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The House in Good Taste
·
Elsie De Wolfe
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The
illustrations
of
the
Bayard
Thayer
hall
and
staircase
speak
for
themselves.
Here
lighting-fixtures,
locks,
hinges,
have
been
carefully
planned,
so
that
the
smallest
part
is
worthy
of
the
whole.
This
hall
is
representative
of
the
finer
private
houses
that
are
being
built
in
America
to-day.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
the
architect
and
the
owners
here,
and
so
was
able
to
fit
the
decorations
and
furnishings
of
the
hall
to
the
house
and
to
the
requirements
of
the
people
who
live
in
it.
The
present
tendency
of
people
who
build
small
houses
is
to
make
a
living-room
of
the
hall.
I
am
not
in
favor
of
this.
I
think
the
hall
should
be
much
more
formal
than
the
rest
of
the
house.
It
is,
after
all,
of
public
access,
not
only
to
the
living-rooms
but
to
the
street.
The
servant
who
answers
the
front
door
must
of
necessity
constantly
traverse
it,
so
must
anyone--the
guest
or
tradesman--admitted
to
the
house.
The
furniture
should
be
severe
and
architectural
in
design.
A
column
or
pedestal
surmounted
with
a
statue,
a
fountain,
an
old
chest
to
hold
carriage-rugs,
a
carved
bench,
a
good
table,
a
standing
desk,
may
be
used
in
a
large
house.
Nothing
more
is
admissible.
In
a
small
house
a
well-shaped
table,
a
bench
or
so,
possibly
a
wall
clock,
will
be
all
that
is
necessary.
The
wall
should
be
plain
in
treatment.
The
stair
carpet
should
be
plain
in
color.
The
floor
should
be
bare,
if
in
good
condition,
with
just
a
small
rug
for
softness
at
the
door.
A
tiled
floor
is
especially
beautiful
in
a
hall,
if
you
can
afford
it.
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