DOI issue:
No. 25 (April, 1895)
DOI article:Scott, Mackay H. Baillie: The decoration of the suburban house
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17294#0028
The Decoration of the Suburban House
a picture moulding or a line. If, however, this line of hills, the trees standing out against the
division between field and frieze is eliminated and sky.
the whole incorporated in one decorative scheme, If it is considered desirable to utilise the lower
a great many of the limitations involved by the part of the walls as a background for pictures, the
repeat of the pattern are avoided, and a much treatment of the frieze becomes an important ques-
wider field is opened up for > tion. This should be as
the wall-paper designer. ^j^^J^^^^^ \J'^^^~^^i]i w^e as mav be consistent
As an example of this '/0T\Vr*lV'v^T'S*^v^l^r^^\A^^iN w*tn tne height of the room,
mode of treatment in the JI^yT^vvvL^ an<^ a Pattern of a broad
"Tropical" design (page v^A^r^/v^^/AHIswJQy^ks' an<^ bold character will be
16), a very striking effect u^o^Ow^^^^^^rlv>^^^ ; Xak* ^oun<^ m most cases to be
large flowers planted, as it fX^^^j^^^^^^^^^^J^^J^ aWS' ^e " Landscape " frieze
were, round the room, the r*^jr%^-y^jlJV^V^F^H^u^l ^T\ii (PaSe 20) *s designed 21
stems growing in waving i^o^^^w^/lV k^lk/7i inches wide, but in a high
lines up the wall and the * i lil^^S^ room such a scheme would
flowers blooming in luxuri- : r\^j^S^j^^~~^^7j^ J w^V^-^rfr have a better effect if in-
ous profusion above. l^^^^^^^^^^Mnif^^^^^^^^^^m creased in scale to form a
Such a paper would be ''^^f'Aj'^^ffi J frieze 2 or 3 feet in width,
no more expensive than the Wa^wmm^^\^my,^^^^S^Om vBAM ^e use °^ stencilling may
usual "held and frieze" [| ^^TrH ^^^f^: a^so be suggested for the
treatment. It could be / ' frieze, and in the "Rose-
carried out in various **° <*» r(U Ju o*- 9 bush" design (page 19) this
schemes of colour, but a method is adopted. The
golden yellow for the 00 00 op op i q P qo 00 00 ; oo q leaves here are green, the
flowers with a quiet shade , ^^^^l^^^T^r <^ => stems greyish black, and
of green for the leaves and J L jj» A* u£- the roses red.
stems may be suggested. ^qS^ "^dT^ ^sdT^* ^of^ Of ^e other wall-papers
The leaves would then ^tm$ %SiP igXffl <%"3h^3 ■ ®$ut& illustrated, the " Swan"
form a good background GflyB^ ojlfc^V cpTp <^fT design is specially adapted
for pictures if required, u K^r ^ for a staircase, the conven-
while the more pronounced «i \7 tional rivers flowing in a
decorative character of the "Naa]/ \( }^ JlM// ^\\ diagonal direction. The
flowers would be suitable ^Wxx wf/t ^5 /^Jirl^i?,^-~-Vi swans are greyish-white, the
to their position in the clear ^-^jT^^^f^r^ ^^^fc—^l rivers blue, the grass and
wall space above. ^^t1 leaves in shades of green
In the "Apple-tree" de- r^r^ I^^h^^ ^^FgV> with orange fruit,
sign, on this page, the same ^-^F^s. '^^^-^ The use of the dado has
system is shown, carried out 1 /Z^IHttZ. * ~" i^^jfZ~^il t0 some extent been super-
in a more elaborate and v(f£^P^KV\) //? 1/7 nYm UiTT seded by the greater deco-
expensive way, involving the '; li /f\f 11 i\ TF~y «-* K Yl\\ /K^- rative value of the wide
use of several horizontal //// J| //(( (V Yi JnVv\\ J/// frieze, as in rooms of
strips, and the effect is that ']}/// \ \VmiW/A/ « vS\\m// //// average height the use of
of trees set round the room M ^^^l/ji^^ui -"^t^Vl Was dado, field and frieze in
under which is a meadow ^^v^..j^^-^ l^^^^^l^T*""^^.^^^ conjunction would cut up
spangled with flowers reced- 1 \ ^> vo. - the wall to an undesirable
ing into the distance. The » apple xree .. wall decoration by m. h. b. scott extent. The amalgamation
upper portion of this paper of field and frieze suggested
may be cut to suit any average room, or in lofty in the foregoing schemes would to some extent
rooms it may be finished up to the ceiling line remove this difficulty. In rooms which are sub-
with a frieze of sky and flights of birds. The jected to much wear, the use of some more durable
"Willow" design (page 17) may be finished at material than wall-paper may be desirable for the
the ceiling line by a horizontal strip on which is dado. It should generally be comparatively low
shown the river winding into the distance with a in tone and severe in design.
