An Artist’s Home in New Jersey 
THE GARDEN SHELTERED BY THE HOUSE 
spring from the ground or from pots and 
boxes. Old - fashioned hardy plants are 
grouped around a sun-dial at one side of 
the house, and a smooth lawn is kept at 
the opposite side for a children’s play¬ 
ground. A shady nook under the bay 
window of the living-room has been filled 
with native f e r n s , 
myrtle and lilies-of-the- 
valley. 
The veranda has a 
generous allotment of 
space. The center is 
reserved for a table on 
which meals may be 
served, with plenty of 
room for additional 
small tables when need¬ 
ed. The-entrance door 
i s surrounded w i t h a 
unique decoration of 
plain yellow tiles, with 
corner tiles of contrast¬ 
ing colors. Usually 
the front door, if it 
receives any ornamen¬ 
tation, depends on the 
installing of some leaded 
glass. The color effect 
produced by the simple 
are expressed 
Hall, sitting 
bined in one 
full amount 
introduction of the tiles 
against the gray plaster 
is noteworthy. The 
concentration of case¬ 
ment windows at either 
side of the wide, front 
door throws living- 
room and porch almost 
into one unbroken 
space. 
Some of William 
Morris’s ideals of living- 
room comfort,—re¬ 
straint in decoration, 
book-cases with plenty 
of books, chairs that 
give com fort, tables 
commodious in size, 
vases for flowers, some 
real works of art on 
the walls, and the 
fireplace the chief ob¬ 
ject in the room, — 
in Mr. Lamb’s house, 
and dining-room are corn- 
large apartment, with the 
of floor space demand¬ 
ed by all three, — a point not always 
regarded in making a living-room. The 
dining part is partially secluded in 
THE ENTRANCE TO THE VERANDA 
The trellis is supported by means of chains attached to the house 
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