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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  December, 
  1907 
  

  

  The 
  Living-room 
  Has 
  Mahogany 
  Trim 
  

  

  are 
  grown 
  white 
  clematis 
  vines 
  blooming 
  in 
  delightful 
  pro- 
  

   fusion. 
  A 
  terrace, 
  at 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  extends 
  around 
  

   to 
  the 
  dining-room 
  at 
  the 
  rear. 
  The 
  roof 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  

   shingles 
  and 
  red 
  brick 
  chimneys 
  pierce 
  its 
  ridge. 
  

  

  The 
  hall, 
  square 
  in 
  form, 
  is 
  at 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  It 
  

   has 
  mahogany 
  finish 
  and 
  blue 
  wall 
  covering. 
  The 
  treads 
  

   and 
  risers 
  of 
  the 
  staircase 
  are 
  of 
  oak, 
  while 
  the 
  balustrade 
  is 
  

   of 
  mahogany. 
  The 
  living-room, 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  

   room 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  has 
  ma- 
  

   hogany 
  finished 
  trim. 
  The 
  

   walls 
  have 
  a 
  mustard-col- 
  

   ored 
  wall 
  covering. 
  The 
  

   hearth 
  and 
  facing 
  to 
  the 
  fire- 
  

   place 
  are 
  of 
  brick, 
  and 
  the 
  

   mantel 
  and 
  overmantel, 
  of 
  

   wood, 
  are 
  finished 
  the 
  same 
  

   as 
  the 
  trim. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  

   of 
  the 
  room 
  is 
  heavily 
  

   beamed. 
  French 
  windows 
  

   open 
  onto 
  the 
  terrace. 
  

  

  Opening 
  from 
  the 
  living- 
  

   room, 
  and 
  also 
  from 
  the 
  

   hall, 
  is 
  the 
  dining-room, 
  

   which 
  is 
  also 
  treated 
  with 
  

   mahogany 
  finish. 
  There 
  

   is 
  a 
  chair 
  rail 
  extending 
  

   around 
  the 
  room 
  below 
  

   which 
  the 
  wall 
  is 
  covered 
  

   with 
  a 
  dull 
  red, 
  while 
  the 
  

   wall 
  space 
  above 
  has 
  an 
  

   autumnal 
  decoration 
  with 
  

   a 
  crimson 
  foliage 
  on 
  a 
  

   green 
  background. 
  In 
  

   either 
  corner 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  

   are 
  built-in 
  china 
  closets, 
  

   which 
  answer 
  for 
  a 
  buffet, 
  

   as 
  both 
  of 
  them 
  have 
  

   counter 
  shelves 
  with 
  

   drawers 
  and 
  cupboards 
  be- 
  

  

  low, 
  and 
  above 
  are 
  shelves 
  

   inclosed 
  with 
  leaded 
  glass 
  

   doors. 
  

  

  The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  is 
  

   fitted 
  with 
  sink, 
  dresser 
  and 
  

   closet. 
  A 
  door 
  opens 
  into 
  

   a 
  store 
  pantry, 
  from 
  which 
  

   an 
  entrance 
  is 
  made 
  into 
  

   the 
  kitchen. 
  This 
  kitchen 
  

   is 
  finished 
  with 
  natural 
  yel- 
  

   low 
  pipe 
  and 
  is 
  fitted 
  up 
  

   complete. 
  The 
  lobby 
  is 
  

   large 
  enough 
  to 
  admit 
  an 
  

   icebox. 
  

  

  Returning 
  from 
  the 
  

   kitchen 
  to 
  the 
  front 
  hall, 
  

   the 
  staircase 
  takes 
  one 
  to 
  

   the 
  second 
  floor, 
  which 
  

   contains 
  four 
  bedrooms 
  

   and 
  a 
  bathroom. 
  The 
  

   bedrooms 
  are 
  treated 
  with 
  

   ivory-white 
  painted 
  trim 
  

   and 
  distinctive 
  wall 
  decor- 
  

   ations. 
  The 
  bathroom 
  has 
  

   white 
  enamel 
  trim 
  and 
  

   walls, 
  and 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  

   porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  nickelplated 
  plumb- 
  

   ing. 
  The 
  separate 
  lava- 
  

   tory 
  is 
  a 
  convenience 
  for 
  

   this 
  floor. 
  The 
  third 
  floor 
  contains 
  the 
  servants' 
  room 
  and 
  

   trunk 
  room. 
  The 
  house 
  is 
  heated 
  by 
  a 
  furnace 
  placed 
  in 
  

   the 
  cellar, 
  which 
  also 
  contains 
  a 
  laundry, 
  fuel 
  room 
  and 
  

   cold 
  storage. 
  

  

  Messrs. 
  Coolidge 
  and 
  Carlson, 
  of 
  Boston, 
  Mass., 
  were 
  

   the 
  architects 
  of 
  this 
  house, 
  which 
  may 
  very 
  well 
  serve 
  as 
  an 
  

   illustration 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  of 
  modest 
  dimensions 
  thoroughly 
  

   well 
  adapted 
  to 
  modern 
  needs. 
  It 
  meets 
  every 
  requirement. 
  

  

  Built-in 
  China 
  Closets 
  Are 
  Striking 
  Features 
  of 
  the 
  Dining-room 
  

  

  