. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 167.—Front and Side Views of Another Hall Stand. total height of the stand is 7 feet. Sufficient measurement andsuggestion are given so that the length of the underdrawer isoptional. The seat may be made to lift up, being hinged at theback and doing away with a drawer and pulls. The Console Table The heating of the residence today from some hidden source,the furnace or boiler, gives little excuse for the mantel, muchless the make-believe chimney breast. This naturally has FURNITURE FOR THE HALL 141 brought back the cons
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 167.—Front and Side Views of Another Hall Stand. total height of the stand is 7 feet. Sufficient measurement andsuggestion are given so that the length of the underdrawer isoptional. The seat may be made to lift up, being hinged at theback and doing away with a drawer and pulls. The Console Table The heating of the residence today from some hidden source,the furnace or boiler, gives little excuse for the mantel, muchless the make-believe chimney breast. This naturally has FURNITURE FOR THE HALL 141 brought back the console to break the blank wall space. Whileat one time or another in its use it was somewhat of a movablepiece classed among furniture, this was due no doubt to the fact. Fig. 168.—a Corner Stand and an elaborately framed mirror was hung immediately overthe wall or half table, creating an opportunity for the incomingor outgoing to arrange their hair and wraps in a manner entirelysatisfactory to themselves. Then, too, the mirrored expanse ofglass reflects and apparently makes double at first impressionones possessions and their arrangement far more than did theusual small mirror above the mantel. The console table, as well as many other furniture pieces, hasbeen remodeled along the lines of present-day thought, and the 142 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN mirror and table are joined, having the form of a fixed wallframing with a table—or, more properly speaking, a shelf—supported by consoles, brackets, short columns or a paneledbase in conformity with the nature of a surbase and all that isabove partaking of the character of the interior trim. In considering the building of a console table for the parlor,reception hall or other room not pro
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