﻿July, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  255 
  

  

  The 
  floor 
  beams 
  

   rest 
  on 
  a 
  brick 
  un- 
  

   derpinning. 
  Above 
  

   this 
  the 
  logs 
  are 
  

   hewn 
  on 
  one 
  side, 
  

   and 
  they 
  are 
  piled 
  

   up 
  without 
  any 
  re- 
  

   gard 
  to 
  the 
  taper 
  of 
  

   the 
  logs 
  — 
  held 
  in 
  

   place 
  by 
  notching 
  at 
  

   corners 
  and 
  spiking 
  

   to 
  two-inch 
  plank 
  

   frames 
  at 
  the 
  open- 
  

   ings. 
  Branches 
  are 
  

   nailed 
  in 
  the 
  spaces 
  

   between 
  and 
  chinked 
  

   up 
  from 
  inside 
  with 
  

   cement 
  mortar, 
  the 
  

   branches 
  preventing 
  

   mortar 
  from 
  drop- 
  

   ping 
  outside. 
  The 
  

   logs 
  are 
  built 
  up 
  to 
  

   the 
  under 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  

   sill 
  which 
  receives 
  

  

  second 
  floor 
  beams, 
  over 
  the 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  rafters. 
  The 
  

   frame 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  story 
  is 
  built 
  flush 
  on 
  the 
  inside 
  and 
  is 
  

  

  A 
  Bungalow 
  Built 
  on 
  the 
  Ross 
  and 
  Fenton 
  Farm 
  for 
  Eight 
  Hundred 
  Dollars 
  

  

  faces 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  wainscoting, 
  

   stained 
  a 
  dark 
  umber; 
  the 
  spaces 
  

  

  hence 
  amply 
  large; 
  

   casement 
  windows 
  

   open 
  to 
  a 
  covered 
  

   porch 
  on 
  either 
  side, 
  

   giving 
  ventilation; 
  

   and 
  a 
  set 
  of 
  small 
  

   casement 
  windows 
  

   over 
  a 
  window 
  seat 
  

   and 
  a 
  dormer 
  in 
  the 
  

   roof 
  send 
  a 
  flood 
  of 
  

   light 
  into 
  living- 
  

   room. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  

   of 
  this 
  room 
  con- 
  

   forms 
  to 
  the 
  under 
  

   side 
  of 
  roof, 
  giv- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  

   a 
  spacious 
  apart- 
  

   m 
  e 
  n 
  t 
  . 
  The 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  surfaces 
  of 
  

   the 
  logs 
  are 
  var- 
  

   nished 
  natural, 
  giv- 
  

   ing 
  a 
  yellow 
  and 
  

   gray 
  cement 
  color 
  

   effect. 
  The 
  wall 
  sur- 
  

   in 
  cypress, 
  which 
  is 
  

   above 
  the 
  wainscot- 
  

  

  THIE 
  

  

  

  „° 
  

  

  UMH 
  Paht 
  nr 
  

  

  LlvlNq 
  F.'dgm 
  

  

  Caim-PiAM. 
  

  

  TirstIldob 
  

  

  sheathed 
  with 
  hemlock 
  to 
  the 
  rafters, 
  which 
  are 
  allowed 
  to 
  

   show. 
  The 
  roof 
  is 
  lathed 
  with 
  shingle 
  lath, 
  and 
  the 
  whole 
  

  

  is 
  covered 
  with 
  cy- 
  

   press 
  shingles. 
  The 
  

   following 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  

   sizes 
  and 
  kinds 
  of 
  

   the 
  lumber 
  used 
  : 
  

   Log 
  beams, 
  2x8 
  

   in. 
  ; 
  rafters, 
  2x6 
  

   in.; 
  studs, 
  2x4 
  in. 
  ; 
  

   boards, 
  1x6 
  in; 
  

   sills, 
  2x10 
  in. 
  ; 
  

   flooring, 
  first 
  floor, 
  

   7/gX2y 
  2 
  in., 
  North 
  

   Carolina 
  pine, 
  oiled, 
  

   sash 
  in 
  small 
  panes 
  

   — 
  clear 
  glass; 
  shin- 
  

   gles, 
  cypress; 
  porch 
  

   floor, 
  1 
  x 
  6 
  in. 
  hem- 
  

   lock 
  trim; 
  where 
  

   necessary, 
  hemlock 
  

   boards, 
  using 
  

   branches 
  or 
  heavy 
  

   vines 
  for 
  back 
  mold. 
  

   The 
  main 
  feature 
  is 
  

   the 
  log 
  living-room, 
  

   with 
  a 
  five-foot 
  fire- 
  

   place 
  large 
  enough 
  

   to 
  admit 
  cordwood, 
  

  

  The 
  Fireplace 
  Built 
  of 
  Old 
  Klinker 
  Brick 
  

   Is 
  Effective 
  

  

  3ECDN0TLD0f* 
  

  

  ing 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  muslin 
  and 
  kalsomined 
  a 
  dead 
  white, 
  

   giving 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  plaster. 
  Tints 
  can 
  be 
  used 
  with 
  har- 
  

   monious 
  results. 
  

   The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  tinted 
  

   an 
  ultramarine 
  blue. 
  

   The 
  casings 
  are 
  

   painted 
  ivory 
  white. 
  

   The 
  fireplace 
  is 
  built 
  

   of 
  black 
  headers 
  

   with 
  firebrick 
  and 
  

   hearth; 
  a 
  small 
  low 
  

   shelf 
  of 
  varnished 
  

   hewn 
  timber 
  is 
  pro- 
  

   vided. 
  All 
  interior 
  

   partitions 
  are 
  dou- 
  

   ble 
  thick, 
  and 
  have 
  

   felt 
  paper 
  between 
  

   to 
  deaden 
  sound 
  and 
  

   prevent 
  seams 
  from 
  

   opening. 
  The 
  walls 
  

   of 
  the 
  bedrooms 
  are 
  

   ceiled 
  up 
  and 
  

   stained 
  a 
  light 
  

   green. 
  The 
  ceilings 
  

   are 
  treated 
  with 
  a 
  

   light 
  yellow 
  cold- 
  

   water 
  paint. 
  The 
  

   trim 
  at 
  the 
  door 
  and 
  

   windows 
  is 
  painted 
  

  

  The 
  Sideboard 
  with 
  Its 
  Birch 
  Stick 
  

   Supports 
  Is 
  Unique 
  

  

  