May, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



205 



-Sheraton Arm Chair, Birch 

 Unfinished $4.50 



3 — Rocking Chair, Birch, 

 Unfinished $4.75 



-Sheraton Dining Chair, Birch 

 Unfinished $3.00 



simple is it in construction and so economical in material. 



Small shelves could be added for the display and storage of 



china with a considerable gain in both effect and convenience. 

 Of the pictures 



shown Fig. 1 3 



comes nearest to the 



ideal of an artistic, 



inexpensive and 



comfortable room, 



in harmony with the 



rustic surroundings, 



and quite within 



reach of the most 



modest purse. 



Let us now, 



therefore, imagine 



a bungalow in 



which such a dining- 

 room would occur 



— literally a house 



in the woods, or a 



tent on the beach, 



made of logs, or un- 



painted boards, and 



unplastered within. This rural home consists of five rooms: 



a living-room, a dining-room, a kitchen and two bedrooms 



and tiny bathroom on the same, or the second, floor. It is 



probably a retreat for 

 busy, professional 

 workers, or for those 

 who, wearied of the 



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demands of society, wish to enjoy a few months, or weeks, 

 of unconventional life and yet who do not like "to rough it." 

 Such a bungalow can be furnished comfortably and artisti- 

 cally for about the 

 small sum of $500 

 if nothing is selected 

 but the simplest fur- 

 niture. The local 

 carpenter's a i d 



should first be in- 

 voked; he can nail 

 up tiers of shelves 

 in the living-room 

 for books, tiers of 

 shelves in the din- 

 ing-room for china 

 (see Fig. 13) , tiers 

 of shelves in the 

 kitchen for the few 

 necessary utensils, 

 and tiers of shelves 

 in the bedrooms for 

 dressing tables and 

 wash handstand. A 

 great part of the furniture, therefore, can be obtained for 

 the price of the carpenter's labor. Having thus got rid of 

 the most expensive part of the furnishing (which does not 

 have to be moved, nor 

 taken care of when the 

 bungalow is vacated in 

 the autumn), there re- 



Wicker Furniture: Chair $7.00; Stool $2.00; Settle $25.00 

 Including Upholstered Cushions 



6 — Sheraton Dining Chair, Birch 

 Unfinished $3.25 



Chairs with Backs in Chippendale Style 

 Birch, Unfinished $5.50 



-Rocking Chair, Birch 

 Unfinished $3.50 



