Flo. 14. — ^The game type of low room m in Fi«* 13. Bb<y«^Mi! how a wrtkol «jv
rangt-mcnt of litiea and fumkhinga tends to increiise the apparent heifttttj
HOME FURNISHING
33
feature both inside and outside the house. No excrescences or
protuberances should be built merely for the sake of original
or ornate effect.
An oblong is in general a more pleasing shape for a room than
IF a square. A plea^sing relation between the three dimensions —
]enj?th, breadth, and heij^ht — t^liould if pos^silile be maintained.
A room that is very long is not easily adapted to general use:^
ajkI is lacking in an effect of intimacy. A room that is too high
is wasteful of unused space, is hard to heat, and is unfriendly
in appearance. In a room iu which all the iJiniensions are equal
or nearly equal, the shape is obvious at once; nothing is left
to the imagination, and the result is stupid and uninteresting;
However, a square may sometimes be the most convenient and
economical shape for a room. For a small tUning-ro<:>m with a
square or round dining table, a square may be both a eonven*
lent *uid fi fitting shape. An oblong in which one dimension m
perceptibly longer Is much more pleasing than one in which
there is a doubt as to comparative dimensions. An excellent
proportion for an average room is one in which the width is
more than half and less than two-thirds the length.
In a house of moderate cost and size, it is not always possible
to plan so that eacli room is of id**al proportion. Persons mast
often live in homes wliicfi tliey themselves have not Iniilt. In
such causes there are many devices by which the apparent pro-
portion may be improved,
DetTicesfor changing apparent proportion (Figs. 13-16).
The eye naturally tends to follow any continuous line. By
establishing linejs in any particular direction, therefore, that
direction is emphasized at the expense of the others.
Rooms that are too high may l)e made to appear lower by
introducing strong honzontal lines, for example:
L By bringing the ceiling color down on the side wall. This
is successful only when the ceiling color is Imppily related in hue
and value to the side walL and w^hen its wiilth corresponds to
the width of a moderate border 10 in Acs or 12 inches, in a
nxim of ordinary dijnensions, say 14 feet by 16 feet by 9 feet.
34
A MAWAL OF HOME-MAKING
1
Fio. 15.— A taJl mom of tho Ititr niaetc<?nth c'pntur>' type showinir o plncitm of
picturo nioidtJiK *4r>iJ a selection and arningfraeril ui fiiri)i£ihirif(» Uml trnd
to decmist' the tifumfT'tit height rif the nwrn. Witll eoverinifM of such dit-,
nififHl pattern mid htLniitJiiiuuA color skA are ahowii in Ptnte V« may intni
limo« be uaed above the Dioldins with decorative effect. Notc» the rt^latioil^
ol the ahapes of the pictures to the spacxs.
1
F\Q, 10. — A typical modern tivmg-room In which a group of casements ftod
built-in neat dominate the fumiahiiig effect.
HOME FURNISHING
36
2. By using a molding at the intersection of side wall and
ceiling, and by making the picture-molding continuous with the
top of doors or windows.
3. By a wainscot or dado^ the top of which is on a level with
the window-sills.
4. By using a valance in the window drapery, if this is con-
sistent with the style of the room and the othcB furnishings,
and by hanging all draperies so that the width of the opening
is emphasized.
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Flo. 14. — ^The game type of low room m in Fi«* 13. Bb<y«^Mi! how a wrtkol «jv
rangt-mcnt of litiea and fumkhinga tends to increiise the apparent heifttttj
HOME FURNISHING
33
feature both inside and outside the house. No excrescences or
protuberances should be built merely for the sake of original
or ornate effect.
An oblong is in general a more pleasing shape for a room than
IF a square. A plea^sing relation between the three dimensions —
]enj?th, breadth, and heij^ht — t^liould if pos^silile be maintained.
A room that is very long is not easily adapted to general use:^
ajkI is lacking in an effect of intimacy. A room that is too high
is wasteful of unused space, is hard to heat, and is unfriendly
in appearance. In a room iu which all the iJiniensions are equal
or nearly equal, the shape is obvious at once; nothing is left
to the imagination, and the result is stupid and uninteresting;
However, a square may sometimes be the most convenient and
economical shape for a room. For a small tUning-ro<:>m with a
square or round dining table, a square may be both a eonven*
lent *uid fi fitting shape. An oblong in which one dimension m
perceptibly longer Is much more pleasing than one in which
there is a doubt as to comparative dimensions. An excellent
proportion for an average room is one in which the width is
more than half and less than two-thirds the length.
In a house of moderate cost and size, it is not always possible
to plan so that eacli room is of id**al proportion. Persons mast
often live in homes wliicfi tliey themselves have not Iniilt. In
such causes there are many devices by which the apparent pro-
portion may be improved,
DetTicesfor changing apparent proportion (Figs. 13-16).
The eye naturally tends to follow any continuous line. By
establishing linejs in any particular direction, therefore, that
direction is emphasized at the expense of the others.
Rooms that are too high may l)e made to appear lower by
introducing strong honzontal lines, for example:
L By bringing the ceiling color down on the side wall. This
is successful only when the ceiling color is Imppily related in hue
and value to the side walL and w^hen its wiilth corresponds to
the width of a moderate border 10 in Acs or 12 inches, in a
nxim of ordinary dijnensions, say 14 feet by 16 feet by 9 feet.
34
A MAWAL OF HOME-MAKING
1
Fio. 15.— A taJl mom of tho Ititr niaetc<?nth c'pntur>' type showinir o plncitm of
picturo nioidtJiK *4r>iJ a selection and arningfraeril ui fiiri)i£ihirif(» Uml trnd
to decmist' the tifumfT'tit height rif the nwrn. Witll eoverinifM of such dit-,
nififHl pattern mid htLniitJiiiuuA color skA are ahowii in Ptnte V« may intni
limo« be uaed above the Dioldins with decorative effect. Notc» the rt^latioil^
ol the ahapes of the pictures to the spacxs.
1
F\Q, 10. — A typical modern tivmg-room In which a group of casements ftod
built-in neat dominate the fumiahiiig effect.
HOME FURNISHING
36
2. By using a molding at the intersection of side wall and
ceiling, and by making the picture-molding continuous with the
top of doors or windows.
3. By a wainscot or dado^ the top of which is on a level with
the window-sills.
4. By using a valance in the window drapery, if this is con-
sistent with the style of the room and the othcB furnishings,
and by hanging all draperies so that the width of the opening
is emphasized.