. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. se relation with the picture mold and thegeneral trim. The two patterns, it is hoped, will represent amodified type which will not disturb the general plans of a mod-ern room. Fig. 170 will fit into a room to better advantage thanFig. i6q, should the furniture be all of a smooth, highly finishedcharacter. The design shown in Fig. i6q partakes more of thenature of the prevailing trend of the modern style. In Fig. i6q,as well as in Fig. 170, the stiles reach to the floor and the framedpanel under the shelf is set in by dowels
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. se relation with the picture mold and thegeneral trim. The two patterns, it is hoped, will represent amodified type which will not disturb the general plans of a mod-ern room. Fig. 170 will fit into a room to better advantage thanFig. i6q, should the furniture be all of a smooth, highly finishedcharacter. The design shown in Fig. i6q partakes more of thenature of the prevailing trend of the modern style. In Fig. i6q,as well as in Fig. 170, the stiles reach to the floor and the framedpanel under the shelf is set in by dowels as would be a rail. Acareful selection of grain is an important feature in the panelingas well as in the upper portions. The lower shelf in Fig. i6qaffords a place for a much prized urn or other object of art, FURNITURE FOR THE HALL 143 while one of the many handsome clocks to be had may with pro-priety be placed on the shelf before the mirror. Rooms not supplied with overhead lights make it desirable toprovide side candle sconces for ornament and for festive occa-. FlG. 169.—Portable Console Table. sions. The treatment of the top rail is offered as the nearestapproach within the range of the carpenter short of carving,which generally finds a place on such a surface. The panel con-sists of j5/2-inchbackground, upon which is glued }4-ch. fret workpanel, as suggested. This in turn may be worked upon to all 144 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN appearances like carving by rounding off the edges and makingclear the scrolls, at the same time treating the design as inter-
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