tailieunhanh - THE ART OF INTERIOR DECORATION

There is something unusually exquisite about this composition. You will discover at a glance perfect balance, repose—line, everywhere, yet with it infinite grace and a winning charm. One can imagine a tea tray brought in, a table placed and those two attractive chairs drawn together so that my lady and a friend may chat over the tea cups. The mirror is an Italian Louis XVI. The sconces, table and chairs, French. The vases, Italian, all antiques. A becoming mellow light comes through the shade of deep cream Italian parchment paper with Louis XVI decorations. It should be said that. | THE ART OF INTERIOR DECORATION PLATE I There is something unusually exquisite about this composition. You will discover at a glance perfect balance repose line everywhere yet with it infinite grace and a winning charm. One can imagine a tea tray brought in a table placed and those two attractive chairs drawn together so that my lady and a friend may chat over the tea cups. The mirror is an Italian Louis XVI. The sconces table and chairs French. The vases Italian all antiques. A becoming mellow light comes through the shade of deep cream Italian parchment paper with Louis XVI decorations. It should be said that the vases are Italian medicine jars literally that. They were once used by the Italian chemists for their drugs and some are of astonishing workmanship and have great intrinsic value as well as the added value of age and uniqueness. The colour scheme is as attractive as the lines. The walls are grey curtains of green and grey antique taffeta being used while the chairs have green silk on their seats and the table is of green and faded gold. The green used is a wonderfully beautiful shade. Portion of a Drawing Room Perfect in Composition and Detail THE ART OF INTERIOR DECORATION BY GRACE WOOD AND EMILY BURBANK ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK DODD MEAD AND COMPANY 1917 DEDICATED TO . At the age of eighty an inspiration to all who meet her because she is the embodiment of what this book stands for namely fidelity to the principles of Classic Art and watchfulness for the vital new note struck in the cause of the Beautiful. FOREWORD If you would have your rooms interesting as well as beautiful make them say something give them a spinal column by keeping all ornamentation subservient to line. Before you buy anything try to imagine how you want each room to look when completed get the picture well in your mind as a painter would think out the main features for the details all depend upon these and will quickly suggest themselves. This is in the long run the quickest and .