Questions Homemakers

Questions Homemakers

Are Asking

Q—Thete are .too many doors and,windows, and too little space for furniture in my home. What can I do?

A—Perhaps an unused door can be locked permanently, or aplywood panel can be put over the door before papering is done. The space on the living room side may be used for book shelves. Other space giving tricks . . . pull the sofa out by the fire place, or remove doors you seldom close.

Q—What can 1 do with windows that are too high and narrow?

A—Hang curtains partly outside the frame. Treat a group of windows as one with a cornice to correct faulty design. Or hang cuftains over the wall to the floor.

Q—I can’t arrange the mantel effectively because of the side light fixture.

A—Have the fixtures removed before you repaint or paper, and fill the hole with patching plaster. , ,

Q—How shall I curtain the short window over bookshelves?

A—Why not blot it out with wallboard and build bookshelves over it to the ceiling? Shutters can be used on the outside of the house. Or, if you prefer keeping the windows, don’t curtain them at all. Try putting glass shelves in them for plants.

Curtain* And Draperies

Choose curtains nad draperies to harmonise with other furnishings in the home. Since they look their best when made to hang spft, full folds, select curtains and draperies of ample width.

Curtains should measure at least twice the width of the rod; that is, a single panel should be again the width of the rod. Each curtain in a pair should measure the width of the rod so that when shirred in place half the rod will be taken by each one.

Curtains look best when hung floor or window sill length or when they cover the apron (which is the w’ood work just under the sill). Narrow windows are given a wider look when curtains are sill or apron length. Floor length, curtains help make a short, wide window look longer. *

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