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House & Garden 
OVERDOOR DECORATIONS 
Photographs hy Northend and Eberlein 
The painted panel is 
the most popular form 
of overdoor decora¬ 
tio n, especially 
adapted to a formal 
room where the wood¬ 
work is of good peri¬ 
od design 
Black and white 
checked carpet, a 
black and white door 
with a silhouette 
panel above. The 
treatment would give 
interest to a dull 
apartment hall 
In a room of large 
proportions and heavy 
fittings the niche can 
be used. This is from 
the office of Mellor & 
Meigs, architects 
An unusual effect of 
formality is found in 
this double door by 
the decorative statues 
of the woodwork and 
the glassed panel below 
1 j 
A carved panel is often used in the arch 
of a Colonial doorway 
A heavily carved overdoor from the State 
House in Philadelphia 
A carved entrance overdoor decoration 
with a lamp inserted 
