. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . ny of the designs and colorsof the old weavers, may be purchased at prices ranging from ^ yard upward. These are fifty inches in width. The Verduepattern is particularly adaptable to a variety of color schemes, asthe boles of the trees show brown while the foliage in ^^^^^^ ■ - _ tones of olive to deep richgreen and blue against asmoke-gray ground harmo-nizes with wall treatment inany one of these tones. Thisparticular pattern is close andall over, retreat
. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . ny of the designs and colorsof the old weavers, may be purchased at prices ranging from ^ yard upward. These are fifty inches in width. The Verduepattern is particularly adaptable to a variety of color schemes, asthe boles of the trees show brown while the foliage in ^^^^^^ ■ - _ tones of olive to deep richgreen and blue against asmoke-gray ground harmo-nizes with wall treatment inany one of these tones. Thisparticular pattern is close andall over, retreating well intothe fabric. Another grade of tapestries,which are a mixture of cottonand wool, come in beautifuldesigns also. One, a repro-duction of an old Frenchpattern, shows a close con-ventionalized floral design ofleaves and blossoms in tonesof brown, dull red, olive, andold blue on a tan tapestry also lends itselfto a variety of color schemes,and will be found effectiveas a covering for chairs, davenports, window-seats, pj^^^ XLIV. Suggestions for Window Treatment etc. Room Furnished After the Louis XVI. Period. [49] rOUR HOME AND ITS DECORATION There are many designs suited to a variety of rooms which can be readily found in these fabrics. Although tapestries suggest rooms of dignified proportions with high wainscot of dark wood, it is possible and practical to usethem successfully in very simplerooms, where their strength ofcolor and fitness of design workwell into the general scheme. InColonial rooms these fabrics mayalso often be appropriately andeflfectively used. The double-faced velour,whichseems to have established itself inthe minds of upholsterers as theone material to use for inexpensivedoor curtains, is not a bad choiceif properly treated. Curtains ofthis fabric should be madesimply, finished with a three-inchhem at the bottom, and run by acasing of the material at the topof sufficient depth to allow it toslip readily on the rod. The edgesof the cu
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