The Decoration of Houses

The Decoration of Houses
By:Edith Wharton,Ogden Codman
Published on 2014-02-09 by Lulu Press, Inc

The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounced Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially those rooms that were decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture. They argued that such rooms emphasized upholstery at the expense of proper space planning and architectural design and were, therefore, uncomfortable and rarely used. Wharton and Codman advocated the creation of houses with rooms decorated with strong architectural wall and ceiling treatments, accentuated by well-suited furniture, rooms based on simple, classical design principles such as symmetry and proportion and a sense of architectural balance. The Decoration of Houses is considered a seminal work and its success led to the emergence of professional decorators working in the manner advocated by its authors.

This Book was ranked at 18 by Google Books for keyword interior design.

Book ID of The Decoration of Houses's Books is xgtUCAAAQBAJ, Book which was written byEdith Wharton,Ogden Codmanhave ETAG "M2HWcNZyydQ"

Book which was published by Lulu Press, Inc since 2014-02-09 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781291739633 and ISBN 10 Code is 1291739637

Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true

Book which have " Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryReference

This Book was rated by 2 Raters and have average rate at "3.0"

This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE

Book was written in en

eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is true

Book Preview