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Thursday, 25 October 2007
Portieres, 1897
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Also from How to Build Furnish and Decorate ... In portieres, change the color for each opening, even if in the same room, unless an entire ...
Interior Trim, Wood Finishes, 1897
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from How to Build Furnish and Decorate , 1897 The staining of wood is oftentimes necessary when we use whitewood or pine trim to relieve the...
An 1890's Model Kitchen
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Maria Parloa was a very popular cookbook author and teacher in the 19th c. The following is her description of a model kitchen. The size of...
Saturday, 13 October 2007
Making A Beautiful Home 1870
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MANUFACTURER AND BUILDER showed this window display in its May, 1870 issue. the article stated that any room could be improved by cutting th...
A Womans Idea of what a Kitchen should be , 1870
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To begin with, I would have a kitchen well lighted; come, yes a great deal of the broad, expansive sunlight coming in boldly, as if it had a...
Friday, 14 September 2007
Portable Wainscoting, 1869
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Portable Wainscoting The image shows the product in use on the wall, stairs and floor. A new product in 1869, strips of wood were glued to a...
A Dining Room Ceiling design, 1869
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A decorated wooden ceiling for a dining room. The room is 18 x 22 feet. The ribs are of clear pine, with a head chamfer covered with narrow ...
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