Principles of home decoration, with practical examples . PAINTED CANVAS FRIEZE. BUCKRAM FRIEZE FOR DINING-ROOM WALLS, CEILINGS, AND FLOORS 107 Newport, where, under the accumu-lated paint of one or two centuries,great panels of old Spanish mahoganycan still be found, not much theworse for their long eclipse. Suchrooms, in the original brilliancy ofcolour and polish, with their parallelshadings of mahogany-red reflectingback the firelight from tiled chimney-places and scattering the play ofdancing flame, must have had abeauty of colour hard to match inthis day of sober oak and paintedwainscotti
Principles of home decoration, with practical examples . PAINTED CANVAS FRIEZE. BUCKRAM FRIEZE FOR DINING-ROOM WALLS, CEILINGS, AND FLOORS 107 Newport, where, under the accumu-lated paint of one or two centuries,great panels of old Spanish mahoganycan still be found, not much theworse for their long eclipse. Suchrooms, in the original brilliancy ofcolour and polish, with their parallelshadings of mahogany-red reflectingback the firelight from tiled chimney-places and scattering the play ofdancing flame, must have had abeauty of colour hard to match inthis day of sober oak and paintedwainscottings. One of the lessons gained by ex-perience in treatment of house in-teriors, is that plain, flat tints giveapparent size to small rooms, andthat a satisfying effect in large onescan be gained by variation of tint orsurface; also, that in a bedroom orother small room apparent size willbe gained by using a wall coveringwhich is light rather than dark. Some io8 PRINCIPLES OF HOME DECORATION difference of tone there must be inlarge plain surfaces which lie withinthe level of
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