STEALING AUTUMN’S BEAUTY

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20737, 22 February 1939, Page 3

STEALING AUTUMN’S BEAUTY

ATMOSPHERE OF WARMTH AND COZINESS What could be more lovely that a scheme inspired by autumn leases and berries in all their gorgeous colourings—reds, yellows and browns ? And with the winter before us, how welcome would be a room filled with these glowing colours, radiating an atmosphere of warmth and coziness. A very attractive sitting-room might be carried out in this way with a light amber brown wallpaper and the ceiling and woodwork washed deep ivory. For the floor, a carpet in two shades of nut brown, while such preltv curtains could be made in the delightful new shade of berry red. Golden brown loose covers, edged with berry red, would be a good choice, especially with red, tawny brown, and gold cushions, while dark oak furniture would be best with this scheme. Earthenware jugs filled with autumn leaves, and vases of red-gold and bronze chrysanthemums would complete an enchanting scheme where the tones intermingle to perfection, each setting off the others to the best advantage. Original Colour Scheme In Dining-room

A dining-room could be carried out very effectively in almost the same colourings, varying, if yo<u like, the shades of the walls and carpets.

The walls and ceiling here could be i above to a deeper and richer tone 1 Then, why not relieve the woodworl

in ivory, shading from a paler tone below, and deep ivory woodwork, k by picking out the beading in a

narrow line of berry red ? The ca: brown, cither plain or introducing soi leaves, and for curtains plain linen in ings of the woodwork arc expressed, attractive if in plain linen of these red, and the larger ones the dull hr narrow band of vermilion. And th( the same vivid red.

rpet this time might he in sere leaf me of the several shades of autumn the exact colour in which the beadTable mats would look especially colours, the smaller ones vermilion •own of the branches, piped with a cn as a finishing touch, candles of

It would not be difficult to get scheme—the china in ivory and red, here, again, autumn leaves and berri

china and glass to tone with this and the glass in rich amber. And ies might complete the scheme.