A ROOM OF HIS OWN

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 238, 28 December 1927, Page 7

A ROOM OF HIS OWN

There never was a. boy who did not cherish a desire to have a room of his own. If allowed to give expression to his innermost feelings, it is more than likely he would emphatically express the wish that under no circumstances must it be fitted out so that it might be misaken for his sister's room. The most impressionable years of the average boy’s life are from eight to eighteen; therefore, every mother should give most careful thought to the planning of her son's room. In the room pictured above the curtains and the counterpane are of a

checked material in shades of orange, blue and brown. It will be found that the checked counterpane will not show creases nearly as much as a plain one. The addition of a comfy chair will keep its owner from sprawling on the bed in the manner so beloved of young people, and so detrimental to the mattress. A bookcase is, of course, an indispensable necessity, while the long chest will be found invaluable for stowing away cricket bats, tennis rackets and other treasures. In planning such a room, it is not so much the amount spent on the furnishings as their careful selection that make for success. Some of the most effective and artistic rooms have cost mere trifles to decorate.