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The walls and woodwork are a soft blue and in pleasing contrast to the honey colored maple, four poster bed. This, of course in the important piece, and it shows the wisdom of having one good piece rather than many which are ordinary or usual. A chest of drawers, a table and two rush set chairs are the only other good wood pieces. The hand made fillet canopy is most effective for the tester top bed. Similar ones may be found in shops or they can be made to order. Equally effective and important in the decorative scheme is the handmade quilt. The old pattern, which is both colorful and attractive, is in a crewel design and stitch. This is the sort of work you could easy do yourself and it goes fast. But use good unbleached muslin. Next in importance are the colorful hooked rugs. There could be three; before the fireplace, by the dressing table and one as you enter the room. Another could well be placed by the bed. The straw colored cotton rep draperies are hung from beneath a scalloped valance of the same material. The charm of the room result from taste exercised not money spent. Perhaps you can find at an antique shop an old bed, for less money than a new one. Scatter rugs cost less than a room sized rug. The draperies and skirt on the dressing table which is in the niche on the other side of the fireplace, at be anything from calico to taffeta and yet look charming.
An attractive colonial atmosphere is gained with a few fine pieces of furniture, the fillet canopy, crewel embroidered bedspread, hooked rugs of the period and the old fashioned Franklin stove. The dressing table, hidden by the chimney breast, has a skirt to match the plain straw colored draperies. The hooked rugs such as those right one, the chaise lounge and the bedspread bring in varied colors.
