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At little cost

It’s amazing how you can transform an uninteresting room into one of distinction by paneling one wall. And what will surprise you more is that it need not be costly. Shop around for your wood. Shop around for your carpenter. Buy odd lots, and hire a man during the slack season.
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French provincial

Another in formal type of furniture which is much liked and used in this country is French provincial. It is akin to our own early American maple and cherry but it is made often in fruit woods or in walnut – the wood of France. It is the informal furniture of the French provinces of [...]

Fireplace and window

A detail of the corner of the room left, below. Don’t overlook the economy of space and having a place of their own for your books, radio, record player, and records. Here they are all ready to be used and also a very decorative part of a pleasant room. The space occupied by the chimney, [...]