HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-09-20, Page 37Decorating the first apartment can be a try-
ing experience for any woman, but the burden
is double-fold for the young bride. She must
Consider the likes and dislikes of her newly
acquired husband.
The first decorating problem to tackle is
the floor. A rug, an expensive oriental or the
10c' carpet tiles, is an investment that will pay
off in the years ahead.
A rug may ba rolled up and taken to the
next apartment or house the couple acquires.
It may be used as the focal point of the new
apartment, and is the foundation on which
the other .furniture is placed.
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GETTING THAT extra storage space from
precious living space is as much a problem as
a limited budget to cover expenses for a first
apartment.
But now it's easy to program a small apart-
ment for living and storage with a "money's-
no-object" . look.
Leading furniture manufacturers have
taken the new bride's special decorating and
budget needs into consideration. They're
building storage assets into furniture that
are designed to decoratively line walls, there-
by freeing the rest of the room for living.
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FOR EXAMPLE, new bedroom and dining
room collections feature the architectural de-
tailing that once appeared on the walls and is
now a popular decorative asset to furniture.
Now furniture is suspended from the walls.
At the same time, cabinets and chests are
storage bonanzas.
The other types of first apartment furni-
ture are the "early attic" and "lafe base-
ment" variety.
They are obtained at a low cost (usually
free) and suffice until a budget allows new
'furniture.
IF THE FREEBIES don't appeal to your
taste the plastic module furniture is another
inexpensive, but attractive addition to any
decorating theme. It is easy to assemble and
lightweight.
Complete the decorating with a few deck
chairs, which are the latest in inexpensive
and attractive furniture and the first apart-
ment decorating problems are solved. -
The deck chairs come in a variety of color
combinations and materials.
They can be found at furniture shops in
leopard, tiger and zebra and the local depart-
ment store variety conies in multicolored
enIlVas.
Functional beauty is the bride's formula
for creating a comfortable home environment.
She has considered the comforts and likes
of her new husband and come up with a
workable solution. She has combined the best
of two opinions ,into one decorating theme.
And remember the young bride does have
the last word in decorating that first apart-
ment.
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