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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

  A 
  Delicate 
  Shade 
  of 
  Apple 
  Green 
  and 
  White 
  Trim 
  Form 
  the 
  Color 
  Scheme 
  of 
  the 
  Living-room 
  

  

  ness 
  one 
  with 
  another, 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  practicable, 
  and 
  which 
  is 
  

   apparent 
  immediately 
  upon 
  entering. 
  

  

  The 
  principal 
  feature 
  of 
  a 
  summer 
  house 
  is 
  the 
  veranda, 
  

   and 
  here 
  we 
  have 
  a 
  "double 
  decker," 
  which 
  is 
  well 
  fitted 
  up 
  

   for 
  living 
  and 
  dining 
  uses. 
  

  

  The 
  material 
  selected 
  for 
  the 
  underpinning 
  is 
  red 
  brick 
  

   laid 
  in 
  white 
  mortar, 
  while 
  white 
  cedar 
  shingles 
  left 
  to 
  finish 
  

   in 
  their 
  natural 
  state, 
  and 
  ivory-white 
  pine 
  trimmings, 
  are 
  

   the 
  materials 
  used 
  for 
  cov- 
  

   ering 
  the 
  building 
  paper 
  

   and 
  matched 
  sheathing 
  

   with 
  which 
  the 
  exterior 
  

   framework 
  is 
  inclosed. 
  The 
  

   outlines 
  of 
  the 
  building 
  are 
  

   well 
  broken 
  by 
  the 
  numer- 
  

   ous 
  bay 
  windows, 
  and 
  the 
  

   brick 
  chimney 
  of 
  simple 
  

   construction. 
  

  

  The 
  entrance 
  is 
  from 
  a 
  

   porch 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  center 
  

   of 
  the 
  front, 
  with 
  columns 
  

   and 
  a 
  roof 
  covering 
  de- 
  

   signed 
  with 
  a 
  pergola 
  effect. 
  

   The 
  front 
  door, 
  of 
  Dutch 
  

   pattern, 
  permits 
  of 
  the 
  

   upper 
  half 
  being 
  swung 
  

   open 
  when 
  desired 
  without 
  

   the 
  necessity 
  of 
  opening 
  the 
  

   entire 
  door, 
  the 
  lower 
  half 
  

   remaining 
  closed. 
  

  

  The 
  hall 
  is 
  octagonal 
  in 
  

   plan, 
  and 
  has 
  apple-green 
  

   tinted 
  walls, 
  harmonizing 
  

   with 
  the 
  ivory-white 
  

   painted 
  trim. 
  An 
  attrac- 
  

   tive 
  staircase 
  with 
  ivory- 
  

   white 
  painted 
  treads, 
  risers 
  

   and 
  balusters, 
  and 
  a 
  ma- 
  

   hogany 
  rail 
  rises 
  to 
  the 
  sec- 
  

  

  ond 
  story, 
  upon 
  the 
  second 
  

   landing 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  placed 
  

   a 
  grandfather's 
  clock 
  of 
  

   antique 
  character. 
  

  

  A 
  broad 
  arch 
  opens 
  into 
  

   the 
  living 
  room, 
  which 
  ex- 
  

   tends 
  the 
  full 
  depth 
  of 
  the 
  

   house. 
  The 
  color 
  scheme 
  

   throughout 
  is 
  a 
  delicate 
  

   shade 
  of 
  apple 
  green, 
  with 
  

   walls 
  and 
  rugs 
  in 
  harmony, 
  

   and 
  a 
  white 
  painted 
  trim. 
  

   Furniture 
  of 
  antique 
  pat- 
  

   tern 
  is 
  placed 
  gracefully 
  

   about 
  the 
  rooms, 
  and 
  the 
  

   one 
  tone 
  of 
  green 
  is 
  relieved 
  

   by 
  the 
  cretonne 
  coverings 
  

   of 
  the 
  furniture, 
  which 
  are 
  

   of 
  a 
  dull 
  shade 
  of 
  green 
  

   and 
  red. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  

   beamed 
  and 
  is 
  treated 
  with 
  

   ivory-white 
  paint. 
  An 
  ingle- 
  

   nook 
  is 
  thrown 
  out 
  at 
  one 
  

   side 
  of 
  the 
  room, 
  contain- 
  

   ing 
  a 
  large 
  open 
  fireplace, 
  

   built 
  of 
  buff 
  brick, 
  with 
  fac- 
  

   ings 
  of 
  similar 
  brick 
  rising 
  

   up 
  to 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  A 
  wooden 
  

   shelf, 
  supported 
  on 
  cor- 
  

   belled 
  brackets, 
  forms 
  the 
  

   mantelshelf. 
  Paneled 
  seats 
  are 
  placed 
  at 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  

   fireplace, 
  above 
  which 
  are 
  windows 
  for 
  light 
  and 
  ventilation. 
  

   The 
  floor 
  of 
  the 
  entire 
  inglenook 
  is 
  paved 
  with 
  buff 
  tile. 
  

   Opening 
  from 
  the 
  living-room, 
  by 
  a 
  broad 
  arch, 
  is 
  the 
  dining- 
  

   room, 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  high 
  paneled 
  wainscoting 
  finished 
  

   with 
  a 
  plate 
  rack, 
  above 
  which 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  

   a 
  tapestry 
  effect 
  in 
  the 
  design 
  of 
  fruits 
  and 
  flowers. 
  A 
  fire- 
  

   place, 
  with 
  facings 
  and 
  hearth 
  of 
  cream-white 
  brick, 
  and 
  a 
  

  

  The 
  Dining-room 
  Is 
  Paneled 
  and 
  Has 
  a 
  Tapestry 
  Frieze 
  

  

  