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Decoration of Houses by Edith Wharton
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
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Chapter X: The Drawing-Room, Boudoir, and Morning-Room
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Chapter XI: Gala Rooms: Ball-Room, Saloon,...
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Chapter XII: The Library, Smoking-Room, and "Den"
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