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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar00newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York, Munn and Co
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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Mr. Ames' Den is Paneled in French Gray, with Curtains of Darker Tone and rectangular in form, the spandrels formed by the arches of the opening being without ornaments and the tympanums of the doorways having plain circles without other decorative features. The mantel is of green marble with built-in book- cases on either side. The curtains are gray silk and this color predominates in the furnishing. The chairs and sofas in which this material appears have floral borders of deli- cate colors, while other chairs are cretonne, in delicate colors in harmony with the soft tones of the room. Mr. Ames' den adjoins the library. Its walls are paneled in French gray and the curtains are similar in color but somewhat darker. There is a green marble mantel and a built-in mirror. This room opens immediately onto the side porch with the columns, and hence it is immediately in contact with the exterior grounds. Beyond the formal garden is a tennis court. On this side of the house also is the children's room, the walls of which have large panels with roughened surfaces. The floor is covered with a green rug and the furniture is green and green and white. The curtains are of green and gray. This room, being placed in one of the wings, is brilliantly lighted by windows on three sides. The dining-room is on the opposite side of the house from the library. Its treatment in some respects is more monumental than that of any other room. The cornice which supports the ceiling is carried on pilasters placed one on each side of each opening and hence presenting the effect of double pilasters between each archway. The pilasters are white, while the walls are French gray with white moldings. The curtains are of a rich yellow and the chairs are covered with the same brilliant material. Yellow also predominates in the rug. The mantel is gray with a built-in mirror above it. The effect of the house is one of marked coolness and delicacy. As a summer home, it naturally is intended to present as cool an aspect as possible, and this has been achieved very largely by the conspicuous use that has been made of French gray in the wall treatment. M ■ Ml rC
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The Vestibule is an Oblong Hall with a Vaulted Ceiling. The Main Arches are Coffered, the Mirrors Built in ; the Floor is of Black and White Marble

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