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As to the bedroom of the small apartment, I should say in general that most people tend to crowd this more than any other part of their home. They seem to feel that they must have a complete suite of furniture, consisting of a bed or beds, a night table, a dresser,
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a chifforobe, a dressing table and chairs. They should be urged to realize that space can be found in closets for many of the objects that are customarily kept out in the room, even if it is necessary to construct a cabinet of tray drawers in one of the closets in which to keep some of these things. It is more important to have a bedroom with space to walk around in and some appearance of charm than it is to have all the articles of furniture that the law allows. Where the wall space is limited it is seldom a very excellent idea to place heavy pieces across corners. In a room of moderate dimensions a large double bed generally looks better than twin beds, and two tiny night tables, in this case, appear better than one. Very often the rather cumbersome dressing table or vanity dresser can be omitted and replaced by some arrangement of mirrors on the closet doors or by a tiny powder table or poudreuse which takes up very little space and can stand out in the room and act as a table when the top is closed. In general I should say that two commodes fitted with tray drawers, and hanging mirrors on cords above them, give a better effect than a dresser and a chifforobe, and very few men have enough shirts to fill the six compartments consigned to them in the average ctiifforobe anyway.
The color scheme for a bedroom should generally be made up of so-called pastel hues, except in a bachelor's apartment or where massive furniture of the Italian or English Renaissance is used. This room has generally a somewhat feminine atmosphere, in contrast with the living room and dining room, and it is essentially the woman's chamber. A combination of light
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