House and Garden 
Vol. VIII 
December, 1905 
No. 5 
THE INTERIOR FINISH AND FURNISHING OF 
THE SMALL HOUSE—I 
By Margaret Greenleaf 
HpO-DAY the small house is more seri- 
ously considered than ever before. 
In the suburbs of our great cities and 
many of the smaller towns this fact is illus¬ 
trated forcibly by the style of house which, 
during the last decade, has been gradually 
superseding the cottage of earlier times. In 
the young cities of the middle and far West 
this is especially noticeable, each locality 
showing, even in its small houses, some dis¬ 
tinctive characteristic in its architecture. 
In Southern California the bungalow has 
sprung up almost like a mushroom in a night; 
the spreading eaves, the wide shadowed 
veranda, the convenient and concentrated 
arrangement of the one floor, is well suited 
to the needs of that climate and country. 
The family man of small means, who, until 
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