Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . WINDOW DECORATION. -170 ARTISTIC HOME DECORATIONS. Ordinary woodwork must be painted in such shades as will debarit from occupying the prominent position to which positive beauty isalone entitled. Give it a similarity to the ground of the paper, but alittle darker, and the rounded surface of any fancy moldings, a shadeor two darker. Paint the doors the same, except the panels, which. may be decorated, in which case they must be painted the tint of thef
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . WINDOW DECORATION. -170 ARTISTIC HOME DECORATIONS. Ordinary woodwork must be painted in such shades as will debarit from occupying the prominent position to which positive beauty isalone entitled. Give it a similarity to the ground of the paper, but alittle darker, and the rounded surface of any fancy moldings, a shadeor two darker. Paint the doors the same, except the panels, which. may be decorated, in which case they must be painted the tint of thefurniture as a background for the design. This may be very simple,a band of color, a vine in outline or flat color. Trace the outline ofwild vines, or ferns, anything graceful. Originality is not are good reasons why window casings should start from flooror base, since in this way a visible means of support is given to the ARTISTIC HOME DECORATIONS. 471 entire window, which otherwise has a suspended, insecure look. Thepanel underneath may be of wood or plaster. Doors. Doors are the greatest problem in a room. They monopolize thespace on the floor and wall that should be free for pictures and largearticles of furniture, and otherwise completely demoralize the apart-ment. To do away with this inconvenience substitute heavy curtainswhenever an impassable barrier is unnecessary; closet doors, forinstance, and those between parlors. Again, doors that are muchopen may be made to slide into the walls. Then, fo
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