PA(lr20 W;l)I:DA :I>l I S I'~ I. W II N kL IPRESS Seale important in interior design By PETER SZARKA Ary's Gallery No matter how carefully we apply other principles of interior design, our efforts are frustrated if proper scale is not used. Rugs that are undersized for a room, furniture that is too big or heavy for a grouping, table lamps that overwhelm tables - ail are out of scale. The visual weight of an object does flot mean iLs actual weight. Lamps, for example, can be exactly the same height and be two different weights. A lamp with a slender column for a base will give a feeling of being much lighter in weight than a lamp with a vase-shaped base which might actually weigh iess. Or consider a Lawson sofa and a Hep- plewhite sofa. ~CHOO*& COUNTRY RADIO-14 WIN A RECORDING CONT RACT! YoU WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO WHEELING, WIEST VIRGINIA CAN BE A STAR ON TELEVISION IS I ER 11 L. cý-ý**DCHOO RADIOýý_"ee COUNTRY TALENT * SEARCH* Every Thursday ait tl 8:30 p.me 'HOLIDAY INt WHISTLE STOP 1:'0 i i fi', 1<> l~ ~ Ill~ Ill.(.100RADOi. io ~ u(('N si Rl I \I.I.71lSI..\I.(li(A.\l.I.IIUII>.\YINN 121)311-81-1 The Lawson sofa is heavy looking; the Hepplewhite, light. Yet when measured, the dimensions - the width, length and height - of the two sofas are exactly the same. The difference is scale. If a chair is covered with an upholstery fabric that is patterned, or has a design in it, the pattern or design must be in scale with the chair - in size and weight. The centered motif must fit the center of the seat or the English e' Renaissance back without cutting into the design. Now note the English Renaissance, Chair. ILs large decoratîve motif is suited to the scale of the chair but can you visualize it on the Louis XV chair? Its delicate frame would be Louis XV overwhel 'med by the tapestry. STherefore, it would be out of scale. Design in an upholstery fabric can be far too heavy or, conversely, far too weak for the size of the chair. Remernber that the design must conform to the space to which it's applied. Scale within a grouping is the most important phase of scale. When considering a grouping, the overaîl size and weight are your primary concernis. By giving poor examples, you'Il understand what is meant. When a spindly chair is placed next to a sturdy, heavy table, it is in poor scale. - The table appears even heavier than it is and the chair seems even more spindly than iL is. Both suf- fer by comparison. Italian and English Renaissance chairs would be far better in scale for the heavy oak table. When a dainty lomwlamp is placed on a 10w end table near a large soÇa, the scaling is poor. Although the lamp may give adequate light, it is too low and appears dum- py. When massive, squatty glassware is used wîth fine ranslucent china, the glassware appears to be much too heavy. Tiny pictures hung on a large wall are in poor scale because the pictures look like postage stamps. In summation, remem- ber: poor scaling in a group emphasizes the contrast between the objects. This is undesirable because the ob- jects in a grouping should fit into the overail picture to compose a pleasing whole or unit. So, be aware of the size and weight of furnishings in relation to the size of the room. Study the scale in the model rooms in your favourite department stores or photographs in the better home furnishing magazines and you'll find that you develop an eye for scale. The article for the next month will deal with balan- ce. PR ESENTS SPECIAL 0F THE WEEK 1980 CITATION 4 DOOR, V-6, AUTOMATIC, P/S, P/B, 23,000 KM. LIC. PHZ 333 $6870 SHOP AT THE BIG LOT AND SAVE ONTARIO MOTOR SALES 140 BOND ST. W., OSHAWA 725-6501 RICHARD'S FUNITURE REFINISHING "ive Your Fumiture a Face Lft" 600 EucIid St., Whltby Cili RIck Frorestall 666-2992