(This applies to schoolrooms, but what applies to scholars equally applies to readers in libraries, and these precepts apply to furniture as well as to the other woodwork.)
Miss Marvin[106] suggests that,—
“Green, yellow, terra-cotta, light brown, and tan are good.”
“No decoration is necessary except tinting.” [Excellent.]
“Corticene or burlap is good background for pictures.”
“Only one color is desirable for the interior of a small library.”
Reflection of light. Not only is color of walls and ceiling a prime element in decoration, but it also plays a large part in the cheerfulness and effectiveness of diffused light, both natural and artificial; especially in systems of indirect lighting. To select colors bright enough to reflect, and soft enough not to dazzle, is one of the nice problems of planning.