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Furnishing Newlyweds'
Home Takes Planning
Sooner or later, an en-
gaged couple comes down to
earth and begins thinking in
solid terms of a future to-
gether. There's the matter of
furnishing your. new home
or apartment, for instance.
Furniture is very per-
sonal, and the selection of
each item for the newly.
wed's abode should reflect
the taste of each partner.
Here is where the experi-
ence, and knowledge- of a
professional decorator can
be quite helpful. Fortunate-
ly, young couples don't have
to engage an interior dec-
orator<in order to get expert
advice on furnishing their
home — many major de-
partment stores have a con-
sultant available.
Before purchasing fur-,
niture which will be lived
with for many years, it's
wise to consider your prob-
able life style, as well as the
architecture of your home if
you do own one,.expertsad-
vise.
If you like a casual life-
style, ),ou would probably be
more comfortable with
"countrified" furniture
styles. But, if you plan on a
great deal of elegant enter-
taining, you'll probably be
happier with more formal
looks.
There are three basic
furniture styles: traditional,
country and contemporary.
Traditional styles are
more formal and include
such well-known types as
Chippendale, Sheraton,
Louis XIV and Queen
Anne. (Styles were often
named after the reigning
monarch or the cabinet-
maker.)
"Country" furniture in-
cludes such styles as Ameri-
can Colonial, and French or
Italian provincial. As the
name infers, it is less formal
than traditional furniture,
having its origin in either
simplified copies of the lat-
ter, or evolving from the
lifestyle of country folk.
Conternporary, , as the
name implies, is furniture of
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the present. Contemporary
styles vary from wood to •
plastic desig-ns, with the em-
phasis usually on function.
While you may wish to
stay with one type of furni-
ture, selecting all your ac-
cessories from a similar
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