BEAUTIFUL FURNISHING DESIGNS SEEN OVERSEAS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 191, 30 August 1937, Page 11

BEAUTIFUL FURNISHING DESIGNS SEEN OVERSEAS

Golden stars on globes, tbo globes forming a very low set table of "distressed" glass, engraved delicately witb a map of tbe Avorld on it as decoratioa, is oue of tbo ucav ideas evolved in London. Carpets Arbicb bad been inspired by Frencb gardens also attraeted. my attention in a sbop recently, writes an ovcrseas correspondent. liocky patbs, sucb as - one sees in' tbo gardens of Font'ainebleau, were traced on bandsomely band-tufted floor cor'erings. Patbs wbicb can be found in tbe rose garden of a Frencb cbatean furnisbed tbe design for anotber. An idqa wbicb will appeal to many woinen is to'bave gracefuily intertwined monogrammed patterning on tbeir upbolstery in neutral colourings. I was sboWn some wbicb bad a ricb old velluin background,- witb tbe delicately light initials entwined in: a green tone, but quite pleasantly negative. This was a foil to a Frencb period divan in quilted satin. in a Ticb ruby sbade. For curtains, glowing f aintly. witb • diffused ligbt, a lovely aubergine damask was cbosen. Tbe effect of "distressed" glass now used so mucb witb period furniture, is acbieved by means of silver painting aud an acid process mixed. "If ordinary mirror glass were used witb old f urniture designs, i fc would be out of tane," tbe expert said. A quilted satin f olding door (tbe door set' flush witb • tbe wall) in a luxury bedroom-was an exotic toucb. Crystal daisies beld drooping draped crossway windo'w, curtains of tbick , ivory Toile, edged witb narroAV frills.