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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 19 lo 



Fig. 1 6 — The dining-room of Mr. Cootey's house 



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The exterior walls of the house are laid of red brick 

 with white mortar in a Flemish bond. The half-timber 

 work is stained a 

 dark brown color, 

 and the trimmings 

 are painted white. 

 The roof is covered 

 with shingles, and 

 stained a deep red. 



The hall and the 

 living-room are 

 trimmed with red 

 birch, stained and 

 finished in imitation 

 mahogany. Both 

 are wainscoted in 

 panels to the height 

 of four feet. The 

 staircase rising out 

 of the hall, also has 

 a similar wainscot- 

 ing. The walls 

 above the wainscot- 

 ing are covered with 

 an ingrain paper. 

 The fireplace in the 

 living-room has a 

 hearth and facings 



Fig. 1 7 — First floor plan 



of brown Grueby tile and a mantel. The ceiling is beamed. 



The over-draperies at the windows are of brown velour. 



French windows at 

 the end of the din- 

 ing-room open into 

 the loggia. 



The dining-room, 

 which is particular- 

 ly handsome, i s 

 trimmed with red 

 birch, finished with 

 white enamel. It 

 has a high-paneled 

 wainscoting a n d a 

 beamed ceiling. The 

 overdraperies to the 

 windows are of old 

 blue silk. 



The second story 

 is treated with 

 white enamel paint. 

 The bathroom has 

 a tiled floor and 

 wainscoting and 

 porcelain fixtures. 



The third floor 

 contains the serv- 

 Fig.' 1 8— Second floor plan ants' rooms. 



