HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1911 
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All the decorative effect of the wood 
texture in this mahogany door is set 
off by the white framework 
Such treatment as this successfully shuts off a room 
from the hall without the disagreeable or dark¬ 
ening effect of solid doors 
The form of the broken pediment over this 
doorway lends dignity to the apartment 
by the use of simple lines. There is little 
detail work here 
The reeding and detail around this door 
are typical of the best Colonial work. 
The garlands were seldom carved, but 
were of papier mache and very lasting 
TYPES OF INSIDE 
COLONIAL DOORS 
The spider-web fanlight is often used by 
modern builders. It gives a lighter effect 
than the imposing pediment in the first 
illustration 
The slight decoration in this transom 
adds the note necessary to complete 
the impression of a Colonial room 
