National Home Furnishings Style Show Planned in Beckley
E. E. Bibb, chairman of the committee on special features for the National Home Furnishings Show, announces a Beckley event the week of September 26 to October 4. The style show, sponsored by manufacturers and retailers, aims to educate and present authentic, up to date home furnishings to reflect American demand for beautiful, livable homes.
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E. E. Bibb
Mr. Bibb
United States
Beckley
Kitchen Colors Brighten Modern Home Chefs
Colorful kitchenware transforms the modern kitchen with ivory white enamelware rose pink and apple green handles. Spouts bowls grinders and roasters feature painted handles and hammered surfaces. Fry pans spice jars and pottery sets arrive in plain colors polka dots flowers checks and decorative patterns.
Accessories Add Spice to the Modern Living Room
An exploration of living room style notes the shift from conventional davenport sets to varied fabrics like mohair and tapestry, with features such as buttoned tufting antique nail heads curved aprons serpentine fronts and French provincial backs. It highlights tables including end coffee and nest types and describes screens with patterned glazed chintz panels adding charm.
Gingham Sets Include Bakeware and Refrigerator Accessories
A fragment notes sets featuring three baking bowls pitchers mugs and refrigerator sets in gingham style. The text lists items likely as houseware bundles. No dates or brands are provided.
Distinctive patterns to create livable furniture suites
The article suggests solving the sameness of bedroom and dining room suites by selecting distinctive patterns. Add occasional pieces for individuality, such as a bookcase or boudoir chair, and use good reproductions from Duncan Phyfe, Jacobean, and Early American styles for a noticeably different dining room.
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Duncan Phyfe
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