How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 465
Fig. 372—Hall Seat Made of a Common Wooden Bench, A Hall Seat. As another illustration of what can be done with the mostordinary piece of furniture, we have chosen a common woodenbench, and by painting it black and giving it a dark-red cushionwith tassels at each corner, have transformed it into… … Fig. 373.—Window Seat and Book-shelves Combined, Made of Boxes. Fig- 373 shows a Window Seat and Book-shelves Combined,made of boxes. Eight soap-boxes of the same size are requiredfor the shelves, and a packing-box about two feet high, two Furniture Old and New. 449 feetseat. in width, and as long…
