March, iqij 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
179 
Walter T. Karcher & Living¬ 
ston Smith, architects 
mum, for in this case it largely solved 
itself. The high road runs practical¬ 
ly north and south, so that the length 
of the house naturally parallels the 
road, while the living-room porch, 
which faces the view, has a full south¬ 
ern exposure. With no straining, the 
dining - room and breakfast porch 
could be placed in the right location 
to receive the morning sun, and the 
living-room and the living-porch to 
receive the sun all day long. It is 
rarely that all these demands are met. 
The long, paneled vestibule hall 
opens vistas on the living-room with 
its sun porch beyond ; on the dining¬ 
room with its cozy little breakfast 
porch; and in turn on the stair hall 
and rear entrance. It makes a com- 
In (he library the mellow mahogany gives a warm background for (he books. Indirect lighting is used for the general 
illumination 
The living-room, which extends the entire width of the house, and 
the porch receive the sun all day, a demand well met 
The wall tying up the house to the garage gives the group a one-unit appearance and lends greater 
privacy to the rear of the house 
fortable introduction or farewell to the house. 
The living-room takes the full width of the 
house, and beneath it is the billiard room, 
reached by a stair from tbe ball. 
Tbe den or library is purposely sequestered. 
One never “stumbles into it." The mellow 
mahogany red gives a warm background for 
the books, and the atmosphere is inviting. 
There are plenty of closets on every floor, but the big store¬ 
room in the attic is an achievement 
Consistent decorations in the living-room create a distinct atmosphere, at once rich and restrained, the 
heavy hangings relieving the whiteness of the woodwork and the walls 
