THE DIVAN SITTING-ROOM.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 June 1928, Page 17

THE DIVAN SITTING-ROOM.

me (iivuu. sUujit'-ioom has been ataieu ui uxouex'ii Limes and perhaps e.en iiOUaC ti nil mlllicU It L‘C O llllHULltlLlUllj oi.ui.es a iniier iu a Leuiuen oxciiunge. vine neai 15 cons cumiy cue l’niaaiji: "i wish i a-u Luiiieu my uedroom into a uiia-ii sitting-room years ago." Frankiy, to u<> so is easy and inexpensive. X bo a gut recently a divan L-ouen and na»e emoromered a. silk qunc. ivun parrots anu, by the way. look, me opportunity to study tne Linus tu awe quaricis iu get an laea or tneir pit tillage wime aoiiig my einoroiaery. iu'y aivan ooucii is also a box Ottoman, wmon i him. nserur lor extra, mo Dues, in my aivan sitting-room i nave placed a screen portioning on the practicable beuroom lurnituie m one corner. illy \v ilnam and aiary dressing table and wash stand is hidden by a Georgian screen depicting hunting scenes, while the rest, of tne room looks cosy and conn or table, dotted about with cmntz-covered easy cnans, small tables, booh cases, a writing desk, and subdued electrical lighting everywnere coming from charming tianu-pumtetl shades. Tne thing to remember is that, if you nave several divan bedrooms, it means one has a. number of extra reception rooms, and one during the recreative hours might be used solely as a pleasure room, with a gramophone tor tne young i>eopie, while another might be devoted entirely to study ana quiet leisure. Ola-fashioned people occasionally raise an objection to these rooms. One will say, “My dear, they are all sitting in Anita’s bedroom,” but tlie point to remember is that it is not Anita’s bedroom, but a sitting-room during the day. Another point .in their ravour is that hies can be lit in these rooms early in the afternoon, Which is much appreciated by the occupants on chilly nights. An even greater point is that this system of furnishing teaches tidiness, for if the loom is to be occupied by a number of people during the day anyone will realise that untidiness' reveals character of a slipshod nature. The modern wife has many problems to face, but I believe she will not regret turning ordinary bedrooms into divan sitting-rooms. Harassed parents often need quiet themselves, and these camouflaged sitting-rooms can be reserved for the younger members of the family', where they can indulge tlieir own tastes and moods. The divan sitting-room is often a boon to a child studying for an examination necessitating hours of quiet, which is not always practicable in a small house where there are a number of children.

Those who to-day dwell in small houses, maisonettes or flats realise more than ever that nerves are often due to cramped space; that is why the.se extra reception rooms provide a solution for the problem of the small house and are a great innovation.