A Summer Home Well Furnished 
Howland S. Chandler, Architect. 
AN INFORMAL HOUSE WHERE ESPECIAL CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FURNISHING THE 
BEDROOMS SO THAT THEY MAY BE COMFORTABLE AND ATTRACTIVE—PAPERS, CUR¬ 
TAINS AND RUGS THAT ARE COOL AND ATTRACTIVE—A NOVEL DINING-ROOM SCHEME 
by Mary Ii. Northend 
Photographs by the Author 
trend of the last few years has caused 
great attention to be paid to the cor¬ 
rect furnishing of the home. Details 
which have hitherto been unnoticed 
are looked after and careful attention 
is given that the rooms, when finished, 
may be correctly done, so that no jar¬ 
ring contrast, glaring and out of taste, 
results. 
A very good example of the prog¬ 
ress in this direction of more careful 
furnishing is found in the 
Charles H. Traiser house at 
Clifton, Massachusetts, 
Howland Shaw Chandler, 
architect. It is long and low 
in general effect and is two 
stories high, with wide over¬ 
hanging roofs. The exterior 
finish is of cement and the 
house is built to fit the grounds rather than the grounds 
laid out to harmonize with the house. 
The entrance to the house is approached by a brick 
walk flanked on either side by bits of sward and end¬ 
ing in brick steps which lead into a portico and thence 
to the entrance door. The rear of the house overhangs 
the water, an unbroken stretch, and the underpinning 
supports a long, wide piazza which is so near the water 
that one easily has the impression of being on a ship’s 
deck. It is fitted with willow furniture and appropriate 
rugs. The entrance door gives into a vestibule which 
has a spandrel arch between it and the main hall. Here 
a well placed stairway is shown and the furnishings are 
noteworthy. The hangings are of gray Japanese grass- 
cloth and contrast beautifully with the portieres of rose 
pink. The darkness of the hardwood floor is well 
lightened by the beauty of the imported rugs. Leading 
Turning from the hall with its slight suggestion of 
Colonial design one enters the long living-room. This is a well- 
proportioned room which has for its chief feature a fireplace at 
one end showing Colonial detail, and in keeping with the white 
woodwork and cornice. As the view from this room is chiefly 
over the water the furnishing has been influenced by the sum¬ 
mery prospect from the windows and has been decorated as a 
distinctly summer room. The furnishings are of willow which 
gives a lightness to the apartment, and greens and blues pre¬ 
dominate in hangings, rugs and upholstery. 
Adjoining this room is a library of good size. This is fitted 
up with book shelves, finished in gum wood and has a large open 
out of the living-room is a well appointed sun room finished in brick 
and lattice work, which makes an attractive lounging place 
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