HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 
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floor area for the second floor to accommodate the necessary 
number of rooms, than is required for the first floor with its few 
large simple chambers. In the farmhouse type expansion of the 
second floor is possible by building out the first floor below. Dor¬ 
mer windows are a necessity to give the proper amount of light 
and air to the interior. A group of such windows gives a better 
The antique furniture of the dining-room is well shown by its simple 
setting. In winter the rag carpets are replaced by Oriental rugs 
The hallway is broad and roomy and the wallpaper is a reproduction 
of an old Colonial one, appropriate for the house and its furnishings 
impression of a long low roof line than a series of separate or 
detached dormers. The December number of House and Gar¬ 
den explained a house at Woodmere, Long Island, designed by 
Mr. Keen, which shows a more artistic group of dormer win¬ 
dows than does the house designed for his own use. 
In looking through a number of photographs of houses planned 
by this architect one cannot help being struck by the examples 
of cottages with stucco walls. He favors stucco because by means 
of it he can most easily carry out his favorite color scheme, 
namely, white and green. He likes the shutters and roof green 
with a sharp contrast of white walls. These he partly conceals 
with a trellis, which when covered with vines gives a charming 
wall surface. The lattice-work primarily intended as a support 
for vines gives a scale to the whole house, accents the horizontal 
lines and by its pleasant shadows gives an interest to what would 
otherwise be a too monotonous expanse of white plaster. The 
vines relieve the monotony of white walls and soften its rigid 
lines. It is generally conceded that ivy and other creepers cling¬ 
ing to walls are apt to make the house damp, but when trained 
over lattice-work the vines act as a protection, shedding the water 
and breaking the force of a severe storm. Stucco is a favorite 
medium to-day with most of our well known architects. Its ad¬ 
vantages lie in the fact that it is economical, decorative, and suit¬ 
able both for winter and summer homes. Stucco being a mixture 
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The mantel and fireplace of the living-room show the combination of 
decorative skill and restraint that are typical of the entire house 
