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• Early American lamp

  This style is a favorite and many old oil lamps, pewter or brass candlestick or even old stone jars may be wired. The important thing is to have them of the right height for the place in which they are put: eighteen to twenty inches for decorative effects as here –higher for reading depending on the table used. The lamp illustrated here is typical of early oil lamps. The fluted brass column with a base of marble supports a glass [...]

• Wallpaper and rugs

  To left, a Swedish design is a traditional all over pattern with a contemporary technique. Its chintz like look and delicate colors make it suitable for any room in the house, the strawberry pattern ever a favorite for a small dining room, dinette, or kitchen. Note China to match. My best advice to you is when you are going to paper, or repaper see for your self for the varied and lovely new design and colors of the season. They [...]

• The colonial style

  The colonial style, which is far and away the favorite architecture in this country may have liberties taken with the interior decoration and still be most attractive; but a dining room in the traditional Colonial manner makes as especially pleasant room and is well worth consideration. There is great simplicity and yet formality in the room opposite. This, of course is due to its walls.
  There are many types of Colonial rooms, but few are as attractive as the room with [...]

• 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 [...]