Backgrounds And Wall Treatments: Since the opening of the 20th century, social Backgrounds and Wall Treatments economic changes throughout the Western world have caused less sentiment to be attached to the word "home." Whereas formerly, houses were used by several generations of the same family, ease of transportation Backgrounds and Wall Treatments communication have tended to make the home less of a pivotal center. The introduction of apartment house living has contributed to this movement. Many persons have developed nomadic habits that have lessened their interest in permanent or costly types of decorative treatments. In the average room of today there is less thought allotted to the decoration of walls than to any other part of the treatment or furnishings of the room.
A few exceptions to this condition occur. Certain people have the means Backgrounds and Wall Treatments desire to use antique wooden wall panels of either European or American provenance Backgrounds and Wall Treatments there is no doubting the charm of these decorative treatments if the balance of the furnishings permit modern conveniences Backgrounds and Wall Treatments living conditions. In many cases, the antique woodwork is limited to a single wall, an overmantel decoration, or a built-in cabinet or bookcase. Reproduction of period wall panelling is seldom advisable due to the inability of the average American craftsman to produce these forms correctly, or the painter to create the mellowness of the original treatments. The custom of applying wooden moldings to plaster walls to attain a period panelled effect is a ■ decorative falsity Backgrounds and Wall Treatments always unsatis-factory. Wallpaper strips in molding designs are more permissible as an honest type of decoration in itself.
A simple Backgrounds and Wall Treatments inexpensive effect in informal rooms may be obtained by covering the walls with slightly stained notty pine plants Backgrounds and Wall Treatments harmonious Backgrounds and Wall Treatments attractive stoc{ furniture. If the furniture is well selected Backgrounds and Wall Treatments distributed, a tasteful room will be produced.
from distant mines to every home, Backgrounds and Wall Treatments with the introduction of central heating, the plaster wall came into its own.
Since the opening of the 20th century, social Backgrounds and Wall Treatments economic changes throughout the Western world have caused less sentiment to be attached to the word "home." Whereas formerly, houses were used by several generations of the same family, ease of transportation Backgrounds and Wall Treatments communication have tended to make the home less of a pivotal center. The introduction of apartment house living has contributed to this movement. Many persons have developed nomadic habits that have lessened their interest in permanent or costly types of decorative treatments. In the average room of today there is less thought allotted to the decoration of walls than to any other part of the treatment or furnishings of the room.
A few exceptions to this condition occur. Certain people have the means Backgrounds and Wall Treatments desire to use antique wooden wall panels of either European or American provenance Backgrounds and Wall Treatments there is no doubting the charm of these decorative treatments if the balance of the furnishings permit modern conveniences Backgrounds and Wall Treatments living conditions. In many cases, the antique woodwork is limited to a single wall, an overmantel decoration, or a built-in cabinet or bookcase. Reproduction of period wall panelling is seldom advisable due to the inability of the average American craftsman to produce these forms correctly, or the painter to create the mellowness of the original treatments. The custom of applying wooden moldings to plaster walls to attain a period panelled effect is a decorative falsity Backgrounds and Wall Treatments always unsatis. |
