July, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



255 



The floor beams 

 rest on a brick un- 

 derpinning. Above 

 this the logs are 

 hewn on one side, 

 and they are piled 

 up without any re- 

 gard to the taper of 

 the logs — held in 

 place by notching at 

 corners and spiking 

 to two-inch plank 

 frames at the open- 

 ings. Branches are 

 nailed in the spaces 

 between and chinked 

 up from inside with 

 cement mortar, the 

 branches preventing 

 mortar from drop- 

 ping outside. The 

 logs are built up to 

 the under side of the 

 sill which receives 



second floor beams, over the bedrooms and rafters. The 

 frame of the second story is built flush on the inside and is 



A Bungalow Built on the Ross and Fenton Farm for Eight Hundred Dollars 



faces are 

 stained a 



covered with 

 dark umber; 



wainscoting, 

 the spaces 



hence amply large; 

 casement windows 

 open to a covered 

 porch on either side, 

 giving ventilation; 

 and a set of small 

 casement windows 

 over a window seat 

 and a dormer in the 

 roof send a flood of 

 light into living- 

 room. The ceiling 

 of this room con- 

 forms to the under 

 side of roof, giv- 

 ing the effect of 

 a spacious apart- 

 m e n t . The ex- 

 posed surfaces of 

 the logs are var- 

 nished natural, giv- 

 ing a yellow and 

 gray cement color 

 effect. The wall sur- 

 in cypress, which is 

 above the wainscot- 



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sheathed with hemlock to the rafters, which are allowed to 

 show. The roof is lathed with shingle lath, and the whole 



is covered with cy- 

 press shingles. The 

 following are a few 

 sizes and kinds of 

 the lumber used : 

 Log beams, 2x8 

 in. ; rafters, 2x6 

 In. ; studs, 2x4 in. 

 boards, 1x6 in 

 sills, 2x10 In. 

 flooring, first floor, 

 ^ X 2i^ in., North 

 Carolina pine, oiled, 

 sash in small panes 

 — clear glass; shin- 

 gles, cypress; porch 

 floor, 1x6 In. hem- 

 lock trim; where 

 necessary, hemlock 

 boards, using 

 branches or heavy 

 vines for back mold. 

 The main feature is 

 the log living-room, 

 with a five-foot fire- 

 place large enough 

 to admit cordwood. 



The Fireplace Built of Old Klinker Brick 

 Is Effective 



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ing are covered with muslin and kalsomlned a dead white, 

 giving the effect of plaster. Tints can be used with har- 

 monious results. 

 The celling is tinted 

 an ultramarine blue. 

 The casings are 

 painted Ivory white. 

 The fireplace is built 

 of black headers 

 with firebrick and 

 hearth; a small low 

 shelf of varnished 

 hewn timber is pro- 

 vided. All Interior 

 partitions are dou- 

 ble thick, and have 

 felt paper between 

 to deaden sound and 

 prevent seams from 

 opening. The walls 

 of the bedrooms are 

 celled up and 

 stained a light 

 green. The ceilings 

 are treated with a 

 light yellow cold- 

 water paint. The 

 trim at the door and 

 windows is painted 



The Sideboard with Its Birch Stick 

 Supports Is Unique 



