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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1908 



The Bungalow Is a Good Adaptation 



plicity, and at the same time have incorporated 

 in it some of the appointments which go to make 

 "simple living" comfortable. 



"Ross Fenton Lodge," a bungalow built at the 

 head of Deal Lake, in New Jersey, 

 is a true adaptation of the bungalow, 

 for it is a one-story structure with all 

 the rooms placed on one floor. The 

 exterior is built after the style of the 

 old Spanish adobe houses, for it has 

 a stucco wall from the. grade to the 

 roof of the house — of which the latter is 

 covered with shingles and stained a moss- 

 green, blending well with the trees which 

 surround it and with the creamy-yellow 

 tone, of its stucco walls. 



A touch of color is given to its front 

 by the rustic porch formed by the hewn 

 trees which form the columns and the 

 cross beams which support the shed roof. 

 The porch floor is laid with Welsh tile 

 of a reddish color, and is ornamented on 

 either side, by composition vases. 



The entrance is into the living-room, from 

 which access is obtained to the music-room. 

 Opposite the front entrance a door opens into a 



small hall leading to the sleeping-rooms and bath, and to most harmonious effect, 

 the dining-room and kitchen beyond. The hall leading from the living-room opens to a guest 



The living and music-rooms are practically one room, room at the left of it, with its walls paneled, the division 

 though they are separated by a beamed arch and a rise of being made with strips of Nile green paper, while the panels 

 two steps which places the music-room on a higher level than are of old rose. The trim is painted a French gray, 

 the living-room. The walls of both have, a wainscoting Opposite this room, and across the hall, is the owner's 

 of chestnut battens to the height of seven feet finished suite, consisting of one large bedroom, dressing-room and a 















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with a plate rack. This wainscoting is stained and 

 finished in a soft brown color, and is in har- 

 mony with the yellowish brown tone of the 

 rough plastered walls above. The. roof beams 

 in the living-room are exposed to view 

 and the space between them is cov- 

 ered with rough plaster and stained a 

 mustard-yellow color. The unique fea- 

 ture of the living-room is the fireplace 

 and the manner in which it is built — 

 the old klinker brick with their black 

 headers, laid with wide white mortar 

 joints. The back of the fireplace at 

 one side is faced with Welsh tile, and 

 the mantelshelf is composed of an 

 oaken beam supported on brackets. 

 The furnishings of the room are ap- 

 propriate. The Mission furniture of 

 Flemish brown upholstered in brown 

 leather, the cream yellow muslin cur- 

 tains hung at the windows, through 

 which a soft, pleasant light enters the 

 room, the green portieres with a brown 

 medallion design, and a Persian rug 

 in blue, red and green coloring laid 

 on a floor of Welsh tile completes a 



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