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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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I
have
said
much
of
cupboards
and
consoles
because
I
think
they
are
so
much
better
than
the
awkward,
heavy
"china
closets"
and
"buffets"
and
sideboards
that
dominate
most
dining-rooms.
The
time
has
come
when
we
should
begin
to
do
fine
things
in
the
way
of
building
fitment
furniture,
that
is,
furniture
that
is
actually
or
apparently
a
part
of
the
shell
of
the
room.
It
would
be
so
much
better
to
build
a
house
slowly,
planning
the
furniture
as
a
part
of
the
architectural
detail.
With
each
succeeding
year
the
house
would
become
more
and
more
a
part
of
the
owner,
illustrating
his
life.
Of
course,
this
would
mean
that
the
person
who
planned
the
developing
of
the
house
must
have
a
certain
architectural
training,
must
know
about
scale
and
proportion,
and
something
of
general
construction.
Certainly
charming
things
are
to
be
created
in
this
way,
things
that
will
last,
things
immeasurably
preferable
to
the
cheap
jerry-built
furniture
which
so
soon
becomes
shabby,
which
has
to
be
so
constantly
renewed.
People
accept
new
ideas
with
great
difficulty,
and
my
only
hope
is
that
they
may
grow
to
accept
the
idea
of
fitment
furniture
through
finding
the
idea
a
product
of
their
own;
a
personal
discovery
that
comes
from
their
own
needs.
I
have
constantly
recommended
the
use
of
our
native
American
woods
for
panelings
and
wall
furniture,
because
we
have
both
the
beautiful
woods
of
our
new
world
and
tried
and
proven
furniture
of
the
old
world,
and
what
couldn't
we
achieve
with
such
material
available?
Why
do
people
think
of
a
built-in
cupboard
as
being
less
important
than
a
detached
piece
of
furniture?
Isn't
it
a
braggart
pose,
a
desire
to
show
the
number
of
things
you
can
buy?
Of
course
it
is
a
very
foolish
pose,
but
it
is
a
popular
one,
this
display
of
objects
that
are
ear-marked
"expensive."
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