Axes in gardens, 132 Axminster rugs and carpets, 272 Backgrounds, 197, 198 Bad-taste period, 470, 473 Balance, 55 in exterior house design, 182 in flower arrangement, 356 in furniture arrangement, 227, 233, 235 in landscaping, 135 in pictures, 385 Balkan rugs, 273 Bamboo furniture, 216, 256 Bamboo shades, 286 Baroque style, 80, 81, 443-447, 450-458 in England, 81, 450-454 in France, 81, 446, 447 in Italy, 81, 444, 445 in Spain, 81, 446 in United States, 81, 455, 456, 457 Basement, 159 Bathroom, 165 color in, 45 floor of, 205 lights in, 309 murals in, 203 walls of, 196 Bauhaus, 22, 112 Bay windows, 162, 265 Beauty, 1, 2, 11, 21, 49, 123, 125, 158, 169, 183, 227, 245, 285, 304, 317, 337, 351, 427 Bedroom, 164, 236 arrangement of furniture in, 229, 236 budgets for, 220 furniture of, 236, 244, 456 lighting of, 309 pictures for, 394, 395, 412-415 Beds, 164, 236, 244, 297, 420, 432, 435, 436, 439, 445, 462, 466, 470 comfortable, 246 four poster. 244, 439, 447, 453, 457, 465,4<58 spool, 97 trundle, 439 gondola, 470 Bedside tables, 236, 244 Bedspreads* 96, 29