Studio: international art (21.1901)

Domestic Entrance Halls

"stood on end." Verticality
and unrest are our gods!
And to counteract the cold
produced by huge areas
of glass (large windows
being necessary to make
up for the loss of reflection
from the ceiling), hot-water
pipes and various de-
moniacal contrivances for
heating are introduced into
our halls, like tombs to _
the memory of cremated |__

air. PLAN OF HOUSE AT PUTTENHAM C. F. A. VOYSEY, ARCHITECT

Let both hall and stair-
case be amply lighted.

It is impossible to overrate the importance of light, and museum articles, and tables and chairs that

especially on a staircase ; and in cases where the repel you. The effect of spaciousness and repose

hall cannot be carried up to include the first floor, cannot be produced by the contents of old curiosity

let the ceiling be recognised as the most valuable shops. You must choose your hall furniture and

reflector. The hall should receive its guests with ornaments as carefully as you choose the first

composure and dignity, but still with brightness, words to a stranger on his arrival, if you would

open arms, and warmth ; warmth of colour as rich produce on him an effect of peaceful friendship and

and luxurious as you like, but above all things, homely bliss.

sober and reposeful, not dotted all over with bazaar Construct your hall floor with large flags of stone

HALL AT " PERRYCROFT," NEAR MALVERN

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C. F. A. VOYSEY, ARCHITECT