The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment . ahogany has per-sisted in that country, doubtless because the continued useof the former wood in its cottages has emphasized the appro-priateness of oak for simple interiors. If they are to remainsimple it is probably the preferable choice; the supply isgreater, there may be a variety in the different stains used inthe various rooms, and in America the effect is more unusualbecause of the almost ubiquitous employment of mahoganyin the period furnishing of middle-class houses and apart-ments. It is however, a matter of personal pr
The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment . ahogany has per-sisted in that country, doubtless because the continued useof the former wood in its cottages has emphasized the appro-priateness of oak for simple interiors. If they are to remainsimple it is probably the preferable choice; the supply isgreater, there may be a variety in the different stains used inthe various rooms, and in America the effect is more unusualbecause of the almost ubiquitous employment of mahoganyin the period furnishing of middle-class houses and apart-ments. It is however, a matter of personal preference andthe reader is free to decide for himself. If, as may be the case with newly married people, it isfelt that the present scheme is to be but temporary andgradually developed, as means allow, into simple period fur-nishing (if the later styles—such as Colonial—-then mahoganywould be the natural choice. A solid mahogany gate-legtable and a bookcase (Plate 57 shows good examples) shouldbe among the first items purchased for the living room. PLATE 28. By Coiinrsy of A. I,. Diament .t Philadclpliia aiul New YorkSIMPLE FURNITURE SUITABLE FOR EITHER MODERN OR PERIOD USE MODERN FURNISHING, INEXPENSIVE 115 BRITISH FURNITURE Those of any nationality will find much of value here,both in furniture and decoration, and it already has beensaid that it is unnecessary to stress the desirability of amutual knowledge, sympathy and co-operation betweencountries so closely united by every tie as Great Britain andAmerica. In England the need was felt both for schemes of deco-ration and the required furniture and furnishings to meetthe demand for very simple and inexpensive yet beautifulhomes, grown especially insistent since the great war. A. Wells, Head of the Cabinet-making departmentof the Shoreditch Technical Institute, London, had designedfurniture for a Government Cottage, much of which had beenmade for the Housing Schemes about the country. Healso procee
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