A NEW HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20740, 6 December 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)

A NEW HOME.

ITS EXCEPTIONAL CHARM. A few days ago, I accepted an invitation to go and seo the new homo of a friend who has settled in the country north of Leeds, writes a Londoner. How can I describe the charm and comfort of that home? Nevertheless, its entire scheme of. decoration and furnishing has been worked out on lines of almost unbelieveable simplicity. Ceilings, walls, and skirtings throughout the house are all alike —a warm tone of deep ivory. All the linoleum in tho house is the same, and hall and landing rugs are replicas of the stair carpet in design and colouring. You think, perhaps, tho picture sounds monotonous? No, only extraordinarily restful and delightful. Charmed as 1 was with tho rooms in this little bouse, their patches of bright and cheerful colour thrown into bold relief against tho quiet ivory background, it was tho hall and landings which interested me most. It is one of thoso halls that welcome tho visitor—make her feel it is glad she has cotnc. There are so many halls, dark and untidy, that make a bad impression; but, then, is there not a tradition that anything will do for the hall, with the result that it gets overcrowded with oddments of furniture and knick-knacks for which no other refuge can be found ? Tho hall of which I write is only a small one, but its owner has made the most of it. Tho ivory walls and woodwork ensure its cheerfulness, and my friend has had a cupboard built in to accommodate the family coats and hats. This goes a long way toward keeping tho entranco tidy,