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concerned the saving in this duplication is not very great and is more than offset by the fact that so many identical pieces have been put upon the market. The attitude of those people who desire that everything in their homes should be unique and should never be repeated for any one else is a thoroughly mistaken one, but there is a certain value in knowing that one's own decorations are not to be found on the floor of every department store or in the rooms of one's nearest neighbor. I suppose there is no decorator in the world who has never repeated a piece of furniture. If he made that a rule he would have to go entirely without sleep or food in order to find time to create enough designs to make his business profitable; but the number of times that he does duplicate is limited, and he has no ambition to emulate the manufacturer who cuts a dozen or a hundred of every model and sends these out all over the country to be immediately identified here, there and everywhere by every person who has seen one of them before.
The particular handicap under which the decorator labors today is the necessity for being so much of a salesman. This, more than anything else, hampers such creative ability as he may have and robs the client of the full value of his services. When this becomes more fully understood by both the client and the decorator himself, the former will no doubt become more considerate and more understanding, and the latter will become more sincere in his advice and more conscientiously expressive of both the client and himself.
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Another view of the same room in satinwood with peach taffetta canopy lined in green chiffon and spread
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