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Dining Room Interior Design, 1909

Izabel M. Coles · 1909

Dining Room Interior Design, 1909
This architectural elevation by Izabel M. Coles presents a formal dining room scheme organized around a central china cabinet. The composition displays symmetrical wall paneling flanked by candelabra sconces, with a decorative landscape frieze running along the upper section. Open shelving displays ceramic dinnerware—blue and white porcelain, earthenware serving pieces—arranged to showcase the collection as functional ornament. The design reflects early 20th-century Arts and Crafts principles: honest construction, handcrafted details, and integrated decoration. Such elevations served clients and craftspeople as construction blueprints, demonstrating how interior architects synthesized period revival styles with modern domestic arrangements.

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