The art of interior decoration . PTUOUS bathrooms are not mod-ern inventions, on the contrary the bathwas a religion with the ancient Greeks,and a luxury to the early Italians. What wehave to say here is in regard to the bath as anecessity for all classes. The treatment of bathrooms has become an in-teresting branch of interior decoration, whereasonce it was left entirely to the architect andplumber. First, one has to decide whether the bathroomis to be finished in conventional white enamel,which cannot be surpassed for dainty appear-ance and sanitary cleanliness. Equally daintyto look at and
The art of interior decoration . PTUOUS bathrooms are not mod-ern inventions, on the contrary the bathwas a religion with the ancient Greeks,and a luxury to the early Italians. What wehave to say here is in regard to the bath as anecessity for all classes. The treatment of bathrooms has become an in-teresting branch of interior decoration, whereasonce it was left entirely to the architect andplumber. First, one has to decide whether the bathroomis to be finished in conventional white enamel,which cannot be surpassed for dainty appear-ance and sanitary cleanliness. Equally daintyto look at and offering the same degree ofsanitary cleanliness, is a bathroom enamelled insome delicate tone to accord in colour with thebedroom with which it connects. Some go so far as to make the bathroom the114 PLATE XV 115 This illustration speaks for itself—fruit dishes andfruit, candlesticks, covered jars for dried rose leaves, fin-ger bowls, powder boxes, flower vases and scent bottles—all of Venetian Glass in exquisite shades. 116. o
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