The Decoration of Houses

by Ogden Codman, Edith Wharton

Overview

Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones, January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Her works: The Touchstone, 1900 The Valley of Decision, 1902 Sanctuary, 1903 The House of Mirth, 1905 Madame de Treymes, 1907 The Fruit of the Tree, 1907 Ethan Frome, 1911 The Reef, 1912 The Custom of the Country, 1913 Bunner Sisters, 1916 Summer, 1917 The Marne, 1918 The Age of Innocence, 1920 (Pulitzer Prize winner) The Glimpses of the Moon, 1922 A Son at the Front, 1923 Old New York, 1924 The Mother's Recompense, 1925 Twilight Sleep, 1927 The Children, 1928 Hudson River Bracketed, 1929 The Gods Arrive, 1932 The Buccaneers, 1938 Fast and Loose, 1938 (first novel, written in 1876-1877)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491014080
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/18/2013
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and designer Edith Wharton (1862-1937) is the author of The House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, The Decoration of Houses, and many other books.

Table of Contents

Introduction     xix
The Historical Tradition     1
Rooms in General     17
Walls     31
Doors     48
Windows     64
Fireplaces     74
Ceilings and Floors     89
Entrance and Vestibule     103
Hall and Stairs     106
The Drawing-room, Boudoir, and Morning-room     122
Gala Rooms: Ball-room, Saloon, Music-room, Gallery     134
The Library, Smoking-room, and "Den"     145
The Dining-room     155
Bedrooms     162
The School-room and Nurseries     173
Bric-a-Brac     184
Conclusion     196
Index     199