Principles of Home Decoration, With Practical Examples

by Candace Wheeler

Candace Wheeler

New York

Doubleday, Page & Company

1903

Published February 1903

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Dining-room in "Pennyroyal" (in Mrs. Boudinot Keith's Cottage, Onteora)

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CONTENTS

• [CHAPTER I]
• • Decoration as an Art.
  • Decoration in American Homes.
  • Woman's Influence in Decoration.
• [CHAPTER II]
• • Character in Homes.
• [CHAPTER III]
• • Builders' Houses.
  • Expedients.
• [CHAPTER IV]
• • Colour in Houses.
  • Colour as a Science.
  • Colour as an Influence.
• [CHAPTER V]
• • The Law of Appropriateness.
  • Cleanliness and Harmony Tastefully Combined.
  • Bedroom Furnished in Accordance with Individual Tastes.
• [CHAPTER VI]
• • Kitchens.
  • Treatment of Walls from a Hygienic Point of View.
• [CHAPTER VII]
• • Colour with Reference to Light.
  • Examples of the Effects of Light on Colour.
  • Gradation of Colour.
• [CHAPTER VIII]
• • Walls, Ceilings and Floors.
  • Treatment and Decoration of Walls.
  • Use of Tapestry. Leather and Wall-Papers.
  • Panels of Wood, Painted Walls. Textiles.
• [CHAPTER IX]
• • Location of the House.
  • Decoration Influenced by Situation.
• [CHAPTER X]
• • Ceilings.
  • Decorations in Harmony with Walls.
  • Treatment in Accordance with Size of Room.
• [CHAPTER XI]
• • Floors and Floor Coverings.
  • Treatment of Floors—Polished Wood, Mosaics.
  • Judicious Selection of Rugs and Carpets.
• [CHAPTER XII]
• • Draperies.
  • Importance of Appropriate Colours.
  • Importance of Appropriate Textures.
• [CHAPTER XIII]
• • Furniture.
  • Character in Rooms.
  • Harmony in Furniture.
  • Comparison Between Antique and Modern Furniture.
  • Treatment of the Different Rooms.

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

• [Dining-room in "Penny-royal" (Mrs. Boudinot Keith's cottage, Onteora)]
• [Hall in city house, showing effect of staircase divided and turned to rear]
• [Stenciled borders for hall and bathroom decorations]
• [Sitting-room in "Wild Wood," Onteora (belonging to Miss Luisita Leland)]
• [Large sitting-room in "Star Rock" (country house of W.E. Connor, Esq., Onteora)]
• [Painted canvas frieze and buckram frieze for dining-room]
• [Square hall in city house]
• [Colonial chairs and sofa (belonging to Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart)]
• [Colonial mantel and English hob-grate (sitting-room in Mrs. Candace Wheeler's house)]
• [Sofa designed by Mrs. Candace Wheeler, for N.Y. Library in "Woman's Building," Columbia Exposition]
• [Rustic sofa and tables in "Penny-royal" (Mrs. Boudinot Keith's cottage, Onteora)]
• [Dining-room in "Star Rock" (country house of W.E. Connor, Esq., Onteora)]
• [Dining-room in New York house showing leaded-glass windows]
• [Dining-room in New York home showing carved wainscoting and painted frieze]
• [Screen and glass windows in house at Lakewood (belonging to Clarence Root, Esq.)]

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