the owners who have 
built them and by the 
architects who designed 
them. The kitchen is one 
of the most important 
apartments of a house, 
and yet it is a room 
more frequently neglec- 
ted than any other 
room of a house. 
Much thought has 
to be given to build a 
kitchen which will be 
just the right size and 
to equip it with every 
modern labor-saving 
device. All cooking in 
the Western home is 
done by gas, and the 
water is heated by a gas 
water-heater, both of 
which are labor savers. 
Another feature of 
the model kitchen is the 
BED ROOM 
14/6x13 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS December, 1909 
| KITCHEN 
10/s* IY, 
PANTRY 
DINING ROOM 
I5 X 15h 
LIVING ROOM 
25 x 13 
Fig. 20—First floor plan 
building of numerous 
dressers with drawers 
and doors glazed with 
small lighted glass, so 
as to eliminate the usual 
dark pot-closet and 
pantry which are usually 
provided. 
Another saver of 
steps and labor is the 
living-porch, which is 
built and enclosed with 
screens in summer and 
with glass in winter, and 
is within easy access to 
the kitchen or butler’s 
pantry, so that the liv- 
ing-porch may be used 
for dining uses in sum- 
mer, thus saving the ne- 
Fig. 21—The dining-room of Mr. Mars’ house has batten wainscoting cessity of using the din- 
finished with a plate-rack ing-room. 
Fig. 22—Second floor plan Fig. 23—Another view of Mr. Mars’ house showing the graceful lines of its roof 
