Another type is the shallow bay window shown below. In many of the newer one story houses of ranch type, bamboo shades, in soft neutral tone of beige are both smart and practical. They may be raised or lowered to suit the needs of light. A bright afternoon sun is nicely screened, for instance, if they are lowered and, of course they are a protection at night. The group is full of suggestions: the placing of the modern two tier table the standard lamp, the sofa, the excellent, inexpensive and practical rug, with a slight pattern are all note worthy. The rug, a clean informal floor covering is a type which comes in many soft colorings and standard sizes and is a blend of wool and carpet rayon. Or where a more formal treatment is wishes in a colonial house, the suggestions given below could be followed. Or again over bamboo or Venetian blinds, use full length curtains of one of the rayon or chintz.
Curtains and window seats may be most decorative features and many houses especially those built twenty to forty years ago, have window seats. There are formal and informal ways of handling them. In the house of English type two sets of curtains may be used. Casement cloth, which is a good fabric for the short glass curtains under draperies, ca also be used alone as it is an opaque material. In either case hooks sewed to the backs of the curtains g into rings which are placed on the rods. Rods are fastened to the frame in double hung windows or casement windows opening out. For casement windows opening in a short rod should be placed on each separate casement window. In formal rooms if window seat is recessed, patterned draperies may be hung from the wall opening to the floor at each side of the window seat.
