Craftsman homes by Stickley Gustav 1858-1942

Author:Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Architecture, Domestic, Furniture
Publisher: New York city, The Craftsman publishing company

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FIREPL.^CE IN A LIVING ROOM. THE SQUARE MASSIVE CHIMNEYPIECE IS BUILT OF HARD-BURNED RED BRICK LAID UP IN DARK MORT.^R WITH WIDE JOINTS. THE MANTEL SHELF AS ILLUSTRATED HERE IS OF RED CEMENT, BUT A THICK OAK PLANK WOULD BE EQUALLY EFFECTIVE. THE HOOD IS OF COPPER AND THE FIREPLACE IS BANDED WITH THE PANELING ABOVE THE BOOKCASES GIVES AN INTERE.STING DIVISION OF THE WALL SPACES.

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THE LIVING ROOM

of cosiness as can be got in the recesses of a large room can never be attained in a small one. But if your big room is to be comfortable, it must have recesses. There is a great •charm in a room broken up in plan, where that slight feeling of mystery is given to it which arises when you cannot see the whole room from any one place in which you are likely to sit; when there is always something around the corner."

Where it is possible, the structural features that actually exist in the framework should be shown and made ornamental, for a room that is structurally interesting and in which the woodwork and color scheme are good has a satisfying quality that is not dependent upon pictures or bric-a-brac and needs but little in the way of furnishings.

Onh' such furniture as is absolutely necessary should be permitted in such a room, and that should be simple in character and made to harmonize with the woodwork in color and finish. From first to last the room should be treated as a whole. Such furniture as is needed for constant use may be so placed that it leaves plenty of free space in the room and when once placed it should be left alone. Nothing so much disturbs the much desired home atmosphere as to make frequent changes in the disposition of the furniture so that the general aspect of the room is undergoing continual alteration. If the room is right in the first place, it cannot be as satisfactorily arranged in any other way. Everything in it should fall into place as if it had grown there before the room is pronounced complete.

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