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September 11, 1910
Daily Press
Newport News, Virginia
What is this article about?
Article provides advice for housewives on creating an attractive dining room affordably, emphasizing location for lighting, windows, wallpapers to mimic sunlight, and dark furniture with dado effects on walls.
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The artistic dining-room is one of the features of a pretty home, and it is quite easy for the housewife to make the room the prettiest. To do so does not require the expenditure of a large amount of money, either.
Its location should be chosen according to the facilities for lighting and for its proximity to the kitchen. There should be several windows on two sides if possible, or two large windows on one side.
To take away the dark look from a room with an eastern exposure has been the desire of many a housekeeper, especially where the room is a dining-room. In cities many of these rooms require artificial lighting during the entire day. But the effect of sunlight can be given in a degree by the proper wall papers left very much to the ideas of the housewife.
Dark furniture at the present time has quite a hold and is work is done in a two-third division of the wall, producing dado effects. The furnishing of a dining-room is
Its location should be chosen according to the facilities for lighting and for its proximity to the kitchen. There should be several windows on two sides if possible, or two large windows on one side.
To take away the dark look from a room with an eastern exposure has been the desire of many a housekeeper, especially where the room is a dining-room. In cities many of these rooms require artificial lighting during the entire day. But the effect of sunlight can be given in a degree by the proper wall papers left very much to the ideas of the housewife.
Dark furniture at the present time has quite a hold and is work is done in a two-third division of the wall, producing dado effects. The furnishing of a dining-room is
What sub-type of article is it?
Domestic Advice
Interior Design
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Dining Room
Decoration
Housewife
Lighting
Wallpapers
Furniture
Dado Effects
Story Details
Story Details
Housewife can create pretty dining room easily and cheaply by choosing location for lighting and kitchen proximity, adding windows, using wallpapers for sunlight effect, and dark furniture with dado wall divisions.