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1949: Rooms that Reflect Personality
No matter what the things which have personal meaning for you
may be ~ a picture or two, your favorite books, some small pieces
of sculpture, a bit of lovely old silver or china, your international-doll
collection ~ they deserve a place of honor in your home. More
than anything else, they make your home a reflection of you.
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As you can probably imagine, I've got a lot of books (and other
stuff), and not a lot of space. I'm feeling a bit cramped. But I'm
confident that it's for the best ~ as Elizabeth Ogg says in her
book Decorating The Small Apartment (1949), it's okay to
display my treasures in my home. I shouldn't feel bad about having
so many treasures. Treasures are good. Yeah, that's right.
Lots of treasures are really, really, really good.
Of
coure, you may be a collector of fine china or pottery. If so,
you certainly ought to display your treasures in your home so
that you and your friends can enjoy them. Collections and other
hobbies offer wonderful opportunities for decoration with a purely
personal touch. One man has mounted his old-coin collection in
small glass-fronted cases on his bookshelves. Another has a collection
of knives with carved handles, culled from the primitive tribes
he studied as an anthropologist. A woman who went to Florida for
a holiday came back so enthusiastic about the sea shells she had
gathered (and had even learned the names of) that she mounted
them most attractively on a sand-colored board fastened to her
coffee table, and covered them with a framed glass panel. A girl
who makes marionettes has a tiny marionette stage set up in her
living room, with footlights and spotlights ready to switch on.
Her guests are always enchanted to see the newest of the 'little
people' she has created. If your hobby is no more than collecting
picture postcards, you can still use it decoratively. Mount four
or six of them at a time on a canvas bulletin board or on a sheet
of cardboard which you can cover with glass and hang in a braquette.
Change the cards on display as often as you like.
