A COMFORTABLE LOUNGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5686, 3 October 1896, Page 3

A COMFORTABLE LOUNGE.

(London Mail.) Every bedroom should, if possible, contain a. couch, if it be only of ■wicker, and especially is one indispensable in the room of a guest, who frequently longs for a short nap, but refrains from taking one in the fear of disturbing a beautifully made or decorated bed. Guest furnishings, by the ■way, should not be so fine as to be overpowering". If the room be small, and there is no other place for a couch, it could be set at the foot of the bed,where,if supplied with castors, it may easily be moved when necessary. One suitable for use in a bedroom may be contrived with very little trouble, and it. is astonishing what treasures the attic will sometimes afford. The writer has a sofa in mind which was so unsightly as to be absolutely useless. It was one of the old-fashioned sort, with a carved back ; not by any means an antique of graceful shape and design, but a thoroughly plebeian, uncomfortable piece of furniture. The back was unscrewed and taken off, thesoiled cover removed, and at a small cost new springs and a fresh cover of white cotton niado it ready for a pretty spread and pillows, which transformed it completely. This spread of sateen in blue and white matched, the hangings of the room, and it was made by sewing a deep frill gathered on a cord to a piece of the material of a suitable size to cover the sofa. This particular frill, by the way, was composed of many small pieces joined together, and as it was quite full the gathers concealed the seani3 very effectively. When finished, two large pillows covered with the same material as the spread were added, the result being a luxurious, resting place on which one might while the weary hours away.