To most children, a spotty or too often repeated design is distracting. Blues and violets soothe, while reds, yellows, and sometimes greens are exciting and stimulating colors. We so often send our children to study and amuse themselves in their room, but have we done our share in providing them with the comforts and necessities that will assist them to produce better school work?
Boys—With no frills, light fabrics, or woodwork for them to soil and mar, their rooms still may be made interesting—even beautiful—but convenience and masculinity should be kept foremost in mind.
Girls—A girl's room, on the other hand, should be dainty, bright, and frivolous. Her personality, even at a very tender age, will clearly be disclosed by the way she cares for her room. There is no need of a great expenditure of money in buying furniture or hangings for a girl's room. Some of the cheaper fabrics and simplest furniture will make the most charming room.
BOY'S ROOMS
A Suggested Color Scheme
Walls—Buff-colored paint, or tinted walls.
Woodwork—Stained mission oak or walnut.
Floors—Hardwood floor, strips of coco matting, or woolbraided rugs. Softwood—a large square of linoleum.
Suggested List of Furnishings
Bed—Something of the day bed type. Bedspread of blue denim, with stitched bands of yellow sateen at edge.