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1947 Creative Home Decorating by Hazel Kory Rockow & Julius Rockow Hard Cover Vs28 Would be a cool gift for a interior designer INTRODUCTION INTEREST IN HOME DECORAtIOn is at a higher pitch today than ever before. More and more, conversation among women everywhere turns to this fascinating subject, and technical terms once reserved to the professional decorator are now widely current coins of speech. This is a good sign. It indicates that larger numbers of women intend to decorate or re-decorate their homes, drawing upon their own knowledge and good taste. It means that, as knowledge increases, standards in home decoration definitely will grow even higher. It enhances the likelihood that women, no longer content with drab and listless homes, will contribute new and interesting ideas to the art of decoration. With growth in interest, there has come about a new attitude toward home decora-tion. The notion that a home is decorated only once to last for a lifetime, arose as a psychological reflection of earlier scarcity economies and is now outdated. Modern techniques of production have made home furnishings available to all persons and at all income levels. Accordingly, it is not surprising that many persons are re-decorating their homes periodically. True, they retain cherished pieces, but they alter color schemes, window treatment, slipcovers and accessories, and they add many new pieces of furniture. Since home decoration is usually a co-operative venture involving both man and wife, this new attitude may well be one of the healthiest developments in the field of pres-ent-day marital and family relationships. In any event, certain it is that the home is basic to the family, and that beautiful homes inculcate ideals and values that make for a decent, upright society. Every book that is written with care expresses a point of view. The point of view underlying this book, the authors hope, is made explicit in the text. Our view is that home decoration is a creative activity. As such, it is guided by principles and esthetic values common to all the creative arts. Furthermore, fifteen years of active classroom and lecture experience has convinced one of the authors that practice not enlightened by a knowledge of principles is on the fringe of the trial and error method. Trial and error is uneconomical of money, time and effort and, all too often, never transcends error. For this reason, the authors have emphasized principles throughout the book, as well as their practical application.