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Dining-room in "Pennyroyal" (in Mrs. Boudinot Keith's Cottage, Onteora)
CONTENTS
- [CHAPTER I]
- Decoration as an Art.
- Decoration in American Homes.
- Woman's Influence in Decoration.
- [CHAPTER II]
- [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.
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.)]