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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1907 



A Delicate Shade of Apple Green and White Trim Form the Color Scheme of the Living-room 



ness one with another, as far as practicable, and which is 

 apparent immediately upon entering. 



The principal feature of a summer house is the veranda, 

 and here we have a "double decker," which is well fitted up 

 for living and dining uses. 



The material selected for the underpinning is red brick 

 laid in white mortar, while white cedar shingles left to finish 

 in their natural state, and ivory-white pine trimmings, are 

 the materials used for cov- 

 ering the building paper 

 and matched sheathing 

 with which the exterior 

 framework is inclosed. The 

 outlines of the building are 

 well broken by the numer- 

 ous bay windows, and the 

 brick chimney of simple 

 construction. 



The entrance is from a 

 porch placeci in the center 

 of the front, with columns 

 and a roof covering de- 

 signed with a pergola effect. 

 The front door, of Dutch 

 pattern, permits of the 

 upper half being swung 

 open when desired without 

 the necessity of opening the 

 entire door, the lower half 

 remaining closed. 



The hall is octagonal in 

 plan, and has apple-greei> 

 tinted walls, harmonizing 

 with the ivory-white 

 painted trim. An attrac- 

 tive staircase with i v o r v - 

 white painted treads, risers 

 and balusters, and a ma- 

 hogany rail rises to the sec- 



ond story, upon the second 

 landing of which is placed 

 a grandfather's clock of 

 antique character. 



A broad arch opens into 

 the living room, which ex- 

 tends the full depth of the 

 house. The color scheme 

 throughout is a delicate 

 shade of apple green, with 

 walls and rugs in harmony, 

 and a white painted trim. 

 Furniture of antique pat- 

 tern is placed gracefully 

 about the rooms, and the 

 one tone of green is relieved 

 by the cretonne coverings 

 of the furniture, which are 

 of a dull shade of green 

 and red. The ceiling is 

 beamed and is treated with 

 ivory-white paint. An ingle- 

 nook is thrown out at one 

 side of the room, contain- 

 ing a large open fireplace, 

 built of buff brick, with fac- 

 ings of similar brick rising 

 up to the ceiling. A wooden 

 shelf, supported on cor- 

 belled brackets, forms the 

 mantelshelf. Paneled seats are placed at either side of the 

 fireplace, above which are windows for light and ventilation. 

 The floor of the entire inglenook is paved with buff tile. 

 Opening from the living-room, by a broad arch, is the dining- 

 room, provided with a high paneled wainscoting finished 

 with a plate rack, above which the walls are covered with 

 a tapestry effect in the design of fruits and flowers. A fire- 

 place, with facings and hearth of cream-white brick, and a 



The Dining-room Is Paneled and Has a Tapestry Frieze 



