. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . Plate LXXXV. ENGLISH STYLE OF HOUSE. Plate LXXXVI. An American Modification of English Type of House and that artistic effect is given by the right use and combination ofmaterials, and by an appreciation of their natural color andtexture. From the early Victorian period until a quarter of a centuryago a style of architecture of interior finish and furnishing, as wellas decoration, prevailed in England, which was, beyond question,inartistic and unpleasing; and s
. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . Plate LXXXV. ENGLISH STYLE OF HOUSE. Plate LXXXVI. An American Modification of English Type of House and that artistic effect is given by the right use and combination ofmaterials, and by an appreciation of their natural color andtexture. From the early Victorian period until a quarter of a centuryago a style of architecture of interior finish and furnishing, as wellas decoration, prevailed in England, which was, beyond question,inartistic and unpleasing; and since America followed closely thelines laid down by English architects and decorators at that timewe also have occasion to rejoice in our own return to that whichis good in design and workmanship, as well as in the materials usedin the construction of the house. Flimsy, badly built structures are no longer tolerated in ourcities, and while in the erection of the body of the great buildingsthe laborious and slow hand-work of the craftsman of the past issucceeded by modern time and labor-saving inventions, the sameaccurate and careful workmanship is demanded. The qua
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