Linoleum Gains Ground in American Homes
America follows Europe in embracing linoleum beyond kitchens and baths. The material, durable and easy to clean, spreads to living rooms and breakfast areas as patterns diversify with new wood designs. Proper cement-underlay and felt cushion reduce noise and allow seamless floors, favored by decorators for durability and easy maintenance.
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Elsie West
Miost
Europe
France
America
Lnoleum Sa
Not all pictures are best when simply seen
A writer extols photographers who shape images with light color and imagination. He argues beauty exists in all things if one truly sees it, warning we overlook it by repetition like the yellow primrose that becomes only one thing. He urges us to capture simple beauty for our walls.
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Peter Tell
Tled
Guy Plato
Sailor-Lach
Very Economical Frame House and Bond Saving Idea
The text discusses financing a home via bank loans and bonds. It explains how bonds offer a way to save for a home or other definite purpose with interest and potential early benefits. It emphasizes making every penny stretch to enable home ownership for earners with small incomes.
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Iease
Rurnugha
Assistance Provided to Prospective Home Owners
The fragment describes efforts to help would be homeowners with initial costs and ongoing expenses. It notes challenges like rent, savings, and budgeting for winter needs while outlining the role of associations and individuals in supporting home ownership efforts.
Nursery Pictures For the Home and Nursery Décor
Discussion on affordable art choices to brighten rooms using small, well framed prints. Highlights include Holland Morning by George Hitchcock and Lenbach works like Shepherd Boy, with advice on child-friendly subjects and balanced layouts for living spaces and nurseries.
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George Hitchcock
Lenbach
Portisi
Salbour
Hidden Radiator Covers Elevate Simple Living Rooms
A discussion on disguising radiators with metal covers that fit over units and blend with woodwork. Covers transform high and low radiators into shelves, consoles, or window seats, preserving heat while enhancing decor with matching finishes and tasteful balance.
Radiator Covers Boost Heat and Style in Homes
A 1900s style guide touts perforated metal side frames, mahogany and cane effects, and ivory paint for radiator covers. A covered radiator with a water-filled pan moistens air, reduces dust on walls and curtains, and helps protect decor while aiding warmth.
A Picture For Children And Home Decor Notes
A discussion on how art and pictures in homes aid childhood development and thought, urging wiser selections to educate through images. Also a piece on historical bedding methods from quilts to cotton batting and the value of proper tufting and workmanship. An aside mentions a convex mirror in hexagonal gilt frames with an eagle crest.
Simple river home thrives on cheerful, practical design
A narrator celebrates a modest riverside home in Sacramento, detailing a quaint, practical decor. She describes simple curtains, a linen floor, two gray blue rugs, a convertible Davenport bed, and a cozy living area. The piece highlights affordability, comfort, and domestic happiness.
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Paul
Moe
Sacramento
Lamps As Decorationsbrighten rooms with shades and glassware
Lamps can transform a room after painting or redecorating. A new shade or a complete lamp adds color and brightness. Glassware makers offer attractive shades in blues oranges mauves reds with floral sprays and butterflies. Various shapes sizes and textures are available to suit any lamp.
Cotton Resists Moth Ravage in Upholstery Craft
A detailed guide by Marguerite Kemp explains chair construction to resist moth damage. It covers webbing, burlap, moss or hair filling, muslin, and fabric layers, highlighting edge types and the impact of workmanship on price.
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Marguerite Kemp
Tire of Purchase
Furnitue
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