Authentic Decor: The Domestic Interior 1620 - 1920

by Peter Thornton

“A compendium of domestic interiors from 1620 to 1920....This indulgence-of-a-book is one you’ll hoard and pore over for weeks....From New York to France to Denmark and Poland... paintings, diagrams and sketches illustrate the arrangement of furniture, prominent architectural details, favorite loose furnishings and prevailing moods of each design era. Page after page delight the eye and spark the imagination.”— Century Home.

Genres: Interior Design, Reference, History

408 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 1984

Reviews

[Jennifer]

Very informational and full of photos/ art. All around just interesting to look at...interiors certainly have changed!

[Patti]

This is a fantastic resource on interior design - and fascinating on its own if you're nerdy like that.

[Heidi]

Good overview of decor for these eras, without as much on my window 1870-1890 as I would like. But the section on my era, though limited, is good.