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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1920)
L cn(ember 3L.1920 - - Capital Journal SOTO furras mm lime i rase lis -uira Z5y TKarie SiaRl To be beautiful a thing must possess unity. It must be so constructed that every part of it Wends fvnfl harmon izes to make n perfect whole. This is particularly true in the deco ration and furnishing of a room. The unity must he kept, but it must be given enough variety to interest any occasional visitors, and to keep it from being monotonous to those who fre quent it. If the whole decorative scheme or tin? room is restricted to any one col or, even if that color be used In dif ferent shades, it becomes monotonous. On the other hand, too many colors produce a restless and disquieting ef fect, and take from the room all sense of relaxation, and kill all desire to linger for any length of time. In this way the whole purpose of decoration is lost. If a room, when completed is not inviting, if it does not silently urge all comers to enter and emain, then there is something wrong with the whole scheme of things and ilie efforts of the designer have missed their mark and have proved them elves absolutely futile, j It may be just some one thing that stands out in color that offends the eye of the casual observer. It is then ouujr'.L (jut- ui lwu .lit" i iciiiv- dies. Either the offending object can be removed anil replaced, or it can bo balanced by something else. A color that is in striking contrast to the rest and except for a few personal pic- of the room may be too glaring in one spot if it is not balanced with some other object, either in the same color. or In another of equal intensity, placed some place else in the room. By repeating this one color note a perfect harmony may result that will make the room far more interesting than It would be if reduced to a'more simple color scheme. It may be the means of Introducing the touch of or iginality and interest that lend it individuality. One of the most deplorable things about the average home today is the sameness of it You go from house tures, or books, or some thing of the sort, every apartment is identical with every other apartment. The living rooms are apt to be grey and mulberry, the dining rooms blue, and the bedrooms are invariably car ried out-in insipid blues and pinks. There is no reason for this. There are those who prefer the lighter colors for bedrooms, but even these may show a decided lot of originality. They do not have to adhere to the flat and un- teresting scheme of pink and white or blue and white. There are charming combinations for theb edroom that can be made to house and you see the same furni-lwith lavender, green, tan and yellow ture, reproduced time and time again. It is set in the same relative positions in homo after home, the same mate rials used in upholstering and in dra peries even the same stereotyped bric-a-brac is placed in the same deadly way. Unconsciously you long to take a lamp or a vase and put it some place and anv number of different and ln- terestig shades. They can be just as dainty, Just as attractive, and still they will reflect personality and stand out in the minds of all who see them. Rooms are quite like personsThere are some that are pleasant and agree able, but that leave no definite Im nression. There are others that irrl- xnd delightful memory for us always. This is not entirely due to the color scheme of the room. It is just as likely to be the selection of furniture. People are too prone to buy furniture in "sets." This is all right in the case of the dining room, perhaps, that all the chairs should match and that the other pieces should follow the same design and pattern. This is a formal room and the set furniture lends to the formality of it. It gives the proper atmosphere and this is an essential thing. In general, however, the American home is not a fornq&l place, we are not essentially a formal nation. Our homes are built to live in and by living we mean being comfortable and at ease. This is more possible if the house is else. .You would be so relieved if that . tate and, annoy us by some little foolish davenport and that table were placed in a different relation to. each other. Thin is particularly true of many of the furnished apartment houses which are fitted in this way. Davenports, chairs, tables, beds, lamps, and all other kinds of furnishing and acces affectation which does not harmonize at all with the real thing, thhe suh stantial thing beneath the surface, and there are again some that remain in deliblv in our minds because of some nriirinnlitv or cleverness which at first Mtid then nleases us and e purchased in wholesale lots 'makes that particular room a vivid not carried out after too rigid a scheme of furnishing and decorating. Odd pieces in the living room and bed rooms make them more informal, more livable, more cozy, more com fortable. Another thing that has a definite In fluence on the appearance of the room, are the pictures on the walls, and the manner in which they are hung. Every room should have some pictures to add to its interest, but they should not be hung in a haphazard way with no regard to the rest of the room. Here again the unity of the scheme must be taken into considera tion. Perhaps the coloring of the pic ture will afford the distinctive touch that will make a room stand out from all others. Pictures should be hung with some regard for the placing of the furniture, of the doors and the windows. Small units combine to make up the general effect and in many of these a picture is the tie that binds. When hung above a small table on which are perhaps some candlesticks or some books, with perhaps a very handsome vase that reflects one of its predomi nating colors, the picture furnishes the keynote of a small unit of decora tion. Each of these should be com plete in itself, all combining to make an attractive whole. Depending upon the size and shape of the picture, the manner in which it is framed, the influence of the room it is hun g on wires, cords, or invisible hangers. A natural sense of balance, combined with some knowledge of the fitness of things will direct the pUlO lng of pictures and the manner of hanging them. 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