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 in New York house showing leaded-glass windows

Dining-room in New York home showing carved wainscoting and painted frieze

Screen and glass windows in house at Lakewood (belonging to Clarence Root, Esq.)