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a picture moulding or a line. If, however, this line of hills, the trees standing out against the
division between field and frieze is eliminated and sky.
the whole incorporated in one decorative scheme, If it is considered desirable to utilise the lower
a great many of the limitations involved by the part of the walls as a background for pictures, the
repeat of the pattern are avoided, and a much treatment of the frieze becomes an important ques-
wider field is opened up for > tion. This should be as
the wall-paper designer. ^j^^J^^^^^ \J'^^^~^^i]i w^e as mav be consistent
As an example of this '/0T\Vr*lV'v^T'S*^v^l^r^^\A^^iN w*tn tne height of the room,
mode of treatment in the JI^yT^vvvL^ an<^ a Pattern of a broad
"Tropical" design (page v^A^r^/v^^/AHIswJQy^ks' an<^ bold character will be
16), a very striking effect u^o^Ow^^^^^^rlv>^^^ ; Xak* ^oun<^ m most cases to be
large flowers planted, as it fX^^^j^^^^^^^^^^J^^J^ aWS' ^e " Landscape " frieze
were, round the room, the r*^jr%^-y^jlJV^V^F^H^u^l ^T\ii (PaSe 20) *s designed 21
stems growing in waving i^o^^^w^/lV k^lk/7i inches wide, but in a high
lines up the wall and the * i lil^^S^ room such a scheme would
flowers blooming in luxuri- : r\^j^S^j^^~~^^7j^ J w^V^-^rfr have a better effect if in-
ous profusion above. l^^^^^^^^^^Mnif^^^^^^^^^^m creased in scale to form a
Such a paper would be ''^^f'Aj'^^ffi J frieze 2 or 3 feet in width,
no more expensive than the Wa^wmm^^\^my,^^^^S^Om vBAM ^e use °^ stencilling may
usual "held and frieze" [| ^^TrH ^^^f^: a^so be suggested for the
treatment. It could be / ' frieze, and in the "Rose-
carried out in various **° <*» r(U Ju o*- 9 bush" design (page 19) this
schemes of colour, but a method is adopted. The
golden yellow for the 00 00 op op i q P qo 00 00 ; oo q leaves here are green, the
flowers with a quiet shade , ^^^^l^^^T^r <^ => stems greyish black, and
of green for the leaves and J L jj» A* u£- the roses red.
stems may be suggested. ^qS^ "^dT^ ^sdT^* ^of^ Of ^e other wall-papers
The leaves would then ^tm$ %SiP igXffl <%"3h^3 ■ ®$ut& illustrated, the " Swan"
form a good background GflyB^ ojlfc^V cpTp <^fT design is specially adapted
for pictures if required, u K^r ^ for a staircase, the conven-
while the more pronounced «i \7 tional rivers flowing in a
decorative character of the "Naa]/ \( }^ JlM// ^\\ diagonal direction. The
flowers would be suitable ^Wxx wf/t ^5 /^Jirl^i?,^-~-Vi swans are greyish-white, the
to their position in the clear ^-^jT^^^f^r^ ^^^fc—^l rivers blue, the grass and
wall space above. ^^t1 leaves in shades of green
In the "Apple-tree" de- r^r^ I^^h^^ ^^FgV> with orange fruit,
sign, on this page, the same ^-^F^s. '^^^-^ The use of the dado has
system is shown, carried out 1 /Z^IHttZ. * ~" i^^jfZ~^il t0 some extent been super-
in a more elaborate and v(f£^P^KV\) //? 1/7 nYm UiTT seded by the greater deco-
expensive way, involving the '; li /f\f 11 i\ TF~y «-* K Yl\\ /K^- rative value of the wide
use of several horizontal //// J| //(( (V Yi JnVv\\ J/// frieze, as in rooms of
strips, and the effect is that ']}/// \ \VmiW/A/ « vS\\m// //// average height the use of
of trees set round the room M ^^^l/ji^^ui -"^t^Vl Was dado, field and frieze in
under which is a meadow ^^v^..j^^-^ l^^^^^l^T*""^^.^^^ conjunction would cut up
spangled with flowers reced- 1 \ ^> vo. - the wall to an undesirable
ing into the distance. The » apple xree .. wall decoration by m. h. b. scott extent. The amalgamation
upper portion of this paper of field and frieze suggested
may be cut to suit any average room, or in lofty in the foregoing schemes would to some extent
rooms it may be finished up to the ceiling line remove this difficulty. In rooms which are sub-
with a frieze of sky and flights of birds. The jected to much wear, the use of some more durable
"Willow" design (page 17) may be finished at material than wall-paper may be desirable for the
the ceiling line by a horizontal strip on which is dado. It should generally be comparatively low
shown the river winding into the distance with a in tone and severe in design.
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