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A portable decorating solution keeps everyone happy

TODAY I would like to
share with you two letters J
recently received. One is
about a doil collection and

plants, and the other a quest

to make a large TV set
“fade into the
background.”

We have a large modern televi-
sion set (black and chrome) in our
living room. It’s a beautiful piece
of furniture which we do not wish
to part with as leng as it’s opera-
tional.

However, hecause of the de-
mands of my family who want to
be able to view from all angtes in
our living/dining room, this piece
of furniture takes up a large
amount of space and is the first
thing ove sees on entering the
room.

How can I keep it where it is,
but diminish its dominance in our
home?

- Your floor plan tells me that
. short of adding an alcove to the
east wall of your living/diaing
: | room, there are precious few op-
*-. tions to place your TV set dif-
ferently. /
| But Ican offer you a sugges-
tion, and that is a very low plat-
form on wheels (about 30 inches
--wide by 15 inches deep and three

FREE DEL!

Saatkam

Edith

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to four inches high) placed in
front of the TV set.

On it you can have a whole in-
door landscape, low trailing plants
at the front and bigger bushy
plants behind, just a little higher
than the TV set.

The ‘‘landscape’’ can be
wheeled to the window just beside
the TV set when scmebody wants
10 watch.

To make the indoor garden
complete, you could even suspend
plants from the ceiling to just

above the TV set. How is this for
TV in a greenhouse?

Another suggestion is a free-
standing screen that matches your
decor. It could be like a triptych,
all three sections filed with cuts
from a large favorite print, or
three individual prints which har-
monize.

- How and where in my small
living room can I display a large
collection of dolls in the naticnal
costume of many different oriental
and western countries?

They have been stored in my
basement for many years, but !
would like to see and display
them.

Lalso have a variety of piants,
several palms, two trailing
philodendrons, an:i a basket of
plants on a low tadle.

Tam bored with the way these
are scattered throughout the room
and would like to make some
changes,

Your coilection of dolls sounds
wonderful and must hold many
memories for you. I agree that it’s
a pity to store them in the base-
ment. .
Something in your letter: —-
maybe the fact that many are
from oriental countries —
reminded me of a Japanese tradi-

See Plants page 46

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