Furnishing the Home of Good Taste / A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today
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A practical survey traces historical interior-decorative styles from ancient Egypt and Greece through the Renaissance and successive French and English periods, describing characteristic furniture forms, ornament, and architectural details. It pairs illustrated period examples with guidance on adapting antiques and reproductions to contemporary homes, and offers room-by-room advice on furnishing country houses, living rooms, nurseries, curtains, floors, wall treatments, artificial lighting, and painted furniture. The book concludes with a concise synopsis of period styles to assist buyers and general principles for harmonizing proportion, material, and comfort in modern domestic interiors.
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