Furniture arranging

Mary-Frances O'Dea

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This week we see how to arrange furniture in a 1950’s home. Do you take into account traffic patterns?
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Or do you deal with scale and balance and a center of interest in your room?
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Taken from the “Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book” Copyright 1956, we thought we’d turn Mid-Century Photo Friday into a learning experience. As usual you can leave a link to your Mid-Century Photo Friday in the comments.

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