Contrast Analogies
<p>17. Diagram III is of the utmost value to the colorist, illustrating not only the composition of color, but showing the origin of each secondary from the two primaries, the origin of each tertiary from two secondaries, and of each quaternary from... Contrasts
<p>10. In music it is an established fact that certain notes used in pleasing combination produce sounds we call harmonies. The moment that more than one note is struck, there is danger of discord, and when ten notes resound to the touch of the play... Decorative Proportions
<p>(SEE CHART)</p> <p>On the preceding pages we present a quick-reference chart of rules that should be followed in furnishing rooms under various conditions of Light and Proportion.</p> <p> 67. A large room with high ceiling and well lighted.<br /> ... Dress And Complexion
<p>160. The nerves of the eye, exhilarated by any pronounced color, unconsciously observe the complement of that color when turned from it. The eye accustomed to the red of a woman’s dress, unconsciously sees a greenish cast in the face that i... Floor Treatments
<p> </p> <div> <img src="/images/img40.png" alt="floor rug" title="" height="297" width="500" /> </div> <p> </p> <p>84. Continuous design in ceiling or carpet weakens the size effect; hence rugs which break the continuity by being laid ac... Harmonies For The Room
<p>48. The floor should usually enter into the color scheme as the low note in the scale. It is the background for the furniture, and should be deeper than the dado or wainscoting. The wood trims—baseboard, doors, plate-rails, and everything ... Illumination
<p>148. For the dining-room and living-room a different plan must be used, because of the different requirements. The table is usually in such rooms the chief feature of the furnishings, and it is customary to focus upon it the main body of light. Whi... Illusion
<p>111. A doorway looks wider that has at the top a drapery which crosses in one complete curved sweep. A side-wall is larger apparently if along the frieze line long, wide loops or festoons are arranged. The same wall is more contracted and higher ... Illusion Effect And Expression In The Use Of Lines
<p>107. We very often notice a room which has been carefully carried out but is utterly lacking in charm. The color seems right, and, considered in detail, the furniture and the furnishings are appropriate, but the room lacks effectiveness.</p> <p>... Light
<p>1. The white light of the sun is compounded of an almost innumerable number of color elements, as shown by the phenomena of the rainbow or by experimenting with the prism. When a ray of sunshine passes through a glass prism it is decomposed or s... Light Color Form Proportion And Dimensions
<p>Whatever is good in interior decoration is the result of consistent relationship between Light, Color, Form, Proportion and Dimensions. The choice of Color should be guided by the conditions of Light. The beauty of Form and the symmetry of Proporti... Light Effect On Color
<p>143. To illuminate a city, with the dull grim environment of streets and houses, a soft yellow glow will give warmth and tone; the greenish yellow of the Welsbach or the blue green of the mercury arc may even be desirable, but the same green or vio... Period Uses Of Color
<p>98. If our furniture is white and gold, it is clearly evident that the colorings of a room should be soft and harmonious. If we adopt the dark teakwood of India or the deep brown of Flanders, our color scheme again changes. The preponderance of w... Power Necessary
<p>157. While the list which we give herewith is based largely upon area, it may be taken as a basis of calculation for lighting equipment.</p> <p>It is estimated that 300 square feet of a hallway requires four sixteen-candlepower, or eight eight-c... Proportions
<p>22. In the use of one color with another of contrasting character the question frequently arises, what proportion of each should be used to obtain the best effect? Illustrative color books show usually samples of color of the same size, leading o...
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