Principles of Home Decoration, With Practical Examples

by Candace Wheeler

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Principles of Home Decoration - With Practical Examples - By - Candace Wheeler

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New York - Doubleday, Page & Company - 1903 - Published February 1903

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Dining-room in "Pennyroyal" (in Mrs. Boudinot Keith's Cottage, Onteora)

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Principles of Home Decoration

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CHAPTER I - DECORATION AS AN ART - "Who creates a Home, creates a potent spirit which in turn doth fashion him that fashioned."

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CHAPTER II - CHARACTER IN HOUSES - "For the created still doth shadow forth the mind and will which made it. - "Thou art the very mould of thy creator."

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CHAPTER III - BUILDERS' HOUSES - "Mine own hired house."

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CHAPTER IV - COLOUR IN HOUSES

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CHAPTER V - THE LAW OF APPROPRIATENESS

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CHAPTER VI - KITCHENS

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Produced by Stan Goodman, Susan Skinner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

2004-12-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14302

Subjects

Interior decoration NK

About the author

Candace Wheeler

1827–1923

A pioneer of American interior and textile design, she helped turn decorating into a serious profession and opened new paths for women in the applied arts. Her work blended business sense, social purpose, and a belief that American homes could be both beautiful and distinctly their own.

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