January, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



31 



The interior throughout is carried 

 out in the same style as the exterior, 

 and it has white painted trim and 

 mahogany doors with glass knobs. 

 It has a central hall extending 

 through the depth of the house. 

 The walls have a paneled wainscot- 

 ing to the height of three feet, above 

 which they are covered with a large 

 figured wall paper with American 

 beauty roses and green vines on a 

 white ground, the whole being fin- 

 ished with a wooden cornice painted 

 white. The staircase, of Colonial 

 style, has white painted balusters and 

 risers, oak treads and a mahogany 

 rail. This staircase and the upper 

 and lower hall are lighted by a 

 cluster of windows placed on the 

 landing of the staircase. Under 

 this landing a toilet is conveniently 

 placed. 



To the left of the entrance is 

 the living-room, which with its in- 



The Colonial Stairway to the Second Floor 



The Fireplace of the Living-room 



broad facing of stucco, the 

 hearth of tile and the ham- 

 mered brass hood quite com- 

 plete the treatment of the 

 fireplace. Pilasters placed 

 at either end of the chimney 

 breast, and which are re- 

 produced on the opposite 

 side of the room, support a 

 beam which breaks the 

 elongated effect of the 

 room. A neat wooden man- 

 telshelf, resting on corbel 

 brackets, completes the fire- 

 place. Bookcases are built 

 in along the wall on either 

 side of the fireplace. The 

 walls have a Colonial wain- 

 scoting of the old-fashioned 

 type, above which thev are 

 covered with a stripped 



teresting features go to 

 make a room all that will 

 be contentment in itself, as 

 well as a component part in 

 the whole scheme of a beau- 

 tiful dwelling. A living- 

 room is only complete when 

 it fulfils the purpose for 

 which it is intended, and its 

 chief charm springs from 

 its fitness to meet the needs 

 of its occupants, as simplv 

 as is possible without regard 

 for custom or convention. 

 Two steps lead down into 

 this room, giving it a 

 greater height than the 

 other rooms of this floor, 

 which is quite necessary in 

 order to bring it to a better 

 harmony with the length 

 and breadth of the room. 



Nearly opposite the door- 

 way is the great open fire- 

 place, built of brick. The 



A White Painted Trim and Mahogany Doors Carry Out the Desired Colonial Effect 



