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NEW ENGLAND FARMEIl. 



April 



DESIGN" FOE A COMPLETE PABM-HOUSE. 



We present the reader, to day, -with another of I 

 the natural, (and truthful, because natural,) de- 

 signs of our accomplished artist, jNIr. G. E. Har- 

 ney. What we mean by natural, is, that the ar- 

 tist so mingles the work of his own hands with 

 the works of nature, making the blending so 

 graceful and harmonious, that a true taste is never 

 offended by its contemplation. Indeed, his pic- 

 tures look as though they grew, rather than that 

 they were made ! 



Mr. Harney will be kind enough now to step 

 forward and explain his own beautiful design in 

 his own language. 



"When we speak of a complete farm-house, our 

 country friends fancy to themselves, a dwelling 

 that shall contain every convenience necessary for 

 the carrying on of the household portion of the 

 farm labor ; at least, such is the idea we have of 

 it, and in the composition of the present design, 

 we have endeavored to supply those conveniences. 



There is nothing at all showy about the house, 

 either in design or plan ; it is a plain, substan- 

 tial farm-house, nearly square, with a large L on 

 one side^our aim having been to insure conven- 



ience even at the expense of ornament — though, 

 Ave think, after the house has become two or three 

 years old, and brightly flowering vines begin to 

 cover its sides, and trees to thi-ow their shadows 

 upon it, that it will have a cosy, comfortable, 

 home-like appearance, quite in contrast with the 

 shingle palaces of late so fashionable among us. 



Our plan comprises the following accommoda- 

 tion : No. 1, hall 7 feet 8 inches by 19 feet, 

 opening into No. 2, parlor, 15 feet by 16; No. 5, 

 bed-room, 15 feet square; No. 3, living-room, al- 

 so 15 by 16 feet, opening into a back entry ; No. 

 13, and across it into the kitchen, No. 4, 15 feet 

 by 20 ; this kitchen contains two large closets 

 and connects with a pantry, No. 7, which meas- 

 ures 7 feet by 10, and is fitted up with a sink and 

 shelves. The next room eu suite is the back 

 kitchen and Avash-rooms ; it contains two closets, 

 a large oven and boiler, and measures 16 feet by 

 12 ; it opens into the back entry, through Avhich 

 we pass to the wood-room. No. 8, 14 feet by 15 ; 

 No. 10, carriage shed, and No. 9, work shop. The 

 back entry is 4 feet wide, and contains stahs 

 to the chambers and cellar. On the front, doors 

 open into the dairj', No. 11, 7 feet by 14; the 

 store-room. No. 12, 7 feet by 13, and upon the 

 I sheltered porch, No. 14. 



