Beautiful homes. Or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York, H. T. Williams · leaf 236
d suit Mr. Eastlake exactly, but as we cannot admire themin their rude state, it has become a subject of importance to make them astasteful as possible by means of padding and covering Now these chairscost but two dollars as they come fi-om the store, yet, after upholsteiing,they will readily sell… … Fig. 206. them into handsome pieces of furniture. The rockers should be polishedand painted, or, better still, ebonized and touched up carefully with lines ofgilding. For the pater-famUa^, the comfortable arm-chair should be always ready.This should be in contrast with the office or store chair he…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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