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V
THE TREATMENT OF WALLS
S     URELY the first considerations of the house in
good taste must be light, air and sanitation.
Instead of ignoring the relation of sanitary con-
ditions and decorative schemes, the architect and client
of to-day work out these problems with excellent re-
sults. Practical needs are considered just as worthy
of the architect as artistic achievements. He is a poor
excuse for his profession if he cannot solve the problems
of utility and beauty, and work out the ultimate har-
mony of the house-to-be.
If one enters a room in which true proportion has
been observed, where the openings, the doors, windows
and fireplace, balance perfectly, where the wall spaces
are well planned and the height of the ceiling is in keep-
ing with the floor-space, one is immediately convinced
that here is a beautiful and satisfactory room, before
a stick of furniture has been placed in it. All ques-
tions pertaining to the practical equipment and the
decorative amenities of the house should be approached
architecturally. If this is done, the result cannot fail
to be felicitous, and our dream of our house beautiful
comes true!
Before you begin the decoration of your walls, be
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