Comfort in a formal setting
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A Manhattan, NY, couple commissioned the services of designer Matthew Patrick Smyth to restore and redecorate their weekend retreat. The Tuxedo Park mansion, built in 1934 by Alfred Benziger, is a testimony to what a comfortable weekend house should be.
Publisher: Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1996
Usage, Remodeling and renovation, Interior design, Antiques, Mansions, Antiques in interior decoration
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1996
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The ways of Windsor
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The spindle-backed or Windsor chair originated in England in the reign of Geroge I and was adopted in the colonies. Variations in design have evolved since the 18th century, including low and high backs and the addition of writing arms.
Publisher: Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1995
History, Windsor chairs, Chairs
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1995
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