Decoration & furniture of town houses; a series of Cantor lectures delivered before the Society of arts, 1880, amplified and enl. (1881)
Edis, Robert W. (Robert William), 1839-1927 · New York, Scribner and Welford · leaf 278
ing moulding at thetop, by which the objectionable feature of a large flattop, for the accumulation of dirt and dust, would beavoided, I would have the whole floor of the rooms stainedand varnished, or painted, and strips of carpet, matting,or rugs thrown down only where required ; these canbe… … OF TOWN HOUSES. 221 the walls ; the spaces under the bed or wall furniturewould rarely be thoroughly swept, and under heavywardrobes and chests of drawers there would be agradual accumulation of dirt and dust, until such timesas the annual general turn-out and cleansing takesplace. Canopies over…
Interior decoration · Furniture
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