HOUSE AND GARDEN 
1912 
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Your Concrete and 
Stucco Construction 
Needs My Coating 
My Bay State Brick and 
Cement Coating is backed 
by twelve years of practical ex¬ 
perience in making a cement 
coating. It has been tried under 
all sorts of conditions and met 
all requirements. 
Years before anyone else had 
put a coating on the market Bay 
State Brick and Cement Coating 
was an established success. It 
had been used on large and 
small houses, factory walls and 
factory floors, on the vats and 
damp rooms of textile mills and 
breweries. It is the only coating 
that I know of that won’t burn 
when subjected to heat. It has a 
flat finish, doesn’t destroy the 
texture of concrete and saves it 
from cracking from moisture. 
lust write me for our Booklet No. 
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ing when he calls. He’s got the 
goods. 
Wadsworth, Howland & Co. 
Incorporated 
Paint and Varnish Makers and 
Lead Corroders 
82-84 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 
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hanging of Tapjja cloth. The fireplace is 
severely simple with its Pompeiian brick 
hearthstone and facing; the bricks are laid 
towards the room instead of in the usual 
way. The plaster models designed by Mr. 
Boyd, supporting the cornice, make a 
unique and interesting decoration. Bits 
of bright color appear in the coats of arms 
hung beneath the picture molding. 
Adapting foreign things to everyday 
uses is a feature of Mr. Boyd’s work. 
The keyholes of many of the closet doors 
throughout the house consist of Japanese 
sword guards. A carpenter’s bass, such 
as they use in England for carrying tools, 
does duty for a wood basket. 
The two main bedrooms are large and 
well furnished in mahogany with flowered 
chintz hangings. Both rooms have deep 
bay windows, in which are grandfather 
chairs covered in chintz to match the cur¬ 
tains. The paper is a two-toned French 
gray with the pattern of a basket of flow¬ 
ers. White spot muslin curtains cover 
the windows, but do not show from within 
when the brown Venetian blinds are low¬ 
ered. The walls are covered with well 
chosen artistically framed pictures, hung 
in groups beside the bureaus. The mir¬ 
rors are set in old-fashioned gold frames. 
Beautiful old rugs on the floor, rush seated 
chairs, and mahogany doors with glass 
knobs give an Old World atmosphere. Ad¬ 
joining the front room is the night nur¬ 
sery. Here the walls are covered with 
canvas painted white, with a six-foot 
wainscoting of square tiles sunk in natural 
cement with quarter-inch joint. 
The guest room is on the third floor; 
with its brick fireplace and old mahogany 
furniture it is a charming little room in 
Colonial style. There is an old-time 
Terry clock, an antique mirror framed in 
gold, a spinning wheel, braided mats, and 
a patchwork quilt. The walls papered 
with a rosebud paper harmonize with 
some dainty sprigged muslin curtains. 
So much for the furnishings and plan¬ 
ning of Mr. Boyd’s home. It will be seen 
that he has constructed his house in con¬ 
junction with another. This is due to the 
exigencies of the city block. Mr. Boyd 
has provided against having a house of 
unpleasant architecture thrust right up 
against his windows and at the same time 
added to the appearance of the block. The 
planning is so well executed that both 
houses receive greater privacy than would 
be the case were they separated by the 
narrow margin of city lots and each looked 
into the other’s window. 
Mr. Boyd says: “The problem has often 
confronted me as to why it was not possible 
in our suburban sections where the price 
of ground with all city improvements is 
necessarily high, to build a pair of houses 
in such a manner as to retain individuality 
in each house and yet make a comprehen¬ 
sive unit design of both. With this end in 
view I designed the houses, the corner one 
of which I occupy, the other being used as 
an investment. The accompanying photo¬ 
graphs show how' successful!}^ this has 
been carried out.” 
Cottage Furniture 
LEAVENS MADE 
FOR SHORE AND MOUNTAINS 
^ There is no Instance where an ex¬ 
ample of the individual taste is more 
conspicuously displayed than in the 
selection of appropriate furniture; 
Leavens Furniture gives an unlimited ^ 
field for its exercise. 
^ Simple in construction and design, artistic 
in effect. Especially adapted for Shore and 
Country houses. Of solid oak construction 
and finished to suit the individual taste, or to 
match surrounding interiors. If so desired, 
furnished unfinished. 
The privilege of allowing the buyer to select 
a finish to conform to his or her ideas, is an 
original idea with us and does not mean any 
additional expenditure. 
Safety in ordering from us is assured, for 
satisfaction is guaranteed. 
Send for set No. 6 consiiting of 200 illustrations. 
WILLIAM LEAVENS & CO. 
MANUFACTURERS 
32 Canal Street, Boston, Mass. 
Samson Spot Clothes Line 
SOLID BRAIDED COTTON 
Strong, Durable, Flexible 
Will not kink, stretch, ravel, nor stain the 
clothes. Guaranteed to last at least five years, 
even when permanently exposed to the weather. 
Can be distinguished at a glance by our trade¬ 
mark, The Spots on the Cord. 
Send for sample. Carried by all dealers, or write to us. 
SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, BOSTON, MASS. 
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