Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 193
han a carpet cov-ering the entire floor. They are certainly cleaner and healthier, and butslightly more troublesome to the housekeeper, and they preserve the an-cient tradition of the hall floor better, although tiles, marbles, and stones 188 ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE. might do that… … Modern Gothic Hall. on the ground plan has a very pleasant appearance when continued overthe floor of the hall also, adding to the effect of space, and preventing, ifthe space be small, the incongruous appearance of too many varying com-binations of color and figure meeting the eye almost at once.…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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