“Using too much grille for the size of the space.”
“Using diminutive designs for large spaces, and vice versa.”
“Poorly-balanced, top-heavy or lop-sided designs.”
“Inharmonious coloring.”
Always use a rule or rod when measuring for grille work; never a tape. Take a pattern of all irregular spaces and fit the pattern into the space to insure its correctness before making the grille.
The prettiest design may be hopelessly spoiled by a poor fit, and measurements should be absolutely accurate.
WORKROOM · AUXILIARIES
The workroom should be cheerful and well lighted; roomy and well-equipped. Some upholstery managers, evidently considering the workroom a disagreeable though necessary part of the department, do not give sufficient attention to its location and furnishing. Perhaps one of the reasons why the average upholstery buyer does not think more highly of the workroom is because of the unsatisfactory comparison it presents to the strictly merchandise end of the business. He has comparatively little difficulty in figuring the percentage of gain on twenty-five or fifty yards of material cut off the piece and delivered, and can easily determine whether the transaction was profitable or otherwise. But send that twenty-five or fifty yards of material through the workroom, and unless he is a practical man, thoroughly understanding the nature and value of the work performed, he is apt to feel that the ratio of profit is uncertain.