AND HOW TO BEAUTIFY THEM. ■even in a small house, by enclosing the staircase beyond a certain height, thusgiving to the hall all the added luxury of a more room-like appearance, that it iswonderful architects are so fond of the old common, forbidding way. An openstaircase, visible from the hall… … FIG. 58. HALL TKKATMENT FOR A VILLA. revealing only the lower stairs. In some cases this improvement can be carriedout in an old house by the simple expedient of boarding over part of the spacefrom the landing to the floor ; and if the light be not unduly interfered with, afairly satisfactory…
Interior decoration · Furniture
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