01785cam a22003253u 4500 40367 UtSlPG 20260610133925.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 NK Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 The Decoration of Houses Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decoration_of_Houses Release date is 2012-07-29 Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Decoration of Houses" by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman is a manual of interior design published in 1897. The authors boldly reject Victorian-style decoration, criticizing heavy curtains, cluttered bric-a-brac, and overstuffed furniture that sacrifice comfort for upholstery. Instead, they champion classical design principles—symmetry, proportion, and architectural balance—with rooms featuring strong wall treatments and carefully chosen furniture. This groundbreaking work sparked a revolution in interior design, inspiring a new generation of professional decorators. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Interior decoration Codman, Ogden, 1863-1951 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40367 81206 81206