Coleman, Oliver · New York, Fox Duffield & Company · leaf 111
to.make the bed chamber more of a sitting room. A desk with books andpapers, some easy chairs, beer mugs and smoking utensils, and pictures ofsport or of whatever the personal bent may be, will seem appropriate.Luxury should be absent, but comfort everywhere. These things do not of themselves cost… … its proper place, and the sense of home is absolutely lacking, while at otherhouses in a smaller room, the simple furniture is so well placed and soadmirably adapted for its use that it quite appeals to the most carelessvisitors, and beautiful color makes bright the darkest of days. And so, here as…
Architecture, Domestic
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