July, 1911 
two corners of the 
dining-room portion 
a COSY (SEake wails 
built and boxed in 
underneath to serve 
as an additional 
storage space. 
From the central 
beam depends the 
model of an old 
ship, emblematic of 
the sbu1tldi ne? s 
original use, and 
from the rafter at 
the right hangs a 
eamid le fixture 
evolved by Mrs. 
Bourne from an old tin piece. 
Lanterns of various types de- 
pend at intervals from other 
beams, and furnish all the 
artificial light required. 
The furniture in the room 
is almost entirely Colonial, 
picked up at odd times, and 
fitted into the chimney at one 
side is a queer old Franklin 
stove, that relieves the chill of 
damp and stormy days. The 
apartment opens at the front 
onto the lower veranda, of 
which it really forms a part, 
and from which a_ superb 
view of the surrounding ter- 
ritory is obtained. This is 
attractively fitted up as an 
open-air sitting-room, and 
adorning its rail are boxes, 
pots, and vases filled with 
bright tinted flowers. 
On the second floor are two 
One of the bedrooms in the second story 
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chambers, a_ por- 
tion of the larger 
one being curtained 
off for a dressing- 
room, and at the 
front opens the up- 
Piet | Ne tad ta a 
equipped as an out- 
door sleeping-room. 
The cost com- 
plete of the pur- 
chase and _alter- 
ations was but 
five hundred dol- 
lars, and the result 
is an _ attractive, 
livable home, that 
serves as a residence for its 
owners six months of the year. 
The presentation of this ar- 
ticle illustrates the possibilities 
of many of the discarded build- 
ings which are so frequently 
seen along the seashore. The 
subject is presented in so in- 
teresting and pleasing a man- 
ner as to be readily understood, 
and will be very helpful to any 
one who is desirous of secur- 
ing a habitation for the sum- 
mer months at a small expense. 
There is no question but that 
there are many people who 
would like just such a house 
as the one illustrated here- 
with, and the publication of 
it is a timely one, for use in 
a study of the subject for the 
coming year, for the best time 
to select a site is during one’s 
vacation. 
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The dining part of the first floor 
