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be heaped on your sofa and
the same pink repeated in
the pattern Of an area rug.
You might add a touch or two
Of bright lime green in the
accessories. Objects and fab
RIGS from Mexico employ
these colors quite often and
are very fashionable at the
moment.
QuestiOn-In my kitchen, I
have white appliances. wood
work and table. Walls are an
Early American pattern in
gray, black, white, yellow and
rust. There is a red maple bar
and stools. What would you
suggest for floor and the in
side Of a arge-glass doored
cupboard?
Answer - Keep it simple.
You have a good scheme so
far and should continue with
the same colors. Have bright
yellow floor and the same
color inside the cupboard. Ac-
cessories might be yellow and
rust.
QuestiOn-What color rug
for my dining room? Walls
are beige striped paper. The
woodwork is eggshell. Living
room rose. green and beige,
and the kitchen in green with
birch cabinets, are both visi-
BILE from the dining room.
Since I have walnut furniture
in the living room, would
you suggest this for q new
dining room set? I would like
to use a braided rug If pos
sible.
Answer-When one area is
visible from another, they
should be in some way re-
late. This Is most easily done
with color. as you have done.
I would suggest a green rug
to continue this relation.
Table and chairs in walnut
would be perfectly good. Ac-
cessories in both the living
and dining rooms should be
in deep shades of red or
green.
Question-We just moved
into a new apartment and
painted the walls in the living
room a candy pink with
white woodwork and ceiling.
We bought a sectional sofa in
charcoal gray. We still plan
to get an odd chair, rug,
lamps, picture, and draperies
and would like suggestions
from you.
Answer would suggest a
black and white tweed rug
and a black and white stripe
or print on the extra chair.
Draperies would be best in
plain white but you might
consider trimming them with
ball fringe around edges and
bottom, in black and white.
White china lamps with
black paper shades would be
another dramatic touch. For
pictures try botanical prints
OF roses framed in black and
grouped together.
Q.-I plan to decorate a
room for my young son. I
want to paper the walls in q
plaid. There will be twin beds
and bureaus. I will make
bedspreads, curtains and a
rug. What colors should I
use?
A.-The plaid on four walls
might be a somewhat over
whelming effect. Use a large
scale Tartan plaid in red,
black. and white on one wall
only. for the others use medi-
um beige. Repeat beige on
woodwork and ceiling. By all
means use one of the new
washable papers for this.
Curtains and bedspread could
be Of red denim, sturdy
enough to withstand wear
and tear. The rug, I presume,
will be a hooked rag rug. I
would advise a tweedy effect,
rather than definite pattern
reds and blacks on beige.
QuestiOn-We are planning
to furnish our new house in
Early American maple. Car
peting is gold, walls are buff
and draperies are a textured
gold stripe. What would be
suitable accent colors? Also,
can a traditional gilt mirror
30 by So inches be used sue
cessfully in such a scheme?
It is a keepsake and we would
like to use it somewhere.
Answer - Accent colors
might be emerald green and
copper in your nicely planned
color scheme. I'm afraid,
however. that the rather for
NAL mirror won't go at all.
The trick to blending periods
is to keep them in the same
spirit-either casual or for
NAL. Can you use this piece
IN a hallway?
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