FRIEZES TO MATCH

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 83, 24 January 1941, Page 42

FRIEZES TO MATCH

(By

L.J.

S.

frieze when papering your room, it is as well to remember that it is not only a matter of matching the wall-paper, but also of matching the actual lines of the room-a point that is often overlooked by deciding on colour alone. Perhaps the dining-room is plainly furnished with a collection of old prints and etchings framed in black and white. To enhance the effect of this room, the border should if possible consist of plain horizontal lines which will run_ parallel with the level of the picture frames. A zig-zag or wavy frieze would take away from the "tailored" appearance of the room and cut into the horizontal lines, Such a border, though, would be admirable in a room where there are chintz furnishings and a few light watercolour paintings with no formal arrangeS HOULD you decide on a

ments. Avoid a geometrically designed frieze here, and choose something that repeats the colour and arrangement of the chintz. A floral or leafy design, perhaps, in soft colourings. A small room will not stand a very deep frieze. A border from three to six inches in depth, and in the lighter shades, would be best. Anything heavier would look clumsy and also detract from the value of other articles in the room. On the other hand, depth and weight of design and colour is necessary in a large room, where it is needed to balance the size of the walls and heavier furniture. A nursery frieze, of course, has many possibilities; in fact it is here that a frieze can add most interest and character to the room. Illustrated nursery thymes, animals from books or other favourites, or perhaps best of all Walt Disney characters. Any of these arranged in a fairly deep border round the nursery walls would delight the hearts of most small children,