The Fireplace in the Home (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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It is a fact generally conceded by the architect, the decorator, and the intelligent layman, that there is no architectural feature of a room of more superlative importance to its finished effect than the mantel.

Where the right mantel is in its correct setting, the artistic values and livable qualities of the room in which it stands are more than doubled; also the reverse is true in the same ratio where the mantel is out of harmony with, and unsuited to, its surroundings - therefore, it behooves the home maker to consider long and carefully the designs submitted for his hall, his living-room, his dining-room, and the bed-chambers of his house. In buying and placing a piece of furniture one has always the opportunity to remove it if it proves unsuited to its surround ings, and unattractive in itself, but in the mantel once placed one has a per manent and most conspicuous feature for the room, which must be retained and enjoyed - or endured. Fortunate ly, it is generally possible to-day to see in the showrooms of the dealer the actual mantel ready to set in place. This is a great help to those who, from drawings alone, are unable to see in the mind's eye the complete effect, for in houses architecturally correct, the mantel is essentially a veryimportant part of the trim and furnish ings.

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