Evening star., 1962-01-27

series OF wall units were IN
troduced which could supply
all of the storage needs of
a small bedroom, including
the bed.
The problem was that al
though the collection was full
of ideas, it was not available
except for use in dormitories
or institutions.
Now a similar system, and
one that is even more COM
plex, has appeared to fill this
niche on the market. 1t was
designed by William Croft
and is called the Millergroff
component wall system.
This particular group has
an advantage for the home.
Despite it's built-in look, the
units need not be attached
to the wall but are instead
supporter by ladder-like
standards. These stretch up
as high as eight feet and
come in either solid walnut
or in lighter looking metal
with colored aluminium or
brass finish.
so Attachments
Among the more than so
items which can be fitted
into these ladders are the
usual shelf, drawer and closet
units and some more unusual
additions like a Murphy in
the door bed fitted with a
light above, a table large
enough to serve for dining
Cor a generous working desk).
a planter, music center COM
ponents including speaker
cabinets, record storage, a
television shelf.
These come not only In
walnut but also in a series Of
five colors, making it possible
to compose an Interestingly
bright geometric pattern out
of the various elements.
Another recently intro
duced wall system, designed
for Royal System by Poul
Cadoviusus, is imported from
Denmark. The novel element
in this collection is the floor
to-ceiling wood panels which
can be attached to an exist
ing unfinished wall and
which are notched to make
addition of the various hang
ing units a simple matter.
These panels. available in
heights up to nine feet one
inch, come in teak and as
high as nine feet ten inches
in pine. Again, the individual
units are finished in color
(gray, green, black, yellow
and white) as well as in wood
tones to match wall paneling.
Among the varied units in
this system are some inter-
esting glass enclosed curio
shelves for very special OBJ
jects.
Questions and Answers
Question: Please save us
from the mistakes we made
in our first house, which we
furnished in black lacquer
Chinese modern, pumpkin
and turquoise. These will be
disposed Of. Our new house
has a large sunken living
room with one wall of glass,
one of walnut paneling and
two to be painted. The mod
ern fireplace is metal could
this be brown? I'd like a
monochromatic scheme based
on this color.
Answer: If you wish to
select a neutral color, I think
warm beiges or cafe au lait
colors are happier to live
with than too much brown.
So. I'd have the fireplace.
two walls, the draperies and
the rug in shades Of cafe au
lait. I'd even have the sofa
in a tweedy fabric in this
color and two chairs in pale
beige, almost cream. With
this, for spice, it would be
nice to use a bright emerald
green for toss pillows and &C
cessories. Also have hand
some green leaf potted plants
in the room.
Question: What color
should I have for walls and
draperies in my living room?
The rug is two-tone rose,
sofa and chair are BLUSH
gray. An odd chair is rose.
Answer: Soft rose-colored
walls would be my choice.
With this, I would have a
print for the draperies in
rose color with fresh green
tones and some bluish-gray.
Question: These are the
colors in my daughters bed
room: draperies are eggshell;
bedspread is lavender. What
colors for walls, bed ruffles
and rug?
Answer: You could paint
the walls eggshell. Also have
fine pleated eggshell- -colored
dust ruffles and a chair in
this same color, with Law
ender toss pillows. The rug