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1、THEARTOFINTERIORDECORATIONPLATEIThereissomethingunusuallyexquisiteaboutthiscomposition.Youwilldiscoverataglanceperfectbalance,repose—line,everywhere,yetwithitinfinitegraceandawinningcharm.Onecanimagineateatraybroughtin,atableplacedandthosetwoattractivechairsdrawn
2、togethersothatmyladyandafriendmaychatovertheteacups.ThemirrorisanItalianLouisXVI.Thesconces,tableandchairs,French.Thevases,Italian,allantiques.AbecomingmellowlightcomesthroughtheshadeofdeepcreamItalianparchmentpaperwithLouisXVIdecorations.Itshouldbesaidthatthevas
3、esareItalianmedicinejars—literallythat.TheywereonceusedbytheItalianchemists,fortheirdrugs,andsomeareofastonishingworkmanshipandhavegreatintrinsicvalue,aswellastheaddedvalueofageanduniqueness.Thecolourschemeisasattractiveasthelines.Thewallsaregrey,curtainsofgreena
4、ndgrey,antiquetaffetabeingused,whilethechairshavegreensilkontheirseatsandthetableisofgreenandfadedgold.Thegreenusedisawonderfullybeautifulshade.PortionofaDrawingRoom,PerfectinCompositionandDetailTHEARTOFINTERIORDECORATIONBYGRACEWOODANDEMILYBURBANKILLUSTRATEDNEWYO
5、RKDODD,MEADANDCOMPANY1917DEDICATEDTOA.M.M.Attheageofeighty,aninspirationtoallwhomeether,becausesheistheembodimentofwhatthisbookstandsfor;namely,fidelitytotheprinciplesofClassicArtandwatchfulnessforthevitalnewnotestruckinthecauseoftheBeautiful.FOREWORDIfyouwouldha
6、veyourroomsinterestingaswellasbeautiful,makethemsaysomething,givethemaspinalcolumnbykeepingallornamentationsubservienttoline.Beforeyoubuyanything,trytoimaginehowyouwanteachroomtolookwhencompleted;getthepicturewellinyourmind,asapainterwould;thinkoutthemainfeatures
7、,forthedetailsalldependupontheseandwillquicklysuggestthemselves.Thisis,inthelongrun,thequickestandthemosteconomicalmethodoffurnishing.Thereisatheorythatnoroomcanbecreatedallatonce,thatitmustgrowgradually.Inasensethisisafact,sofarasitreferstotheamateur.Theprofessi
8、onalisalwaysoccupiedwithcreatingandrecreatingroomsandcaninstantlysummontomindcompleteschemesofdecoration.Theamateurcanalsolearntomentallyfurnishrooms.Itisafasc
