Home suggestions. . The ASSOCIATED TILEMANUFACTURERS Tiling the living room is an aestheticachievement. Distinctive and novel ef-fects, warmth of tone and interestingtexture are easily obtained. The TiledFireplace The fireplace may be the starting point forthe decorative scheme of a room; it is always afeature. Tiles are a fire product; they look right as afireplace hearth and facing; they belong. Tilework for the fireplace marks with graceand symmetry what otherwise were merely abare device attempting to give cheer andwarmth; tiles add the sympathetic touch andround out with charming effect t
Home suggestions. . The ASSOCIATED TILEMANUFACTURERS Tiling the living room is an aestheticachievement. Distinctive and novel ef-fects, warmth of tone and interestingtexture are easily obtained. The TiledFireplace The fireplace may be the starting point forthe decorative scheme of a room; it is always afeature. Tiles are a fire product; they look right as afireplace hearth and facing; they belong. Tilework for the fireplace marks with graceand symmetry what otherwise were merely abare device attempting to give cheer andwarmth; tiles add the sympathetic touch andround out with charming effect the centralfeature of the room. Such a central feature, of pleasing, dignified,and finished appearance, with a comfortablechair or two, provides luxurious comfort. A tiled fireplace is complete. It returns inharmonious and satisfying service generousvalue for the money investment: it is a beauti-ful thing, and constantly increasing in favor. Other deft touches help, but the roomwith a tiled fireplace is The ASSOCIATED TILEMANUFACTURERS Tiles for the fireplace have symbolicvalue. They typify that respect andinterest ichich mankind pays to thehearth. The Tiled Dining Room The dining room offers opportunity for ap-propriate and effective use of tiles. Because ofits cleanly attractiveness, a tiled floor iseminently desirable in this room; the beautifulspotless tiled floors of Dutch, Flemish, French,and old English dining rooms testify to theappropriateness of this use and show us theway. Tiles fit into any period of interior detail,any principle of design; they appeal to theartistic sense, and their use in the dining roommarks this place as a unit of refinement andsatisfaction. The trim and paneling so readily designed intiles facilitate execution of any plan the ownerand decorator may intend for this essentiallycheerful room; with tiles, the discerning mayeasily work out delightful and harmoniouseffects. Whether the room is to show a formalor a homelike treatment, tiles prop
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