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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1908 



13 — Dining-room with Rustic Treatment 



cook will accomplish wonders. However, he (or she) will 

 demand a "bain-marie" and a wire frying-basket. 



The floor should be covered with a bright oilcloth of a 

 tiled pattern; and muslin curtains should drape the window. 



The bedrooms should be very simple; the floor covered 

 with matting; and the windows hung with muslin and 

 chintz curtains, matching those of the chair cushions. An 

 old wing chair, covered with chintz, is a comfortable addi- 

 tion; but in lieu of this then select a wicker, or rattan, easy 

 chair, and supply it with cushions; a chintz-covered box is 



a useful depository for 

 clothes ; the dressing-table 

 can be a common table, 

 nicely draped and covered 

 with linen scarf; and the 

 wash handstand can also be 

 a broad, long shelf put up 

 by the carpenter and 

 covered with dainty linen. 

 A ewer and basin, and 

 other toilet articles of artis- 

 tic design, can be made to 

 contribute to the comfort 

 and appearance of the 

 room. The carpenter can 

 also invent a wardrobe, be- 

 fore which curtains can be 

 hung. Chintz of some 

 graceful floral design (pink 

 clover, yellow roses, scarlet 

 hollyhocks, or the quaint 

 patterns in which gay pea- 

 cocks strut among the flow- 

 ers) is appropriate for such 

 simple rooms as are here 

 suggested. 



A few quotations will 



show how inexpensive such 



furnishings are. 



Excellent chairs are shown in Figs. 2 to 8, which are 



manufactured in this country. The models shown in Figs. 



2, 4 and 6 are good examples of Sheraton, and belong to 



his later period. 



Figs. 3 and 8 are rocking-chairs. One of the chairs in 

 Fig. 7 is a rocking chair also. The design of these is a de- 

 velopment of the old "four-back" rush, or mat, chair; and 

 was a favorite with Chippendale. By Sheraton's time it 

 had vanished. 



The chairs illustrated in Figs. 2 to 8 are made of birch 



1 4 — Living-room and Dining-room Separated by a Stairway 



5 — Stone Mantelpiece 



