The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 194
abinet, buffet andupper half of the walls offer tempting fields for its disposal. It ought to be bornein mind, however, that it should never crowd out such pieces as are in actualuse; as ornamentation pure and simple it should be relegated to the background.It is out of place on the sideboard,… … A dining room at Bronxville, N. Y. This room has just enough in it to make it attractive.The wall covering is simple and effective 170 The Country House brasses or coppers can be placed. This gives a fairly flat colour in the panelling,which contrasts well with the broken colour and spotting of the…
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