The house dignified; its design, its arrangement and its decoration (1908)
French, Lillie Hamilton, 1854-1939 · New York : Putnam · leaf 44
the treatment of places moreor less hidden from the general eye: the test of ex-cellence by the application of detail throughout. Andit is just because these truths have been respectedthat it becomes a delight to walk through the hallsalone of certain of our finer houses. There is one, forinstance,… … fintrancee anb Iballs 13 bedroom floor is of old carved oak throughout, lightedby leaded window-panes, and set out with formalchairs and carved oak chests and bare tables. Theplain surfaces of the beautiful panels refresh anddelight you, the subdued colour of the old oak soothingthe senses. In…
Architecture, Domestic
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