Our homes, and how to beautify them . ce. The fitment is the inevitable corollary of the flat. Spacebeing so precious, it has to be thriftily utilised, and in fitted furniture we havethe most effective and most artistic means of doing this. It is not every tenant,though, who cares to go to the expense of furnishing in so quasi-permanent afashion; we must therefore consider the large middle class who are constrainedto fall back on moveable furniture. And in choosing this, as in choosing theirdecoration, they must keep the controlling factor of size well in view. Theaverage flat requires a treat
Our homes, and how to beautify them . ce. The fitment is the inevitable corollary of the flat. Spacebeing so precious, it has to be thriftily utilised, and in fitted furniture we havethe most effective and most artistic means of doing this. It is not every tenant,though, who cares to go to the expense of furnishing in so quasi-permanent afashion; we must therefore consider the large middle class who are constrainedto fall back on moveable furniture. And in choosing this, as in choosing theirdecoration, they must keep the controlling factor of size well in view. Theaverage flat requires a treatment speciall) suited to its dimensions. Strongcolours and pronounced jjatterns arc fatal. The bijou apartments should ha\ea bijou effect. The walls should be in a (]uiet tone—by quiet I do not meandull—and the drapery and upholstery should be in pale, soft shades. I recentlysaw a flat sitting-room near the river which was a perfect example of what oneshould avoid. It was a tiny room, yet the walls had been papered in a vivid 242.
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