household art

noun

any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.

Origin of household art

First recorded in 1920–25

Do you think they'll get an idea of household art by coming here?
Brenda's Bargain | Helen Leah Reed
Its original designers were masters who made standards in architectural and pictorial as well as household art.
Principles of Home Decoration | Candace Wheeler
Certainly not to her mother, who possessed in its perfection, the household art of misinterpreting everything.
The Paliser case | Edgar Saltus
Fig. 26 represents a chair which I have taken the liberty of borrowing from Mr. Eastlake's work on household art.
Principles of Decorative Design | Christopher Dresser

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