Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country (1912)
Brown, Henry Collins, 1862-1961, Lyman, Clara Brown · Garden City, N. Y. Doubleday, Page & Co · leaf 64
ttle pure orange. The requirements of a library differ from those of a hall or, in fact, from anyother room in the house. Quiet effects are best here, providing the restful atmos-phere so essential in a book room. Brilliant color treatment is out of place in thisroom and should be reserved for… … Plate VI. Diniag-Room color treatment; but the library is essentially the place where not dark, but quiet,tones should prevail, giving an atmosphere of restfulness and the suggestion ofstudy, thought or a care-free recreation hour with ones favorite book; consequently,the prevailing tones of the…
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