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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1908 



Straight Lines, Simple yet Comfortable Furnishings, and the Wide Brick Fireplace Make 

 the Living-room an Ideal Resting Place 



home if duplicated in wood. The price of tiles varies in 

 different localities, but averages from 50 per cent to 75 per 

 cent, more than the price of shingles, so it can readily be 

 seen why builders of moderate means try to get on with- 

 out them. 



An admirable scheme to get rid of this roof expense is 

 to build a Mission home with rambling fire walls, as shown 

 in the illustrations. The walls, rising as they do above 

 the roof line, permit a Hat roof of tin or rubberoid. This 

 building is one of the most winning examples of the small 

 Mission home. Its lines are all frankly simple and modestly 

 picturesque, and there are no foreign discordant elements 

 to tease the eye. The plastered house shown in another illus- 

 tration is strikingly elaborate — in fact, it might be called 

 a trifle sporty. The passerby invariably turns about and 

 gives it a second glance, 

 just as he would glance at 

 a stunningly gowned wo- 

 man, but though it is ex- 

 tremely attractive, it lacks 

 the expression of quiet, re- 

 poseful domesticity, so ap- 

 parent in the plastered 

 house already referred to as 

 excellent. In moderate cli- 

 mates plastered houses give 

 perfect satisfaction, but in 

 localities where heavy frosts 

 are rampant, this style of 

 building is a disappoint- 

 ment, for if the walls be- 

 come damp and freeze, the 

 plaster cracks and drops off, 

 and the house is left un- 

 petticoated and ashamed. 



It seems to be the general 

 supposition that the rustic 

 bungalow is not adapted 

 for use in cold climates, 

 that because of its thin 

 walls and general light con- 

 struction, it is exclusively a 

 tropical or semi-tropical 



belonging. If one likes the 

 type, however, there is no 

 reason why he can not have 

 a bungalow, even though 

 he lives next door neighbor 

 to the North Pole. By 

 using heavy studding for 

 the framework, clapboards 

 for sidings, and plastering 

 the inside walls, he may 

 have a house that is both 

 warm and substantial, yet 

 in outward appearance an 

 exact duplicate of the 

 bungalow. 



A bungalow is scarce 

 worthy the name unless it 

 possesses a huge brick or 

 stone chimney with a fire- 

 place. An illustration 

 shows a chimney arrange- 

 ment that gives both dig- 

 nity and character to the 

 face of the bungalow. It 

 is a climax in the architec- 

 tural scheme. To the pros- 

 pective guest it is an indi- 

 cation of hospitality, of warmth and cheer within. This 

 fashion of building a chimney at the front, instead of at one 

 side, or through the center of the bungalow, is fast gaining 

 in popularity. The advantage of running the chimney 

 through the center is in being enabled to have two or three 

 fireplaces by using the one flue. 



Lattice windows on swinging sashes are principally used 

 in small houses, but it is astonishing the amount of light the 

 lattice keeps out, and one who has had experience with both 

 lattice and plain glass windows will ostracise the lattice for 

 a nuisance and sunlight exterminator, and substitute for it 

 a broad open-faced window that reflects glories of landscape 

 and sky. True, lattice windows help in making a charming 

 exterior, and a good effect is obtained by placing them at 

 the top and on either side of the large glass. French glass 



Looking from the Living-room Into the Dining-room. Showing Paneling, Block Supports 

 for Plate Rail, and China Cabinet 



