Keeler, Charles Augustus, 1871-1937 · San Francisco, P. Elder and company · leaf 54
. No home istruly beautiful which is not fitted to the needs of those whodwell within its walls. A stairway upon which a tall man isin danger of bumping his head is an example of bad art.So, too, is a stairway with risers so high or a flight so longthat the mother of the family will be… … THE BUILDING OF THE HOME equal the charm of visible floor joists and girders, or of therafters. They are not there merely to break up themonotony of a flat surface, but primarily to keep the upperstories from falling on our heads. Incidentally, they are amost effective decoration with their…
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