The Decoration of Houses [MP3 CD] [Jan 01, 2017] Edith WHARTON (1862 - 1937)

IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. An informative reference guide of interior design penned by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman. The writers deplored Victorian interior decoration and interior design, particularly the rooms that were furnished with thick window curtains, Victorian antiques and overfilled furniture. They debated that rooms give emphasis on upholstery with the right space planning and architectural design and were, for that reason, inconvenient and seldom used. </br></br>The writers were in favor of the construction of houses with rooms designed with strong architectural wall and ceiling accents, stressed by complementary furniture, rooms with natural, conventional design bases consisting of symmetry and balance and proportionate architectural structure. The book is regarded as an influential work and its fame led to the transpiring of professional designers working based in the style favored by its writers, such as Elsie de Wolfe. </br></br>Edith Wharton born as Edith Newbold Jones was awarded a Pulitzer Prize as an American author, short story writer, and designer. She was one of the nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton brought together her insights of the United States