Decorating Small Apartment BedroomsThe bedroom in this two-room apartment was, in reality, an 8 x 17 hallroom in the days when all rooms were built on a more spacious plan. Against the gray walls on either side is placed a 3-foot low four-poster. By the window on one side is a small desk, and opposite, a sewing table. Under the window seat was built a little low closet with two shelves for shoes. At the end near the door is a small bureau on one side and a larger one on the other. A low sewing chair, a desk chair and one chair at the foot of one bed completes this most complete bedroom. There are no top parts to the bureaus to make them look heavy. Over the man's small bureau is hung a plain mahogany mirror; over the other bureau is a charming old gilt oval mirror hung crosswise. The window has no under-drape to cut off the view. Linen curtains hang to the sill; the pattern is a French lattice in floral design, rose and brilliant green predominating. Around the edge is a 1 ½ inch binding of brilliant green taffeta, a quaint, old-fashioned shade, difficult to find, but most interesting in color value. On the Colonial beds are covers of the same linen with bindings of the green. The covers are made with a flap under which the pillows are laid; this is edged on three sides with green and cut on the same lines as the French, shaped window valance. Between the beds on the mahogany-stained floor is a rose carpet. The floor is stained to match the furniture, so that the lines of the furniture are lost against the color of the floor. Only two pictures are on the walls. A black lacquered lamp on the desk has a rose, green and black shade. 
A cupboard for shoes can be built in under the bedroom window.
Now the secret of this bedroom's success is, that while every inch of floor space is utilized, the room is not cramped. The French hangings and upholstery with the Colonial furniture give the room a note of decided vivaciousness. Next Page: One Bedroom Apartment Decor. | 