Instead of using gilt, the rings and bands on the furniture may be blue or red, in which case the trimmings of the room should correspond.
Fig. 372.—Hall Seat Made of a Common Wooden Bench.
A Hall Seat.
As another illustration of what can be done with the most ordinary piece of furniture, we have chosen a common wooden bench, and by painting it black and giving it a dark-red cushion with tassels at each corner, have transformed it into quite an elegant hall-seat. Fig. 372 gives the effect.
Fig. 373.—Window Seat and Book-shelves Combined, Made of Boxes.
Fig. 373 shows a