A beautiful dwelling is not necessarily the same thing as a delightful home. It sometimes happens that fine appointments and furniture can be handled in such a way as to give no impression of that real home-lines which is surely everyone's ambition for his private environment.
Every age brings its contribution to furniture design, and those who laughed at what have been called the monstrosities of the Victorian age, have provided future generations with perfect rib-splitting laughter in showing what ungainly line, frail build, and chromium can do.
Cabinet makers of taste, however, have the good sense to introduce to intending furnishers the best in line, in woods and design that trained artists can give; it is in this way that the old established firm of Arts & Crafts scores. The present large stocks in the Bubbling Well Road store are all eminently suited for the home of taste and comfort, and whether one buys now for the Shanghai home, or for future use in the home countries, the designs are equally good.
Arts & Crafts system of shipping home one's existing furniture has been largely patronized of late, as also has their system of furniture hire. The latter is especially welcome to transients or to those who, in these uncertain times, wish to have no responsibility with stocks of household goods.
At this season their special range of drapes and soft furnishing should be seen before final household autumn cleaning is under way.
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