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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1908 



19— Wicker Furniture: Chair $7.00; Table $8.00; Basket $2.00 



A bungalow can be furnished both artistically and com- 

 fortably for $600, provided the owner is satisfied with 

 simple articles and understands how to shop to advantage. 

 The sums are as follows : 



Living-room $100.00 



Dining-room 50.00 



Table linen 50.00 



Table furniture, including china, glass, plated ware and 



cutlery 145.00 



Bedrooms (2) ioo.OO 



Household linen, blankets, etc 1 12.00 



Kitchen, including utensils 43-00 



$600.00 



An itemized account of the furnishing of one room will 

 show that this is possible : 



Window curtains (2 feet by 3 feet) $ .50 



1 yard India point (bamboo design) 1.85 



Corner couch 10.00 



India print cover (bamboo design) 3 yards 5.50 



4 floss cushions 3- 10 



Plain blue velours covers for do 4.00 



4 down cushions 4- "6 



Covers for do 4.00 



1 table 5-00 



Cover for do 3-°° 



2 round-back rattan chairs 9-°° 



2 rattan armchairs 14.00 



Bamboo portiere (8j/> x 3^) 1.25 



3 yards India print (bamboo design) for bookshelves .... 5.55 



Hearth furniture 15.00 



Lamps, candlesticks, etc 25.00 



$110.97 



table, which can be added to the center 

 table when more table room is required. 

 The table, chairs and shelves are painted a 

 pleasing shade of green. The lattices of 

 the windows are also painted green, are 

 hung with simple curtains and are bright 

 with flowers. 



There are many reasons why simplicity 

 is desired above all things save comfort. In 

 the. first place the summer cottage is, in 

 most cases, a place of rest. The house- 

 keeper wishes to avoid all care and re- 

 sponsibility; and, as servants may not be 

 always available in a remote retreat, labor 

 should be made, as light as possible. Sec- 

 ondly, it is restful to the eyes and mind to 

 live with a few well-chosen articles and 

 harmonious colors. Rugs, innumerable 

 cushions, curtains, lamps, pictures and 

 books, comfortable beds, a neat kitchen in 

 which delicate meals may be prepared and 

 sufficient china for a simple service, a few 

 cushioned wicker or rattan chairs, and an 

 abundance of flowers will make "the wil- 

 derness blossom like the rose." 



20 — Simple Stairway and Entrance Hall 



