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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar61909newy (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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8—Old furniture harmoniously combined with new 9—A comfortable chair for afternoon tea revolution in interior furnishings—rugs, curtains, portieres, even picture frames, lamp mats and table covers. All of these have now special designs to accompany the plain lines of the furniture, and set patterns in place of the naturalistic. Pos- sibly the enthusiastic reception of the Mission furniture has had something to do with the waning interest in Oriental effects, and the abolition of the once famous cozy corner. In the interior view of a study in a summer home where the walls are paneled with sheets of birch bark (illustration No. 9) a good type of chair for the small home is shown. This is cane-seated, and with the back also caned, with wide flat arms on which a book or magazine may be rested. When serving a cup of tea this chair is also a favorite. It is made with three different stains, green, natural oak and Flemish, at a cost of nine dollars and fifty cents. A writing table built on the same plan as the chair is used in this room with a Mission side table. One need not, indeed, go to con- siderable expense to furnish a home tastefully.
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1 0—An attic sitting-room

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