WAYS WITH THE WINDOW SEAT

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 58, 31 May 1927, Page 5

WAYS WITH THE WINDOW SEAT

A comfortable seat “finishes off’ a , window better than anything else, but when the sill is not wide enough for a seat proper, a plain box ottoman , placed against the wall under the casement will look equally effective. It should be covered with material to i match the curtains; and hessian, an sixpence a yard, is novel and attractive i for both purposes! Its soft string colour harmonises well with modern j furnishing schemes, and, if washed j before use, it drapes and hangs beautifully. . . For decorating the curtains and otto ; man nothing is better than a deep bordering of conventional flowers, wool-embroidered in vivid hues. Bold j daisies of orange, royal blue and black. , with jade-green stems and leaves, would be attractive. Conventional I crocuses or tulips, in orange and scarlet, with emerald foliage, would also look delightful. A round “humpty," covered to match, will add another touch to the scheme; the edges may be bound with contrasting-hued cotton braid, and this same braid might bind the edges of curtains and ottoman covering. Another way to decorate the curtair s is to trim them with appliqued bands of cretonne flowers—roses, lilies, poppies. and pansies, all growing merrily together. The hessian gives a more | uncommon effect than linen or caseI ment cloth; it wears better too, bej sides being so cheap to buy in the first I place.