In one of the illustrations of this chapter you will observe a small
sitting-room in which there are dozens of things, and yet the effect is
quiet and uncrowded. The secretary against the plain wall serves as a
cabinet for the display of a small collection of fine old china, and the
drawers serve the chance guest--for while this is library and
sitting-room, it has a most comfortable couch bed, and may be used as a
guest-room as well.
[Illustration: A CORNER OF MY OWN BOUDOIR]
The bookshelves are built high on each side of the mantel and between
the windows, thus giving shelf room to a goodly collection of books,
with no appearance of heaviness. The writing-table is placed at right
angles to the windows, so that the light may fall on the writer's left
shoulder. There is a couch bed--over three feet wide, in this room, with
frame and mattress and pillows covered in a dark brocaded stuff, and a
fireside chair, a small chair at the head of the couch and a low stool
all covered with the same fabric. It really isn't a large room, and yet
it abundantly fills a dozen needs.
I think it unwise to try to work out a cut-and-dried color plan in a
small apartment. If your floors and walls are neutral in tone you can
introduce dozens of soft colors into your rooms.
Don't buy massive furniture for your apartment! Remember that a few good
chairs of willow will be less expensive and more decorative than the
heavy, stuffy chairs usually chosen by inexperienced people.
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