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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
June, 1909 
A Successful Remodeled Barn 
By Edith S. Welch 
Photographs by Mary H. Northend 
HIS fine cld New England barn had an 
8 interior in first-class condition. It was 
decided to leave the walls as they were, 
staining them a soft, brownish gray, which 
gives a cool, weather-beaten appearance. 
The floor was thoroughly cleaned, and a 
plain green straw matting laid over it, 
which contrasts prettily with the dull tones of the woodwork. 
The original barn door was retained, and to-day slides 
back and forth as it did when the place served its original 
purpose. A low flooring, some eight feet square, laid on 
rough stone supports, was built just outside the door, and 
two urns and a large terra-cotta garden pot, filled with bright 
blossoming, plants, were arranged along the edge, and add a 
welcome touch of color to the pure white exterior of the 
building. 
Three windows, placed close together, were inserted at 
the rear of the barn, and swing inward on hinges, and thus 
allow plenty of light and fresh air to enter the interior of 
the apartment. 
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A long, broad seat extends beneath the windows, and is 
softly cushioned in tones harmonizing with the matting upon 
the floor, and is piled with downy sofa pillows to make it 
comfortable and attractive. Iwo large slat-back settles, 
painted white, and softly cushioned, with rare tapestries 
thrown carelessly across them, have been placed on either 
side of the old barn door. 
The furniture consists of many large rafha chairs, fitted 
with cushions similar to those found on the window-seat and 
settles, and numerous dainty Arts and Crafts tables, painted 
white, which serve as receptacles for vases and pots of 
flowers, magazines and bric-a-brac. ‘There are also a few 
fine Colonial pieces placed about, and these lend a charm 
and dignity to the apartment, such as only old mahogany 
can. Beautiful tapestries and numerous pictures and knick- 
knacks adorn the walls and relieve their somber coloring. 
The success obtained in this very interesting remodeling 
was, of course, due to the artistic care with which it was car- 
ried out. The barn readily lent itself to its new destination, 
being a simple, modest structure, not altogether unlike a 
The cosy result of artistic transformation 
