TREATING SMALL ROOMS.
Many people are oppressed, consciously or unconsciously, by link' of space in their living rooms, l iy a judicious " weedit)" out " of unessential furniture, piclures and ornaments', ii is often possible to give ill.' impression of ample space. The 11 ill--i->i' may l« accentuated by the. treatment i f '.lie roiling and walls. The colon i of tie pain) used on the woodwork may make or mar the scheme. Primrose coloured paint or paper will suggest lb;ht : azure blue will provide a .-enj.o of cheer. Tall narrow picture.; will give height to the, wall:-; 'I long narrow mirror, a standing lamp. tall ••lipm or grandfather dock, will help to produce " the «,am« effect of height when the ceiling of a room is father low. The carpet used in a small room she. ild ho quite- plain—oven the border sin )ld lie. unnat terneil. If the carpet is rich in colouring and the walls and coiling are light in tone, a delightful clow will be east upwards and make even a southerly t room appear cheerful.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18897, 20 December 1924, Page 26 (Supplement)
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178TREATING SMALL ROOMS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18897, 20 December 1924, Page 26 (Supplement)
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