Here is the department where good taste will assert itself. The wood finish of the different rooms should receive due consideration in the plans and specifications, and definite contract of what is to be done should be made with builder.

For buildings of medium cost, it will be more satisfactory to finish in soft wood, and pine is the best. When well smoothed down and varnished, it presents a beautiful contrast with the furnishings; and as it is the cheapest, all can afford it, nor should it be discarded by any because it is cheap. It can be easily cleaned and re-varnished.