THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 27, 1938.
A More Interesting Colour Scheme
By ELIZABETH MacHAE BOYKIN
"I had stage fright when the shocked at an unexpected colour.
some-
You might try suggesting thing really fantastic to begin-like black walls. They'll be so relieved when you compromise on apricot or mauve-pink that they'll go to work |
painters came to do over my setting room and dinning room," writes Mrs. A.H.A. “And so I just had everything painted ivory and left it go at that. I just didn't have the Berve to tell them what I really with a will, wanted. Now it's time to repaint again and I'd like to be fore-armed with a plan for a more interesting colour for these walls. I'd like to add warmth and spaciousness to these rooms and I'd greatly appro- ciate your help in doing it. The setting room is 12 by 14 and joins the dinning room, which is 12 by 12, through an arch without draperies or French doors.
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"I have rugs in eggplant colour the couch and two chairs are of light green wood with indistinct figures and the other chains are in brown. The exposure is south and east and the draperies are a hand
Seriously, why wouldn't a soft powdery apricot be the thing for these walls?
Or else a soft light mauve-pink? There you would have a tone harmonious with your other things, yet warm and spacious You might repeat the wall tone in and not so commonplace as ivory.
accessories of glass in as near the same colour as you can find. We'd have setting room, dining room and hall walls painted all the colour. Personally we might even veer toward pink-mauve, verging on a warm greyed lilac. Leave the arch open and plain to get the most spacious effect. Have all the wood- work painted to match the walls.
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blocked linen with flowers-predo minant colours are eggplant and green. How shall I paint walls and woodwork? Have you any suggestions for archway?
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"The hall is L shaped and narrow that only a small table and lamp can be used in it. Rugs are green of soft light shade and draperies are figured green and brown linen. How should I paint the walls here? Many thanks for your help."
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