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Consulting Experience of Interior Decorator Does Not Show Lack of Competence
By ELIZABETH MacRAE BOYKIN

Calling a doctor or consulting a lawyer isn't an admission of personal inadequacy. Even the advice of an architect is sought without embarrassment. But for some reason or other, women often feel that consulting a decorator is something to be apologized for, as admitting a lack of competence. Yet the furnishing of a home is a job that takes skill, that requires experience and training, and the professional decorator can contribute that same kind of expert help with decorating problems as the doctor, lawyer or architect can contribute in their own fields.

This subject for today's column was suggested by Mrs. A.N.L., who writes that she is moving soon into a new home and wants advice about the furnishing. Her letter continues,

"Since I have never had any experience in purchasing furniture or selecting draperies or devising color schemes, I feel completely at a loss. Even the prospect of shopping for interior decorators, besides my personal objections to having a house 'done,' seems bewildering, not to mention exhorbitantly expensive."

Now of course Mrs. L. can take time and study her problem, consulting books, shopping around, maybe even taking a course of some kind. But even with that extra equipment, the chances are she won't be able to acquire enough know-how. For the woman with real taste and understanding realizes that however nice she might be able to furnish her home the chances are a professional decorator working with knowledge and experience in the time available to do the job with certainty.

Actually, consulting a skilled interior decorator is an intelligent approach to the problem, a mark of know-how.

Consolidated Features.—WNU Release.