The decoration of houses a manual of interior design written by edith wharton with architect ogden codman was first published in 1897 in the book the authors denounce victorian style interior decoration and interior design especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains victorian bric a brac and overstuffed furniture they argue that such rooms emphasize upholstery at the expense of proper space planning and architectural design and are therefore uncomfortable and . Edith whartons the decoration of houses is an invaluable reference one of the classic works on interior decoration and a testament to the enduring style of one of americas greatest writers. The decoration of houses by wharton edith 1862 1937 codman ogden publication date 1898 topics interior decoration publisher new york scribner collection robarts toronto digitizing sponsor university of toronto contributor robarts university of toronto language english 26 52 addeddate 2010 11 11 234517 bookplateleaf 0006 call number aak 7054 camera canon 5d external identifier urn . Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Sep 25 2020 explore andrea kents board the decoration of houses followed by 203 people on pinterest see more ideas about english interior house interior english country house