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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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Who
does
not
know,
for
instance,
those
mistaken
people
whose
houses
represent
their
own
or
their
architects'
hasty
visits
to
the
fine
old
châteaux
of
the
Loire,
or
the
palaces
of
Versailles,
or
the
fine
old
houses
of
England,
or
the
gracious
villas
of
Italy?
We
must
avoid
such
aspiring
architects,
and
visualize
our
homes
not
as
so
many
specially
designated
rooms
and
convenient
closets,
but
as
individual
expressions
of
ourselves,
of
the
future
we
plan,
of
our
dreams
for
our
children.
The
ideal
house
is
the
house
that
has
been
long
planned
for,
long
awaited.
Fortunately
for
us,
our
best
architects
are
so
very
good
that
we
are
better
than
safe
if
we
take
our
problems
to
them.
These
men
associate
with
themselves
the
hundred
young
architects
who
are
eager
to
prove
themselves
on
small
houses.
The
idea
that
it
is
economical
to
be
your
own
architect
and
trust
your
house
to
a
building
contractor
is
a
mistaken,
and
most
expensive,
one.
The
surer
you
are
of
your
architect's
common
sense
and
professional
ability,
the
surer
you
may
be
that
your
house
will
be
economically
efficient.
He
will
not
only
plan
a
house
that
will
meet
the
needs
of
your
family,
but
he
will
give
you
inspiration
for
its
interior.
He
will
concern
himself
with
the
moldings,
the
light-openings,
the
door-handles
and
hinges,
the
unconsidered
things
that
make
or
mar
your
house.
Select
for
your
architect
a
man
you'd
like
for
a
friend.
Perhaps
he
will
be,
before
the
house
comes
true.
If
you
are
both
sincere,
if
you
both
purpose
to
have
the
best
thing
you
can
afford,
the
house
will
express
the
genius
and
character
of
your
architect
and
the
personality
and
character
of
yourself,
as
a
great
painting
suggests
both
painter
and
sitter.
The
hard
won
triumph
of
a
well-built
house
means
many
compromises,
but
the
ultimate
satisfaction
is
worth
everything.
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