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front shows several 
roofs at different lev- 
els but all possessing 
the same general hor- 
izontal lines. The 
rafters which support 
the roofs are allowed 
to project somewhat 
from under the eaves 
and their ends are 
rounded off, as are 
the ends of the tim- 
bers of the pergola, 
which is a very im- 
portant feature of 
the exterior of the 
-house. The colors 
used upon the exte- 
rior emphasize the 
Japanese character of 
the bungalow, for the 
brick is dark red 
laid with gray mor- @ ce ae 
tar; the walls of oT 
wood are of a green- 
ish-brown and the shingles of the roof have turned black 
with the effect of the weather. ‘This excellent combination 
of colors does much to bind the house with its great variety 
of material into a consistent architectural composition. 
Placed rather close to the sidewalk, the house possesses a 
broad terrace which extends across the entire front. The 
floor, which is upon two slightly different levels, is paved 
with brick and the greater part of the terrace is enclosed 
with the simplest balustrades, which comprise two strips of 
wood placed horizontally one above the other and joined 
to low piers of brick which are themselves framed with 
bands of wood which repeat the effect of the panels of brick 
framed with wood upon the house itself. The entrance is 
from the terrace directly into a large and lofty living-room 
which occupies almost the entire front of the house. ‘This 
room is the center of family life and is also Mrs. Adams’ 
music-room. ‘The room is almost two stories in height and 
is planned to provide the accoustic properties so dear to 
the heart of a musician. 
To make them as perfect as possible very few draperies 
have been used and the walls are very largely of 
simply finished rough-coated plaster divided into panels 
by the use of strips of wood. At one end of the 
living- or music-room is the piano and a built-in cabinet for 
sheet music. A group of casement windows overlooks the 
entrance terrace and just below them is a long built-in seat; 
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at one side of the 
room are placed the 
stairs which lead to 
the floor above. At 
the far end of the 
living-room, as one 
enters the house, 
two steps descend 
into a small library 
or study which is di- 
vided from the liv- 
ing-room by a heavy 
horizontal beam. 
This little room con- 
tains a fireplace with 
chimney-breast of 
tile and brick, at 
either side of which 
is a bookcase which 
has been built into 
the space so formed. 
Close at hand is a 
wide  window-seat, 
which is really a 
woodbox which may 
be filled from outside the house with wood for the fire- 
place. Merely raising the seat of this built-in settee shows 
the fuel at hand. Before the fireplace is a large study table 
and drawn up around the fireside are chairs and a bench in 
the mission style which are here thoroughly in keeping with 
their surroundings. The table is covered with the same 
leather which is used for cushions upon bench and chairs 
and the furniture is stained to match the woodwork of the 
walls and ceilings. 
The placing of this small study upon a level somewhat 
below that of the living-room makes possible a balcony just 
the size of the study itself, and this gallery is reached by a 
narrow stairway which is built at one side of the fireplace. 
The balcony, of course, looks down into the living-room 
and is fitted with a built-in seat and two more seats which 
hang suspended from the ceiling. ‘The lighting fixtures of 
the living-room, the little study and the balcony are in the 
form of small hanging lanterns of copper. 
Opening by folding glass doors from the living-room is 
the dining-room, where the treatment of walls and the ar- 
rangement of furniture carry out in a somewhat different 
manner the idea of dividing space into panels—the same 
treatment which is used for the exterior of the house. Here 
strips of wood have been placed upon wall and ceiling where 
they meet. The walls themselves are divided into panels 
by strips of wood which are stained mahogany to match 
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