Published November, 1912


Contents

PAGE
Planning the Living-room
By A. Raymond Ellis
[5]
Designing the Dining-room
By A. Raymond Ellis
[47]
Decorating and Furnishing the Bedroom
By Margaret Greenleaf
[69]
The Problem of the Bathroom
By A. Raymond Ellis
[87]
The Proper Treatment for the Nursery
By Sarah Leyburn Coe
[99]
Characteristic Halls and Stairway Types[108]
Planning the Kitchen
By James Earle Miller
[116]

Pleasing decorative effects may be obtained by bringing out the natural graining of the woodwork. Chestnut and cypress are particularly suitable for this as they may be stained and wax finished, or stained and rubbed down to produce this effect. This fireplace was built with outside bricks selected for their color. There is a mottling of purple and bluish tones among the reds that harmonizes strikingly with the Oriental rug before it