THE GENESEE FARMEK. 



or conservatory, and as the space would be large, its center might prettily be occupied 

 by a light and elegant work-table, or by a rustic flower-stand or jardiniere. The accom- 

 panviiio- engraving shows a pretty rustic flower-stand just suited to such a situation, and 



as it is inexpensive and can easily be procured, I 

 have given its representation. It is made of bark 

 finished neatly and varnished. 



"The color of such a building should be light — 

 whatever the general aspect and tone of coloring of 

 the objects around, that let it be. If surrounded by 

 trees, with a leafy background, its coloring should be 

 warm and approach the cream ; if standing more 

 alone, with rocky foreground and bold crags near 

 enough to be seen in outline and color, quench the 

 warmth somewhat by deepening the cream to a light 

 cool brown ; if other buildings are near, and the back- 

 ground be circumscribed, give the building relief and 

 its features distinctness by using more than one color 

 thereon — covering the main block with a warm light 

 tint and deepening the prominent portions, as win- 

 dow frames, cornices, brackets, doors, veranda posts, 

 and ombra or porch. 



" Sanding paint, or mixing sand therewith, besides 

 assisting in its preservation, takes away from the oily 

 glare and glisten of ordinary pigments, and by less- 

 ening the refracting power, gives to the surface of the 

 building a softer and more pleasant tone of coloring. 

 But I do not recommend this process in all cases, 

 believing in no universal rule that admits not of 

 exception ; frequently where the detail is minute, the 

 roughened appearance imparted by the use of sand 

 gives a clumsy as^^ect to the part, and in all cases where sharpness of outline is sought 

 to be obtained by any particular decoration of the construction, the use of sand would 

 be perfectly inadmissable. By using the last coat of oil color thick and smooth, without 

 boiled oil, or any fatty, or resinous substance, a flat, unshining surface may be obtained, 

 more durable than a brighter, reflecting coat would be, and more pleasing in eflect." 



RUSTIC FLOWER-STAND. 



Plan of a Farm-House. — Obser\'ing that you devote a portion of your paper to this 

 subject, I send you a plan of a house which will, I think, lessen the wants of a large 



number of the farming community. 



We are, at this age of improvement, 

 rather selfish in regrnd to our pecuniary 

 aftairs, and it is a desire and an interest, 

 and at times necessary, in erecting our 

 farm buildings, to do it as cheap a^ 

 possible. If you think the accompany- 

 ing plan will be of use to any of \ our 

 subscribers, it is at your disposal. 



I>escrij)tio7i. — 1, Parlor. 2, Dining 



room. 3, Kitchen. 4, Bed-room. W. 



&, Pantry, c, Meal-room, w, Windows, 



W 



10X21 



BX30 



Wood-house. P, Porch, a. Clothes-press. 



d, Doors. D, D, Chiranies. 



S. A. T.— Gorham, N. T. 



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