This section is from the book "The Practical Book Of Furnishing The Small House And Apartment", by Edward Stratton Holloway. Also available from Amazon: The Practical Book Of Furnishing The Small House & Apartment.
As blue and yellow produce green, so do blue and red produce violet. The modified violets, soft mauves and plums go beautifully with rose and with carefully chosen grey-blues. Add to these tan, buff or old gold and the scheme is again complete.
A proper distribution of these tones in the same manner as with those already so carefully detailed, will, with ivory or grey furniture, compose a charming room for the young girl. Should the furniture be decorated, then too much other decorated or otherwise patterned material should be avoided. Plate 48 illustrates a set of furniture which would be useful here.

PLATE 48. DECORATED BEDROOM SUITE.
Manufactured by Stickley Bros. Co., Grand Rapids. Mich.
 
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