Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-14
Light Fixtures and Hardware.

nent llgnL nXJureS In nome OF any
other building are often put in By
contract before the building is COM
pleted and for that reason so often
conflict with the style and furnish
ings. The order is given a firm who
know nothing OF how each room is
to be furnished, what color scheme
Is TO be used or what period is to be
carried out. The firm has a fine
stock Of fixtures and all the latest
catalogs OF the best in light fixtures,
they are business men and doing
business on business principles
which means 10 get the highest
priced articles placed where ever
possible and thus the latest, best
and most expensive fixture that you
will buy are put into your home.
They see 1t only from the merchants
standpoint of quality and style and
when put into the empty new home,
they assure you with pleasure and
pride that it Is the correct thing and
just as long as the room is empty
and has no decided architecture, 1t
is, for then II conflicts with nothing
but the moment you commence to
decorate and furnish your home,
your difficulties begin and you feel
there is something wrong some place
not realizing Just what 1t Is. You
know you have bought the best OF
everything but the result does not
please you. OF course what applies
to light fixtures applies to every
thing, that no one thing, no matter
how beautiful or expensive, how fine
in quality or usefulness, can be
bought without due consideration to
Its relation with every other thing
in the same room.
once went into a beautiful new
home built on purely colonial lines,
enthusiastically correct in every de-
tail, simple and fine, where one
opened the door with a brand new
door knob of the latest and best
craftsman model The door knob of
itself was beautiful and of the very
best make, but out of place; but III
speak of hardware later Now we
will go back to the light fixtures,
This hall had the latest up-to-date
chandelier, modern bristling with it,
beautiful in itself; no doubt bought In
the best shop in that city. 1t may
have been the most expensive and 1t
may be the most practical as far as
utility Is concerned butt does not
harmonize with the lines OF colon
ial hall and Will jar on the sensibilities
as long as 1t stays there. They might
have gotten one simple and Colonial
In feeling for less money in that same
shop no doubt but unless they knew
exactly what they were looking for
and why they wanted this especial
kind, 1t would never have appealed
to them In the shop among so many
others. 1t does require knowledge
Of just what is the thing required in
order to buy just the proper fixtures
and | would advise every home builder
never to give a contract for ligh
fixtures or hardware till the decor
ator and furnisher has decided fully
upon the color scheme, the furniture
and the whole plan of the home.
Then too when wiring a home be sure
to always plan for floor plugs to
admit of stand lamps. It's much easier
to plan these when the house is being
wired than afterwards, Side lights
are much more artistic than center
lights, but If the ceilings are only
moderately high there is danger of
these being too near a level with the
eye and glaring If one can plan
for down turned arms to chandeliers
and hanging lights it Is best as these
throw less shadows and are much
more pleasing on that account.
Every period room must absolutely
carry its light fixtures and hardware
in that period or spoil the whole eff
feet To put anything built on the
craft order into anything save
craft room is out OF the question.
Toput beautiful Moorish lantern in
to an empire room screams at once.
To spoil lovely Adams room with
its chaste beauty by introducing the
ornato ornaments OF Louis XIV is e !
crime against good taste, and so i'll
goes
Now for the hardware, Hardware
Is hardware to most men and a man |
seldom stops TO consider anything |
else when giving that order for his
house He selects the best in quality, |
Durability and cOnvenianca ona ,,,,t,