Our homes, and how to beautify them . ave in such a case as thatof a castle designed on mediaeval Gothic lines, with a groined ceilingto the hall, where it would be obviously incongruous to go far awa\-from a (jothic scheme of furnishing. But this is an extreme illustration,and can hardly f)e said to establish a general principle. In large mansionsthe stonework of the hall and staircase is sometimes left exposed, or hungwith fine old pieces of la])estry; here, of course, the architect is responsiblefor the ornamentation of the structural work. However excellent may bethe architects design, thi
Our homes, and how to beautify them . ave in such a case as thatof a castle designed on mediaeval Gothic lines, with a groined ceilingto the hall, where it would be obviously incongruous to go far awa\-from a (jothic scheme of furnishing. But this is an extreme illustration,and can hardly f)e said to establish a general principle. In large mansionsthe stonework of the hall and staircase is sometimes left exposed, or hungwith fine old pieces of la])estry; here, of course, the architect is responsiblefor the ornamentation of the structural work. However excellent may bethe architects design, this sort of hall can never ha\e the warmth andcomfort which result from the employment of wood panelling. Stonework forinterior treatment is always and necessarily cold, no matter how effective intexture, and for a climate like ours is therefore unsuitable. Nothing for richdignity can beat the Elizabethan st)le, with walls ])anelled in oak, a massi\echimney-piece characteristically carved, and a fine ribljed ceiling in high relief. 142. AND HOW TO BEAUTIFY THEM. This is the supreme note of a home-like English hall. The panelling is highlydecorative in itself, but it may be supplemented with old armour in niches, orpieces of tapestry, or choice old ])rints, or antlers and other trophies of the chasesparingly introduced so as to accentuate the value of the woodwork and not tohide it. SCHEME FOR AN INEXPENSIVE HALL. T ET me give an inexpensive treatment for a squarish hall in a flat, or^ moderately sized house, where the decorator has to adapt himself to thefixed structural conditions. In the colour scheme the main consideration shouldbe warmth, and the colour must therefore be quiet, subdued, and neutral. Ihewalls, under these conditions, might be treated in plain distemper of a rich tone ;a warm buff or a dull rose, or an olive green would suit. Jhe chief decorativefeature in this case will have to be the frieze, which must be fairly deep, of abold design, with a rich arrangement
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