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Rustic Adornments. 
Of course some thought must be given to the seat capacity of individuals, 
which in some is very much larger than in others. The usual dimensions of 
portable summer-houses are as follows: 5 feet by 3 feet 6 inches, 5 feet by 
4 feet, 6 feet by 5 feet 6 inches, 10 feet by 5 feet. These are good practical 
dimensions for floor space, and may be safely followed. The inside height 
must in no case be less than 6 feet 6 inches, and may be higher than this 
with advantage. 
The materials for a rustic summer-house are rough natural branches of 
wood, combined with, or nailed to, a framework of sawn and planed wood. 
The frame-work may be of pine, common deal, larch, oak, ash, elm, or any 
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other suitable sawn wood employed for building purposes. Common yellow 
deal will do very well, and larch poles may be utilised for the purpose if sawn 
wood cannot be cheaply obtained. The house may be floored with ordinary 
deal flooring boards, or with any other sawn wood, or it may be paved with 
pebbles, or it may be made of asphalte. The wooden frame may be match- 
lined if so desired, or lined with ling or heather, or the rough wood may be 
left inside without lining, but we prefer having the house lined for the sake of 
comfort, as draughts are undesirable in summer as well as winter. We shall, 
therefore, need some match-lining. The outside coat or shell must be of 
rough branches. These may be short branches of rough oak with the bark 
on, or oak bangles—that is, small branches of rinded oak. They may be of 
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