Revival of lacquered furniture in Chippendale era style
The piece discusses a revived interest in lacquered furniture amid a shift from painted to lacquered decor. It notes Japanese and European influences, mentions John Bilton and George Parker's book on lacquerware, and highlights ornate lacquered rooms and furniture as a fashionable domestic trend.
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Chippendale
Middle West
Chile
M Ganley
Ecome Inonty
John Biolken
George Parker
Oxford
Eleskant
Clathane
Caldi
Asian Lacquered Room Details and Design Tips
Anita de Campi surveys a richly lacquered interior with Chinese blue silk, pagoda motifs, and teakwood furnishings. She discusses harmony of color from red to yellow, wall treatments, and drapery advice, noting historical lacquer origins and a velvet carpeted floor.
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Chinta
Sutc
Cigrina Ral
Ita
Renee
Meaufort
Alta
Chipperdalé
Thas
Answers to Inquiries and Curtain Design Notes
A reader describes ideas for window treatments including plain brown wallpapered ode walls with curtains in colors on an ecru ground. Proposes jointly hung open inner room drapes with glass upper doors and removable drapery to allow night and day adjustments.
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Walla
Pointers for the Housewife Cleaning Tips From The Era
A fragmented guidance piece offers practical homemaking tips as read in a vintage column. It suggests cleaning methods for fabrics, hats, and sewing machines, emphasizing brushing, dampening, rinsing, and careful disassembly where needed. It notes saving money with home care and warns against damage from improper waxes and solvents.
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Ane
Wren
Lem Vando
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