Archives: December2009

• Walls

  Here is another cheerful room, and again wall color and windows have as much to do with it as the attractive French provincial furniture. I often asked, “What shall I do with a high stained glass window above a sideboard?” here is the perfect solution. Cover it with wallboard, papered or painted.
  An old fashioned window seat transformed with cornice, short, gay curtains, and cushions, become a joy! Use window boxes on the outside, or if there is an objectionable view, [...]

• French Provincial furniture

  Don’t have many small ornaments; they mean work in cleaning. Above everything else make your dining room cheerful and make yourself and your family comfort, yet make it the sort of room that will best answer your family needs. If there are just two or three of you, you may think that a room used only for dining is a waste of space and you will want to make a combination room –a living – dining room or a dining [...]

• Cheerful dining room

  Combination living and dining room
  There is, perhaps, no more radical change in our day to day living then the new use of space which has thrown the living room and dining room into one room. In this chapter let us consider both the dining room as a separate room and as a combination room. If you are altering a house, you may wish to make one larger room of the two you have, but if you wish to keep your [...]