Light And Shade In A Room Decorative metals, when used a accessories, give to a room a glow of life that can not be equaled by pottery, glass, or fabrics of rich texture. The strength and vigour of beautifully wrought iron, the sheen of highly polished ' pewter, the luster of burnished brass, the ruddy flame of copper seem to focus the attention with a vivid play of lights and shadows.
Most familiar of those decorative metals, and certainly oldest traditionally, is iron, which through the centuries has served so many use~ ful purposes. Wrought iron has become increasingly important, particularly in homes of the Mediterraneon types, in permanent features such as lighting and hardware fix. tures, grilles, doors, stair-rails and interior balconies, and also console tables, coffee tables, small chairs, and benches, lamp bases, plant stands and the like. It can be used in rooms of ornate character, yet im its plainer aspects is suited to rooms. that are simple or even austere,
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