. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . utter lack of correct feeling in designing. The position of the entrancedoor in relation to the porch, or - *■ veranda, should be direct andlogical. A circuitous route toreach it is always a character and purpose shouldbe so pronounced that it mightnever be confused with doors oflesser importance opening on thesame porch. Putting aside the functionwhich the front door fills, otherthan its most manifest one ofbeing the threshold or entrance-way into
. Your home and its decoration; a series of practical suggestions for the painting, decorating, and furnishing of the home, comp. .. . utter lack of correct feeling in designing. The position of the entrancedoor in relation to the porch, or - *■ veranda, should be direct andlogical. A circuitous route toreach it is always a character and purpose shouldbe so pronounced that it mightnever be confused with doors oflesser importance opening on thesame porch. Putting aside the functionwhich the front door fills, otherthan its most manifest one ofbeing the threshold or entrance-way into the home, we find itaffected and modified in num-berless ways, made necessary bythe conditions arising from thedesign of the exterior of thehouse, or by the floor plan. As the entrance to the inner circle of the home, it should possessdignity of design, refinement of detail, and simplicity of useless ornamentation should embellish it, yet its constructionmay be very properly ornamented by details in harmony with thehouse design. Plate XII. No Useless Ornament ShouldEmbellish It [ II ] TOUR HOME AND ITS DECORATION. 3O J3 u CO o u 4-1R) DOORWAYS
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