Interior 

 fittings of 

 garden 

 houses. 



SUMMER-HOUSES, PERGOLAS AND BRIDGES. 



in character, possessing all the charm which such a retreat is capable of lending to a 



woodland scene, and the rusticity would 

 be real and not of the sham description 

 previously referred to. 



Having considered the planning and 

 outward presentment of garden houses 

 suitable to many very varied conditions 

 and requirements, there remains the ques- 

 tion of their interior fittings. These will, 

 of course, depend on circumstances. For 

 instance, in the case of the one over- 

 looking the extended view of Dartmoor 

 in Devonshire, referred to above, it was 

 intended that it should accommodate a 

 small library of garden and nature books, 

 and this suggested a room of fairly 

 ample size with an open fireplace and 

 electric light. Sometimes, too, a large 

 summer-house makes a splendid play- 

 room for the smaller children of the 

 house, especially for noisy games which 

 might cause inconvenience in the mansion, 

 and in any case it will provide a con- 

 veniently accessible retreat in case of 

 sudden showers when the children are 

 playing out of doors. As they grow 



FIG. l8l. SUMMER-HOUSE 



older, it may be fitted with quaint 

 furniture and simple utensils for the first 



lessons in housewifery which will be all the better learnt under such pleasant conditions. 



Enclosed formal gar- 

 dens will hardly ever 



appear complete without 



a garden house arranged 



somewhat as suggested 



in illustration No. 183, 



while those garden houses 



which are reached from 



the tennis and other games 



lawns will fulfil the dual 



purpose of a shady retreat 



from which to watch the 



progress of a game, and 



also a tea room, for which 



latter purpose, access from 



the rear communicating 



with the kitchen of the 



house may be necessary. 



Cunningly contrived and 



quaint cupboards in and 



around a chimney nook, ^ lg2 _ SUMMER . HOUSE AT CRIKGLEMIRE, WINDERMERE, OVERLOOKING 



and large chests under LAKE AND MOUNTAINS. 



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