Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar81911newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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October, 1911 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 355
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A corner of the dining-room of Mr. Olcott's house work with him, not against him, nor for him—the latter is fatal—but with him, in producing what he promises will be the ideal result. Remember that a house which is an archi- tectural success is as much a matter of study of detail as a beautiful picture, and that a wrong color here, or an ugly detail there, may go far to spoil the entire effect. If you keep the old house, beware that you do not destroy those ele- ments which empha- size its domesticity. Remember that you are making a home— not a clubhouse. If it has one or two very large old fireplaces with, perhaps, a Dutch oven at the side, keep them by all means, if you are willing to keep them just as simple as such fireplaces always were—plain common brick and mortar, more often than not with the brick cov- ered with cement and p a i n t e d—and the mantel the simplest things possible, just a few moldings form- ing a frame with a primitive shelf, if any at all. Most of •the fireplaces will be better small and can be treated with more formality. There, marble facings or old Dutch tile are appro- priate, though not necessary. Kschew pressed brick facings and linings and do The fine garden of Mr. Olcott's house, with

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