a Cottage of Two Rooms. 



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lord, in converting it into a dwelling, just put a fireplace in 

 each end, and the division down the middle ; the two windows 

 were the shop windows, and the two doors were originally one 



Fig. 8. A Cottage of Two Rooms before being altered. 



large door for the wheelright. The out-buildings were made 

 similar to those of Jig. 9. There was no proper situation for 

 a bed, and as soon as the door was opened the bed was exposed ; 

 besides, the rooms were very cold in winter from having no 

 passage or inner door. The occupant wished to get rid of these 

 grievances, as well as to have a kitchen, parlour, and bed -room 

 (in effect), without the expense of building an additional room. 

 To accomplish this I converted the house into^_^, 9. by putting 

 up a wainscot division in the east room (the building faces the 

 south), making a closet in the passage, leaving sufficient room 

 behind it for the length of a bed. Concealed beds are very 

 much the fashion in Scotland, and I believe, too, in France. 

 An upper chamber is, however, always preferable for a bed- 

 room Avhere it can be had ; but when it cannot, a well -aired 

 bed recess, with a neat curtain in front, leaves a sitting-room 

 tidy, and conveys the idea of a respectable family. A window 

 was made in the east end of the house, as the front window was 

 too small, and the door of the west room was converted into a 

 Avindow. The occupant has been so well pleased with the new 

 arrangement of his house, that he has had the parlour painted, 

 papered, and carpeted. The exact amount of the mason's and 

 joiner's bills was Ql. \Qs. Sd. ; and let landlords just look to the 

 additional comfort that this small amount affords. I have not 

 sent you the elevation, for it is not handsome, and has not 

 been altered ; but for the matter of 41. 10s. I could beautify the 

 exterior Avith lime, trellising, &c., so as to make the house an 

 object of interest. In the imj)roved plan (Jg. 9.), a is the lobby ; 



