Name/Title
"NEW IDEAS IN HOME DECORATION"Entry/Object ID
2001.54.1.1Description
Color: Black; Brown; Gold
"New Ideas in Home Decoration," by Hazel Dell Brown (Lancaster: Armstrong Cork Company, 1929), 40 pp. The booklet has a brown cardstock cover with a diamond pattern in gold throughout the front. At the top of the front is a label with the title and author's name, all in black ink. At the beginning of the inside are a title page and an introduction. The first part of the book provides decorating suugestions for the different rooms of a home including the living room, dining room, play room, and more. Also provided are articles on wall and floor schemes for such home types as Spanish, Colonial, and English; creating floor effects; using linoleum and cork tile; using floor coverings in other areas of the home; introductions to the manufacturer's product; and cork and linoleum floor installation. A catalog section at the end lists tile; embossed, moulded, and arabesq [sic] linoleum; jaspe; and ornamental rugs. The artifact has many color illustrations and some black and white photographs. Found within was a decorator's data sheet which is item .2. With only small creases and dents, the object is in good condition.Lexicon
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Interior decoration, Home economics, Tiles, RugsSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Armstrong Cork Company, Linoleum, Floor coverings industry