Hints on Household Taste: The Classic Handbook of Victorian Interior Decoration |  | Author: Charles L. Eastlake
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 177,543
Media: Paperback
Pages: 354
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0486250466
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.22
EAN: 9780486250465
ASIN: 0486250466
Publication Date: February 1, 1986
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Primary authority on what was proper, beautiful, efficient in all aspects of mid-19th-century interior design. Originally published in 1868. Over 100 illustrations.
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 A Helpful Overview January 4, 2007
G. Dowd (Peekskill, NY)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
We'd bought an Eastlake Victorian which had been restored inside and out. As we desired to furnish appropriate to period (1890), this book was a fine beginner's/general guide to style lines, detail, and what to avoid. Also helpful in choosing furniture pieces, draperies, and objets d'art. No color pictures except the cover, so one might want to purchase another similar book with pictures of restored rooms in similar homes for color guidance, trims, room set-up, etc.
Beginner's Guide to Victorian Restoration April 4, 2007
Marina Kushner (SCR Books)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Restore your old Victorian era home to what it could have been like when it was first built.
Good book February 12, 2010
Linda S. Staiger
This book is extremely helpful in my search for proper design of this period. The service of the dealer was excellent.
Authentic Victorian Decorating as easy as 1-2-3 July 24, 2000
Lisanne Miller (York , Maine USA)
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
Moving from a country primitive home to a 1890's Victorian home that needed restoration in every single room, this book was my bible! Charles Eastlake (credited with wonderful Eastlake style)explains how, why and where to do every room from the screens to the windows to the walls to the floors. His simple diagrams and easy to read explanations made restoring much easier. With still a few rooms to finish, the book never leaves my bedside table (which, of course, is Eastlake style!)
Excellent first-gen. guide to Vic interior design thought. October 13, 1998
Paul D. Giles (Historic French Park, Santa Ana, California, USA)
22 out of 29 found this review helpful
Charles Eastlake, (who is credited, innacurately, with the "Eastlake" style of architecture and furniture design) wrote a serialized guide to interior design concepts and theory. He's very opinionated about the evils of modern (c. 1880-90) architecture. I found this to be an enjoyable read, and got some great ideas about the decoration of several rooms in my 1903 Victorian house.
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