Cheap, Quick, & Easy
Author | : Pamela Hemenway Simpson |
Publisher | : Univ. of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-13 | : 1572330376 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781572330375 |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cheap, Quick, & Easy written by Pamela Hemenway Simpson and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Simpson shows in fascinating detail, rockface concrete blocks, pressed metal imitations of stone, linoleum "marble" and "parquet," and embossed wall coverings made available to the masses a host of ornamental effects that only the wealthy could previously have afforded. But, she notes, wherever these new materials appeared, a heated debate over the appropriateness of imitation followed. Were these materials merely tasteless shams?