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are enough ways of doing it to allow for plenty 

 of originality in the design. 



It is in the planning of our own private 

 living area, however, that there are unlimited 

 opportunities to show individual skill. First 

 we must try to secure a certain amount of 

 privacy, without shutting out any fine views 

 that we may be fortunate enough to have. The 

 plan shows the places where the screens are to 

 come that will hide most of the undesirable 

 views. It is, of course, impossible to shut an 

 objectionable piece of landscape from sight of 

 all points of the property, so we strive to hide 

 it from the points that will be the most used. 

 These would be the piazzas, any terraces, the 

 places where we intend to put seats, etc. On 

 the specimen plan (page 295) the spots that 

 command the fine views in the distance have 

 been marked so that we will not by any chance 

 block them out. The privacy can be secured 

 by the use of hedges, trees, shrubs, walls, fences, 

 etc., and we can take our choice. Whatever 

 is used must be kept in harmony with the house. 

 The great trouble with walls and hedges is that 

 when they are tall enough to hide the inside 

 from prying eyes, they are liable to be so tall 



