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  • The House in Good Taste (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Classic Interior Decoration for Light, Elegant, Uncluttered American Homes

    by Elsie De Wolfe, Winter Fernwick ...
    The House in Good Taste is both a manifesto and a practical manual for the modern domestic interior, arguing against the heavy, dark, overstuffed Victorian rooms that dominated late nineteenth-century homes. Written in a lucid, conversational style, the book combines aesthetic principles with concrete advice on color, furniture, light, proportion, and comfort. Its literary context is the ... Read more

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  • The House In Good Taste

    by Elsie De Wolfe ...
    The house in good taste offers a thoughtful exploration of interior decoration grounded in elegance, comfort, and personal expression. The work presents a philosophy of design that values harmony, proportion, and refinement over excess and clutter. It encourages readers to cultivate living spaces that reflect individuality while maintaining balance and practical function. Emphasizing simplicity ... Read more

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  • Innovations in Interior Design and Decoration: 11 Must-Reads

    Foundational Writings on Modern Home Design, Decoration, Taste, and Domestic Life

    by Mary Harrod Northend, Edith Wharton, Ogden Codman, Elsie De Wolfe, Emily Burbank, Grace Wood, Lady Barker, Candace Wheeler, Lucy Abbot Throop, Charles Franklin Warner, Frank Alvah Parsons, Kathleen Clinch Calkins, Kate Sanborn ...
    Innovations in Interior Design and Decoration: 11 Must-Reads surveys the formation of modern domestic taste through architectural criticism, practical decorating manuals, historical study, and essays on household culture. Its selections move between the disciplined classicism of the late nineteenth century and the increasingly professional, consumer-conscious design culture of the early twentieth, ... Read more

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  • A Journey Through Interior Design: 14 Must-Read Books for Interior Design Enthusiasts

    Classic Writings on Decoration, Taste, and the Social Life of Rooms

    by Mary Harrod Northend, Edith Wharton, Ogden Codman, Elsie De Wolfe, Emily Burbank, Grace Wood, Lady Barker, Candace Wheeler, Lucy Abbot Throop, Charles Franklin Warner, Lillian B. Lansdown, Frank Alvah Parsons, Kathleen Clinch Calkins, An Old Hand, Kate Sanborn ...
    A Journey Through Interior Design gathers fourteen influential texts into a capacious history of the furnished room, moving between practical household guidance, architectural principle, decorative arts, and social commentary. Its range extends from prescriptive manuals and illustrated advice to more reflective accounts of taste, comfort, and domestic display. Seminal discussions of proportion, ... Read more

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  • The House in Good Taste

    Design Advice from America's First Interior Decorator

    by Elsie de Wolfe ...
    Series series Dover Architecture
    "Good taste can be developed in anyone, just as surely as good manners are possible to anyone. And good taste is as necessary as good manners," declared Elsie de Wolfe, the "first lady" of American interior design. Although de Wolfe decorated the homes of wealthy, socially prominent clients, she always maintained that her vision of elegant but comfortable living is attainable to all. This timeless ... Read more

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  • The House in Good Taste (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. A classic guide to interior design with simplicity, natural light, and vintage American decorative style

    by Elsie De Wolfe, Emma Price, Emma Price ...
    The House in Good Taste distills Elsie de Wolfe's pioneering interior philosophy into a lucid, conversational treatise that rejects Victorian heaviness for light, comfort, and proportion. Through chapters on drawing rooms, bedrooms, color, and garden rooms, she champions pale palettes, chintz, painted and eighteenth-century French furniture, mirrors, and sunlit simplicity. Illustrated anecdotes ... Read more

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  • The House in Good Taste

    by Elsie De Wolfe ...
    "The House in Good Taste" by Elsie De Wolfe is a seminal work in the realm of interior design, showcasing the author's innovative approach to creating aesthetically pleasing living spaces. De Wolfe, often regarded as the first interior decorator, emphasizes the importance of harmony, color, and comfort in home design. Through her insightful commentary and practical advice, she encourages readers ... Read more

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  • The House in Good Taste

    by Elsie De Wolfe ...
    The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe is a timeless masterpiece of interior design and elegant living that redefined the art of creating beautiful, comfortable homes. Written by one of the pioneers of modern interior decoration, this inspiring work blends artistic sophistication with practical wisdom, teaching readers how thoughtful design can transform everyday spaces into expressions of ... Read more

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  • The House in Good Taste

    Enriched edition. Timeless Tips for Creating Stylish and Elegant Home Interiors

    by Elsie De Wolfe, Megan Ross ...
    In "The House in Good Taste," Elsie De Wolfe, renowned as the first modern interior designer, invites readers into a world where elegance meets functionality. Richly illustrated and interspersed with personal anecdotes, the book serves not only as a manual for decorating but also as a manifesto for cultivating a lifestyle steeped in taste and refinement. De Wolfe's prose is both approachable and ... Read more

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  • The House in Good Taste (1913)

    by Elsie de Wolfe ...
    "I know of nothing more significant than the awakening of men and women throughout our country to the desire to improve their houses. Call it what you will--awakening, development, American Renaissance--it is a most startling and promising condition of affairs..." ... Read more

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  • Becoming His Story

    Inspiring Women to Leadership

    by Dr Mary-Elsie Wolfe, DMin ...
    We are participating in changes that will soon define this period in history! As followers of Jesus, we want to immerse ourselves in this living story while learning from Jesus, living like Jesus and leading like Jesus so we may apply his principles and become transformational participants in the best story ever told. Gaining God’s full blessing in partnership with what he is doing in our world ... Read more

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