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The house in good taste (1913)

De Wolfe, Elsie, 1865-1950 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 81

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e counted, I have yet to encounter it. Remember, above all things that your walls must bebeautiful in themselves. They must be plain andquiet, ready to receive sincere things, but quite goodenough to get along without pictures if necessary. Awall that is broken into beautiful spaces and coveredwith… … VI THE EFFECTIVE USE OF COLOR WHAT a joyous thing is color! How in-fluenced we all are by it, even if we are un-conscious of how our sense of restfulnesshas been brought about. Certain colors are antago-nistic to each of us, and I think we should try to learnjust what colors are most sympathetic to…

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