“In the first two decades of the twentieth century, experts advised men to have their kitchens painted apple-green. The experts believed that apple-green quieted nervous people, and especially wives beginning to think of suffrage, of careers beyond the home. Today the explorer of color schemes finds in old houses and apartments the apple-green paint still gracing the inside of the cabinet under the kitchen sink, and the hallways of old police stations and insane asylums.”
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Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places
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Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places
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