Wheeler, Candance — Principles of Home Decoration

New York, Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. B&W frontispiece and illustrations, deckled edges. 227 pp. Contents: Decoration as an art -- Decoration in American homes -- Woman's influence in decoration -- Character in homes -- Builders' houses -- Expedients -- Colour in houses -- Colour as a science -- Colour as an influence -- The law of appropriateness -- Cleanliness and harmony tastefully combined -- Bedroom furnished in accordance with individual tastes -- Kitchens -- Treatment of walls from a hygienic point of view -- Colour with reference to light -- Examples of the effects of light on colour -- Gradation of colour -- Walls, ceilings and floors -- Treatment and decoration of walls -- Use of tapestry, leather and wall-papers -- Panels of wood, painted walls, textiles -- Location of the house -- Decoration influence by situation -- Ceilings -- Decorations in harmony with walls -- Treatment in accordance with size of room -- Floors and floor coverings -- Treatment of floors, polished wood, mosaics -- Judicious selection of rugs and carpets -- Draperies -- Importance of appropriate colours -- Importance of appropriate textures -- Furniture -- Character in rooms -- Harmony in furniture -- Comparison between antique and modern furniture -- Treatment of the different rooms. G+, occasional pencil marks in margins, pencil marks on FFEP, ex-library with bookplate and spine sticker and other expected marks, general wear to case.