In remodeling an old tavern, the taproom with its smoke-blackened beams and dark wainscot was converted into the dining-room. The use of handmade floor tile is particularly interesting

This Dutch interior offers a suggestion for a summer camp in the dining-room alcove placed at one end of the living-room

Wilton rugs in a single color with a darker toned border serve well for the dining-room. The curtains repeat the color in a figured pattern

During house cleaning there are various objections to a plate rail. In this dining-room it was done away with and a frieze was set low and secured by the use of a narrow white molding. If the room were irregular, it would have been almost impossible to locate in this position, but in a rectangular room it is not so difficult. It is in neutral colors and the friezes are in Delft blue with draperies of a darker blue. The furniture is Hepplewhite