The growing love for artistically attractive rooms, in cases where the purse does not permit free application to the upholsterer or the domestic art establishment, leads to many ingenious devices to bring beauty out of homeliness, and to produce both from cast-off and useless lumber, and material of more value, articles of ornament for parlor or chamber; while the skill in knitting, crocheting, and other arts of the fingers possessed by many ladies aids immensely in converting homely rooms into charming and attractive ones. It is proposed here to give some examples of decorations both of the homely and the more expensive order, which may serve as useful suggestions for many other articles made from materials in the possession of our readers, or in accordance with their tastes and the means at their command.