. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. adily select fromdealers such patterns as will prove satisfactory to present needsand future refinement of the home. As life and the establishment of the home is begun with muchsentiment and always with the substantial thought of perma-nence, so should the selection and gathering together of allthings be attended with the same substantial thought of perma-nence. Too often a home is thoughtlessly established by buy-ing things hurriedly or getting possession of nondescript pieces 8 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN —this to a lastin
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. adily select fromdealers such patterns as will prove satisfactory to present needsand future refinement of the home. As life and the establishment of the home is begun with muchsentiment and always with the substantial thought of perma-nence, so should the selection and gathering together of allthings be attended with the same substantial thought of perma-nence. Too often a home is thoughtlessly established by buy-ing things hurriedly or getting possession of nondescript pieces 8 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN —this to a lasting regret when loving association attaches byuse even to a chair or a table of a poor pattern. By considering the subject carefully at the time of purchasing,one may secure neat furniture of a plain form and design whichwill be in harmony with other furniture forms one may desire tomake from time to time. To illustrate, compare a quite possi-ble selection of sideboard which you bought ten years ago—sayFig. I—and then Fig. 2, which you wish to make or buy. Fig. 1—An Ornamental Sideboard of Very Questionable Design. 2 has in its direct lines and quiet surfaces the dignity of serviceand it will always be in favor. Fig. i—well, it is quite likesome overdressed, slangy person, and there will soon come a daywhen you will cut his acquaintance. How to know furniture is a leading question to one who isrefurnishing, or to the home planner. Be he ever so fastidious INFLUENCE OF ANTIQUE MODELS 9 in matters and correctness of dress, he may feel quite at a lossin furnishing the rooms of a new home. Heretofore insufficientattention has been given to style or architectural type of ourexteriors in the selection of furniture. Now we do see evidencefurnitureforcraf01otte
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