Principles of Home Decoration

With Practical Examples

By

Candace Wheeler

New York

Doubleday, Page & Company

1903

Published February 1903

Dining-room in "Pennyroyal" (in Mrs. Boudinot Keith's Cottage, Onteora)

CONTENTS

• CHAPTER I
• • Decoration as an Art.
  • Decoration in American Homes.
  • Woman's Influence in Decoration.
• CHAPTER II
• • Character in Homes.
• CHAPTER III
• • Builders' Houses.
  • Expedients.
• CHAPTER IV
• • Colour in Houses.
  • Colour as a Science.
  • Colour as an Influence.
• CHAPTER V
• • The Law of Appropriateness.
  • Cleanliness and Harmony Tastefully Combined.
  • Bedroom Furnished in Accordance with Individual Tastes.
• CHAPTER VI
• • Kitchens.
  • Treatment of Walls from a Hygienic Point of View.
• CHAPTER VII
• • Colour with Reference to Light.
  • Examples of the Effects of Light on Colour.
  • Gradation of Colour.
• CHAPTER VIII
• • Walls, Ceilings and Floors.
  • Treatment and Decoration of Walls.
  • Use of Tapestry. Leather and Wall-Papers.
  • Panels of Wood, Painted Walls. Textiles.
• CHAPTER IX
• • Location of the House.
  • Decoration Influenced by Situation.
• CHAPTER X
• • Ceilings.
  • Decorations in Harmony with Walls.
  • Treatment in Accordance with Size of Room.
• CHAPTER XI
• • Floors and Floor Coverings.
  • Treatment of Floors—Polished Wood, Mosaics.
  • Judicious Selection of Rugs and Carpets.
• CHAPTER XII
• • Draperies.
  • Importance of Appropriate Colours.
  • Importance of Appropriate Textures.
• CHAPTER XIII
• • Furniture.
  • Character in Rooms.
  • Harmony in Furniture.
  • Comparison Between Antique and Modern Furniture.
  • Treatment of the Different Rooms.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

• Dining-room in "Penny-royal" (Mrs. Boudinot Keith's cottage, Onteora)
• Hall in city house, showing effect of staircase divided and turned to rear
• Stenciled borders for hall and bathroom decorations
• Sitting-room in "Wild Wood," Onteora (belonging to Miss Luisita Leland)
• Large sitting-room in "Star Rock" (country house of W.E. Connor, Esq., Onteora)
• Painted canvas frieze and buckram frieze for dining-room
• Square hall in city house
• Colonial chairs and sofa (belonging to Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart)
• Colonial mantel and English hob-grate (sitting-room in Mrs. Candace Wheeler's house)
• Sofa designed by Mrs. Candace Wheeler, for N.Y. Library in "Woman's Building," Columbia Exposition
• Rustic sofa and tables in "Penny-royal" (Mrs. Boudinot Keith's cottage, Onteora)
• Dining-room in "Star Rock" (country house of W.E. Connor, Esq., Onteora)
• Dining-room