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The decoration of houses / Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman, Jr.

by Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.

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Dover Publications, 2015, 1914.

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Views.

Authors, American -- 19th century -- Views.

Interior decoration -- Themes, motives.

9780486794563 (pbk.)

204 p. : ill. (black and white) ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

"The decoration of houses" originally published in 1897 was a manual that changed the way Americans viewed the decor and use of rooms in their homes. It criticized the heavy, overstuffed opulence of Victorian decor and suggested that space to move through a room be considered as part of the plan and design. This Dover edition, published in 2015, presents unabridged republication of work originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1914.

"Before Edith Wharton became the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, of the 'Age of innocence,' she was a society matron, remodeling a summer home in Newport, Rhode Island. With the able assistance of architect Ogden Codman, Jr., Wharton assembled this corrective to the rampant vulgarity of her nouveau riche neighbors. Wharton and Codman defied the excesses of the Gilded Age, counseling readers to reject the popular penchant for clutter in favor of simplicity and balance. More than an engaging item of period charm, this historic guide offers examples of design rooted in architectural principles. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the authors' ideals of classic beauty, depicting grand ballrooms and spacious boudoirs as well as the elements common to homes of every size and era."--Back cover.

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