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In winter the light window shades are supplanted by heavy curtains which may be drawn together so as effectually to shut out cold drafts. With the aid of fireplace 
and radiator the room thus proves comfortable even in severe weather 
and our veranda became an established fact. From this point its 
development has been a constant joy. All the woodwork is 
cypress stained a soft green, matching the floor. The walls are 
rough plaster, treated to a coat of dove gray waterproof paint. 
The furniture is all willow, stained green, even the shades of 
the drop lights, and the 
sideboard, with its cop¬ 
per implements for the 
midnight supper, served 
literally under the stars. 
The cushions and table 
covers are gray and 
green, sunfast to with¬ 
stand the sunshine. In 
summer dark green 
Holland shades protect 
us from the too fierce 
rays of light from 
above, but a portion of 
these upper sashes open 
up, and so provide fine 
ventilation from above. 
Green wood woven 
shades temper the side 
light. Ferns of won¬ 
derful growth, begonias, 
and vines grow luxuri¬ 
antly, summer and win¬ 
ter. For convenience. 
and to render breakfast and other service possible here, an extra 
stairway to the dining-room, immediately below, has been con¬ 
structed, as well as two other connections with rooms on the 
second floor. 
Morning, noon, or night, summer or winter, it is a spot of 
supreme restfulness. 
With the snow on the 
glass roof above, or 
m the witchery of a 
brilliant moonlight 
night, it is always and 
ever fascinating. A cor¬ 
ner fireplace—small, be¬ 
cause it was all the 
c h i m ney outlet we 
could secure—provides 
a place for a blazing 
log or two, which, with 
an ample steam radi¬ 
ator and heavy window 
draperies, defy the win¬ 
ter cold. Thus our ve¬ 
randa — or, as we love to 
call it in its perpetual 
greenness, our “roof gar¬ 
den” — is a feature of 
the house, a veritable 
bright spot in the 
home. 
The fireplace is necessarily small, but its position in one corner of the room gives it considerable 
attractiveness. Ready access to other rooms is provided by the doors at the left 
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