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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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In
one
of
the
illustrations
of
this
chapter
you
will
observe
a
small
sitting-room
in
which
there
are
dozens
of
things,
and
yet
the
effect
is
quiet
and
uncrowded.
The
secretary
against
the
plain
wall
serves
as
a
cabinet
for
the
display
of
a
small
collection
of
fine
old
china,
and
the
drawers
serve
the
chance
guest--for
while
this
is
library
and
sitting-room,
it
has
a
most
comfortable
couch
bed,
and
may
be
used
as
a
guest-room
as
well.
The
bookshelves
are
built
high
on
each
side
of
the
mantel
and
between
the
windows,
thus
giving
shelf
room
to
a
goodly
collection
of
books,
with
no
appearance
of
heaviness.
The
writing-table
is
placed
at
right
angles
to
the
windows,
so
that
the
light
may
fall
on
the
writer's
left
shoulder.
There
is
a
couch
bed--over
three
feet
wide,
in
this
room,
with
frame
and
mattress
and
pillows
covered
in
a
dark
brocaded
stuff,
and
a
fireside
chair,
a
small
chair
at
the
head
of
the
couch
and
a
low
stool
all
covered
with
the
same
fabric.
It
really
isn't
a
large
room,
and
yet
it
abundantly
fills
a
dozen
needs.
I
think
it
unwise
to
try
to
work
out
a
cut-and-dried
color
plan
in
a
small
apartment.
If
your
floors
and
walls
are
neutral
in
tone
you
can
introduce
dozens
of
soft
colors
into
your
rooms.
Don't
buy
massive
furniture
for
your
apartment!
Remember
that
a
few
good
chairs
of
willow
will
be
less
expensive
and
more
decorative
than
the
heavy,
stuffy
chairs
usually
chosen
by
inexperienced
people.
Indeed,
I
think
one
big
arm
chair,
preferably
of
the
wing
variety,
is
the
only
big
chair
you
will
require
in
the
living-room.
A
fireside
chair
is
like
a
grandfather's
clock;
it
gives
so
much
dignity
to
a
room
that
it
is
worth
a
dozen
inferior
things.
Suppose
you
have
a
wing
chair
covered
with
dull-toned
corduroy,
or
linen,
or
chintz;
a
large
willow
chair
with
a
basket
pocket
for
magazines
or
your
sewing
things;
a
stool
or
so
of
wood,
with
rush
or
cane
seats;
and
a
straight
chair
or
so--perhaps
a
painted
Windsor
chair,
or
a
rush-bottomed
mahogany
chair,
or
a
low-back
chair
of
brown
oak--depending
on
the
main
furniture
of
the
room,
of
course.
You
won't
need
anything
more,
unless
you
have
space
for
a
comfortable
couch.
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