A DECORATIVE ROOM.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 208, 3 September 1927, Page 24

A DECORATIVE ROOM.

Cushions can ruin or enhance the appearance of any room. They should either harmonise exactly or make a pleasing contrast with the furnishings. The latter arrangement is preferable on the whole, for bright colours judiciously used will liven up the gloomiest room and make attractive the most ordinary chair or window-seat. No Two Alike. Some cushions look their best among others of different shape, size and colour —a round one with a colour design in the centre among two or three which are oblong or square. Contrast of type will on the whole produce a better effect than similarity; two cushions of similar size,! shape and colour probably detract from each other. Yet Each in Keeping. But one should not pursue this policy' too far. The types of cushions to be grouped together may be varied, but! each cushion should have something in' keeping with its position in the room. I

A daintily stencilled satin cushion would look ridiculous in a leather upholstered chair, but a quiet background of pearl grey velvet upholstering will make a bolster cushion of periwinkle blue with silver cord a thing of beauty. With Careless Care. Cushions, like any other furnishings, should harmonise with the rest of the room. They should be arranged with "careless care," so that they are neither utterly out of place nor too "stuck" to be moved. A good idea is to stand in the doorway of one's room and see that no discordant note is given; that, on the other hand, there is an atmosphere of artistic comfort. Cushions should invite one into a room. Since their first aim is to offer added comfort, a visitor should feel that she can pat or push the cushions into any position she wishes without upsetting the harmony of the room.