330 September, Ig1I 
Fig. 1—Dining-room with tile and brick semi-inglenook fireplace. The head casing runs 
around the room, forming a frieze panel 
Fig. 2—Mahogany red and brown wood stain in a bungalow in which all the construction 
(roof, walls, etc.) is exposed 
Fig. 3—The front door and the living-room of the Charles Parsons bungalow at Pasadena 
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Color Tones that 
By Ka 
GS HERE are certain archi- 
VEGANS tects, famous for their 
St WS bungalows, with whom 
it has become a fad to 
admit only the low 
tones of russet brown 
or bronze @reemmanm 
their buildings. Sometimes, as a concession. 
they permit these tones to run up the scale 
into a pale tobacco brown, but color—rich, 
strong, appealing color—is utterly ta- 
booed. 
Undoubtedly, this fad pointed in the 
beginning in the right direction. It was a 
protest against the use of pale colors in 
bungalows, where they are, in fact, utterly 
out of place. 
There is much that has to be taught in 
connection with the furnishing of this new 
and popular type of house, or there is much 
to learn by the longer and sadder route of 
experience. 
A few points that will appeal to the in- 
telligence of a public that has not yet made 
a study of the bungalow may be helpful, 
and may save many from mistakes. 
Strange as it may seem, there are certain 
colors that seem to belong distinctly to bun- 
galow furnishings. The blue and white of 
the Japanese crépes, that can now be found 
in every market, show up with great beauty 
against the wooden walls of a bungalow. 
There are also wistaria patterns, in purple, 
white and green, that add the greatest 
charm to a bungalow room; these are inex- 
pensive stuffs that are filmy and yet strong, 
and are sturdy enough to find their place 
in such furnishings. : 
It is well to beware of the cheap, crass 
materials, in bold designs and strong colors, 
that are now being shown in the shops on all 
sides as “bungalow” curtainings. If there 
is a style of building in which it behooves 
the furnisher to beware of bright, crass 
colors, or cheap, fadable ones, it is the 
bungalow. 
However, any stuff that is clear and 
strong—in white or cream, or pale clean 
gray—may carry out a bungalow scheme 
successfully. The point is that many things 
will be brought in by the shops for bunga- 
lows—as this is a popular term now—which 
would ruin the artistic beauty of a house. 
There are two ways of making a room ef- 
fective in its furnishing, and both relate 
to color. 
One is to adhere only to some cool, per- 
vasive color, which strikes the beholder 
on entering, and the other is to pick out 
different features of the furnishing with 
rich and appropriate colors that blend in 
a harmonious whole. 
