. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . d the number ofstitches to the inch in both hori-zontal and perpendicularmeasurements. These tables,which are bound at the back ofthe above-mentioned book, willbe found invaluable, and we re-fer our readers confidently tothem. Regarding the selection ofappropriate rugs to certam rooms, it is not possible, ot course, to advise specifically. Form, color,and decorative features of the roomsshould govern the selection. It isinteresting and remarkable in placingan O


. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . d the number ofstitches to the inch in both hori-zontal and perpendicularmeasurements. These tables,which are bound at the back ofthe above-mentioned book, willbe found invaluable, and we re-fer our readers confidently tothem. Regarding the selection ofappropriate rugs to certam rooms, it is not possible, ot course, to advise specifically. Form, color,and decorative features of the roomsshould govern the selection. It isinteresting and remarkable in placingan Oriental rug in a room wheresome one color is dominant, to findhow magically the perhaps almosthidden shade of this same colorresponds and comes out prominentlyin the rug. For instance, in therich Mosaic of colors found in thePersian rugs, one may be consciouschiefly of the old ivory and dullred tones, but placed in a roomwhere the side walls are covered inshades of old blue, immediately thepastel blue of the rug becomes pro-nounced. Where this response incolor tone is not found in so placinga rug, one may definitely realize [57]. Plate LV. Turkoman Khiva or Afghan TOUR HOME AND ITS DECORATION


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