DOI Artikel:
Wainwright, Shirley B.: On the decoration & furnishing of small rooms
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41870#0015
ON THE DECORATION AND FURNISHING OF SMALL ROOMS
DECORATIVE SCHEME FOR A DINING-ROOM; WITH PAINTED WOODWORK (PAGES 6, 13 AND 20) i
in the character and details of everyday objects; and for this reason the
designer of the present day carries a great responsibility. But his oppor-
tunities are great, as the successful furnishing of future homes depends
largely on the degree of his success in meeting the changed conditions and
supplying the manufacturer with sound ideas. As time goes on it is to be
hoped that the enterprise and resourcefulness of manufacturers will
succeed in neutralizing the present excessive cost of furniture and house-
hold accessories; but in the meantime many people are faced with the
task of equipping a home under the most discouraging conditions. An
attempt is made in this article, and in the illustrations which accompany
it, to help towards a solution of these difficulties by indicating certain
general lines that may be followed in order to obtain satisfying decorative
effects by economical means, while giving due consideration to the prac-
tical requirements of the times. In some cases, however, the illustrations
represent the lines it is hoped manufacturers will follow in the future,
rather than any type of production at present available.
It is obvious when one approaches this subject that, under the changed
conditions, many cherished traditions will have to go by the board ; and
here lies perhaps the most obstinate difficulty in the way of progress and
a satisfactory solution of the problem, as people in this country are, for
the most part, notably conservative in all that concerns the home. It is
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DECORATIVE SCHEME FOR A DINING-ROOM; WITH PAINTED WOODWORK (PAGES 6, 13 AND 20) i
in the character and details of everyday objects; and for this reason the
designer of the present day carries a great responsibility. But his oppor-
tunities are great, as the successful furnishing of future homes depends
largely on the degree of his success in meeting the changed conditions and
supplying the manufacturer with sound ideas. As time goes on it is to be
hoped that the enterprise and resourcefulness of manufacturers will
succeed in neutralizing the present excessive cost of furniture and house-
hold accessories; but in the meantime many people are faced with the
task of equipping a home under the most discouraging conditions. An
attempt is made in this article, and in the illustrations which accompany
it, to help towards a solution of these difficulties by indicating certain
general lines that may be followed in order to obtain satisfying decorative
effects by economical means, while giving due consideration to the prac-
tical requirements of the times. In some cases, however, the illustrations
represent the lines it is hoped manufacturers will follow in the future,
rather than any type of production at present available.
It is obvious when one approaches this subject that, under the changed
conditions, many cherished traditions will have to go by the board ; and
here lies perhaps the most obstinate difficulty in the way of progress and
a satisfactory solution of the problem, as people in this country are, for
the most part, notably conservative in all that concerns the home. It is
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