Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930 · New York, Duffield & Company · leaf 120
proportions of theopenings, the disposition and the detail of the vari-ous rooms; but beyond that the decorations and thefurnishings of the dwellings are the work either ofthe head of the house or of some decorating com-pany. As in the latter case the decorating companyadorns and equips the rooms… … DOORWAY AND APPROACH The total efifect consequently is apt to lack thearchitectural quality, the quality of careful compo-sition, of the subordination of detail to a singledominant idea, and of careful search for stuffs andfurnishings. The impression is too apt to be one ofupholstery—of apartments…
Architecture, Domestic · Interior decoration
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