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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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It
is
very
easy
to
build
cupboards
on
each
side
of
a
fireplace,
for
instance,
making
the
wall
flush
with
the
chimney-breast.
This
is
always
good
architectural
form.
One
side
could
have
a
desk
which
opens
beneath
the
glass
doors,
and
the
other
could
have
cupboards,
both
presenting
exactly
the
same
appearance
when
closed.
Fitted
corner
cupboards,
triangular
or
rounded,
are
also
excellent
in
certain
dining
rooms.
Wall
tables,
or
consoles,
may
be
of
the
same
wood
as
the
woodwork
or
of
marble,
or
of
some
dark
polished
wood.
There
are
no
more
useful
pieces
of
furniture
than
consoles,
and
yet
we
only
see
them
in
great
houses.
Why?
Because
they
are
simple,
and
we
haven't
yet
learned
to
demand
the
simple.
I
have
had
many
interesting
old
console-tables
of
wrought
iron
support
and
marble
tops
copied,
and
I
have
designed
others
that
were
mere
semi-circles
of
white
painted
wood
supported
by
four
slender
legs,
but
whether
they
be
marble
or
pine
the
effect
is
always
simple.
There
are
charming
consoles
that
have
come
to
us
from
the
Eighteenth
Century,
consoles
made
in
pairs,
so
that
they
may
stand
against
the
wall
as
serving-tables,
or
be
placed
together
to
form
one
round
table.
This
is
a
very
good
arrangement
where
people
have
one
large
living
room
or
hall
in
which
they
dine
and
which
also
serves
all
the
purpose
of
daily
intercourse.
This
entirely
removes
any
suggestion
of
a
dining-room,
as
the
consoles
may
be
separated
and
stand
against
the
wall
during
the
day.
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