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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1910 



and mattings are not spoiled by a thunder shower, where 

 upholstery and woollen carpets will be. Expensive concrete 

 or marble seats are just as suitable as the rudest settees and 

 chairs built by mountaineers from the rough boughs, all 

 employed according to the elaboration of the room. They 

 all belong out of doors. A handsome out-of-doors living- 

 room may be finished with a terrazzo or mosaic flooring 

 and with wall panels and fireplace formed and ornamented 

 with colored terra-cotta panels. If water piping Is intro- 

 duced, a fountain surrounded by plants forming, as it were, 

 a small conservatory on the sunny side, will make a fine 

 termination. And inside the outer columns, carrying the 

 structure and roof above, are French windows between pat- 

 terned trellises running directly to the floor on the exposed 

 sides. 



had best be trellised, thus keeping out but little air, but 

 affording considerable privacy. It should, lastly, be re- 

 moved from servants' hall, laundry and kitchen. It is 

 principally after dinner that the master of the house will 

 enjoy it, and too near to the washing of dishes or conver- 

 sation of maids may spoil its attractions. 



In a similar manner, the mistress' bedroom can be placed 

 over the living-room; the deck over the out-of-doors room 

 will be found very convenient for her morning use. 



How best to cover this deck is quite a problem. Roofing 

 it over permanently is expensive in itself, entails stronger 

 supports and foundations to carry the added weight, and 

 darkens the bedroom or rooms inside. It can relatively in- 

 expensively be covered by an awning on an iron roller, car- 

 ried by supports or hooks against the side-wall of the house, 



A projecting shelf is an admirable place for plants and flowers 



The location of the out-of-doors living-room is not only 

 of importance from a point of view of sunshine and cool 

 breezes, but also in relation to the other rooms of the 

 house and the adjoining roads and neighbors. A careful 

 consideration of its placing is one of the most important 

 matters in the very earliest stages of the house. It must 

 be placed where there is privacy. If possible it should lea.l 

 out of both living-room and dining-room, or at least con- 

 nect easily with the pantry service, so that it may also be 

 used as a breakfast-room, or to dine in during hot summer 

 evenings, when there is not a breath of air inside the house 

 proper. It should be located where one may stretch out 

 without fear of being caught by callers or unwelcome vis- 

 itors. 



If one end faces the driveway or approach, this side 



and outside supported by small iron posts set in iron floor 

 sockets in the outside angles. 



The sockets should be built into the flooring prior to the 

 canvassing, and the joints caulked tight. The large house- 

 furnishing stores will provide reasonable estimates for the 

 furnishing and setting complete of the awning, rods and 

 braces. 



Purchase the covering of colors that will not fade 

 immediately, and also sufficient extra awning cloth, arranged 

 to lace, so as to be able to close in, if desired, a couple of 

 the sides, and procure an out-of-door bedroom or writing- 

 room hidden from view. Here the lady of the house may 

 enjoy lounging before being dressed for the day, may dry 

 her hair after shampooing, or enjoy the air and sunshine 

 without being seen by outsiders. 



