House & Garden 
REMODELED HOME 
OF THE 
PAgT -T-T 
Walk down any country road and you will pass dozens of houses that offer possibilities for remodeling into permanent 
homes or summer residences. The artist visualized what this house would be like when completed. Compare it with the 
photograph below. The changes have given it a substantial appearance and a semblance of better architecture 
A REMODELED HOME of the PAST 
What Could Be Done to a Roadside House to 
Make It a Country Home 
Sketches by J. M. ROSE 
I N selecting a house for re¬ 
modeling there are several 
points that must first be de¬ 
termined. First, is it in a 
condition that justifies re¬ 
modeling ? Second, how 
much of it requires changing ? 
The first point is readily 
determined' by going over the 
house carefully with your 
architect. The second is gov¬ 
erned by family requirements 
and the amount you want to 
spend. 
An example of the possi¬ 
bilities in an old house is 
shown here. The artist se¬ 
lected an old house by the 
roadside and rebuilt it to fit 
the all-year requirements of 
a small family. 
As it stood, the house was 
ugly and had little charm, yet 
the main building is good and 
dignified in a simple, homely 
way. This would make a 
modern home of no mean pro¬ 
portions, an all-year-round 
home possessed of comfort 
and even luxury. 
By cutting off the objec¬ 
tionable little lean-to, and ex¬ 
tending the roof lines of the 
addition, a very well-balanced 
house plan can be evolved. 
The introduction of dormers, 
the creation of terraces, a 
sleeping porch, a sun room 
and the installation of three 
bathrooms with a slight re¬ 
arranging of partitions, make 
it livable and presentable. 
Cream paint and emerald 
green trim will enhance its 
charm, but the house is all 
too flagrantly exposed to the 
public view. It needs lavish 
planting to make the most of 
what is there; but the ground 
is level and slopes graciously, 
there are a few good trees, 
and there is every indication 
of a soil well adapted to lux¬ 
uriant growth. This embel¬ 
lishment is an essential part 
of the reconstruction. 
