Porch Furniture

Porch Furniture

Those who have tired of wicker find a welcome change in Swiss reed furniture for porches. The chairs are of a wonderfully comfortable shape and will wear forever. Painted in one flat tone, they show to best advantage when combined with modern painted furniture or the French iron furniture mentioned above. With a table and bench of decorated wood, and settees of Swiss reed, the piazza has at once a comfortable and unusual appearance. Use with these a wrought iron lamp with a painted tin shade. Old-fashioned bent wire flower stands of our grandmother's day have come again into style. Filled with pots of trailing ivy and with a gay porcelain bird here and there in the foliage, what could be more attractive? Or again, the pots may be painted in colors that fit with the general scheme. After applying the color and design, give the pot a coat of spar varnish, and it will last.

A new adjunct to the porch, one that every woman will appreciate, is the porch mirror. They come with tiled panels on top, the frames being of oak or walnut, as one wishes. A fancy gilt mirror should never be used on the porch.

Lanterns of lacquered chintz, black and white stripes with medallions of brilliant fruit make a striking central figure. Tin candle sconces, painted to match, will complete the set.

While wicker, reed and rattan are now the accepted kinds of porch furniture, in the partly enclosed porch, wooden furniture with rush seats may be used, as there the wear of the weather has not to be taken into account.

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