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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1955

Page

8

Colorful Furniture for 1955 a

The growing size of today s families and changing living plans push demand for versatile furniture. Larger families seek durable pieces with high value and longevity. Furniture adapts from room to room, transforming chests desks consoles buffets and credenzas for multiple uses. Leading Paris designers favor a light pink foundation for spring.

Paris

Furniture Is Colorful in New Fashions

Springs palette of furniture fashions offers a colorful, varied range for the home maker. Traditional, provincial and modern groupings feature color with metals in natural tones. Brass, copper, silver and gold trims appear in whole or in part, creating smart living and bedroom furnishings.

Replace With Larger More Efficient Wall Lamps for Better Seeing

Choppy OCR text discusses retiring small wall lamps in favor of larger more efficient decorative lighting. Advises selecting lamps with 13 inch shades and appropriate wattage for reading spots, and notes modern designs offer brighter, larger fixtures than older models. Also mentions furniture guidance and child room decor trends unrelated to lighting.

Drexel Furniture Co

Sparkle In Living Rooms With Gold Colored Metal Chips

A feature on remodeling materials describes gold colored metal chips embedded in new linoleum and brass strips with geometric inserts for vinyl or linoleum floors. Chips are non tarnishing and long lasting while adding a gleaming touch to fabrics and furnishings. Copper accents warm kitchen areas and notify a gold themed collection titled Treasures.

Vanities and Mirrors Inspire Modern Homemaker Style

Long mirrored vanities return with new styling and storage for the homemaker. A dolt-yourself base vanity offers independent units usable as night stands or seat stands with a mirror. Colorful, space saving, and versatile designs suit any room and budget.

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