The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration

The book introduces fundamental principles of interior design and applies them to practical, school-based projects suited to adolescents, guiding readers through planning a model house and selecting decorations and furniture. Chapters cover arranging pictures and flowers, decorative fabrics and dress, furniture construction, finishing methods, hand weaving, pottery, and small-scale metal, leather, and other decorative crafts. Emphasis is on combining aesthetic principles with constructive techniques, illustrated by student examples, specifications, drawings, and step-by-step problems that teach both design judgment and hands-on skills for home decoration.