, suspect) to mentally do
over my own and other women's
houses. The decorator at q down.
town furniture store told me that
novice should choose a drapery
material or a rug or chair for
the room and then carry out the
color scheme of the original OBJ
ject in the rest Of the room.
Usually. two or three colors are
used. including a main color and
an accessory color. There are many
pretty chintzes on the market at
the department stores or drapery
goods shops which have designs
suitable for children's rooms. If
the child is old enough, he might
be allowed to choose one for him
self. The color scheme Of the
curtains can then be adapted to
the rest Of the room. You might
paint an old chest or bureau to
brighten and freshen the room,
using the main color In the cur
tains you wish to accentuate. II
you can't match the color easily,
20 to the large department store
at the corner of Eleventh and F.
streets NV. to the paint "bar" IN
the downstairs store.
They can mix any color for
you in the custom paint. I
have had q good deal of success
with their semigloss. which goes
on smoothly and dries quickly
and without brush marks. The
under surface should, of course,
be sanded smooth and perhaps a
white undercoating should be ap-
piled first.
There are some darling linoleum
patterns on the market suitable
for q child's room from which you
might get an idea for the color
scheme. These are easily cleaned
and II the child plays in his room
he can't possibly hurt them. I
have seen patterns with rabbits
and other animals to delight q
child scampering across the lin
oleum. On these you might want
to use two to three cotton shag
rugs of an appropriate color and
small enough to be washed in your
machine. ;.
Psychologists are learning that
very early a child's surroundings
have a great effect on him, and
a cheerful, bright room can go
long way to keep a child happy.
It need not cost much, just
little thought and imagination,
paint and patience. II there is
room, you might place q wide.
low table or bench with q chair
to fit the. child and the table
height where the child may play
to his hearts content without
fear that he is doing wrong. There
should be some place to call his
own where he may do as he
pleases. Children need to "get
away from it ALL" just like the
rest of us.
The room for an infant can be
pleasantly done on budget prices.
too. Perhaps the crib and the
animal design inevitably painted
on it can give you the start of
your color scheme. Any Of the
pastel colors are suitable for the
baby's room and no longer do
mothers stick to pink for girls
and blue for boys alone. In Gre
ating a room for q child thought
should be given to his individual
personality, his habits of play, his
likes and dislikes, and what will
make him comfortable and happy.
I hope these few suggestions will
give you ideas Of your own.
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TROUBLESOME YOUNGSTERS.
(Fronn Mrs. E. M, Anndndale.J
In reply to Mrs. w. p. s., Falls
Church, I would like to heartily
recommend that she get in touch
with the Fairfax County Child
Guidance Clinic, 1857 West Broad
street, Falls Church. Phone Falls
Church 4121 for help with her
troublesome youngsters. I feel
sure that constructive suggestions
for handling a bad situation would