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HO USE & GARDEN ■! 
Barber & McMurray, Architects 
Here the outdoor note is found in the lattice, the wicker furniture and the plants; the indoor note in the fireplace. It is a simple 
room shotving many desirable points. For the tile floor might he used the alternative of wood painted to simulate tile. Fibre rugs 
could be laid over it. Ivy can be trained up the trellis. The radiators are well concealed, and there is the added cheer of the fireplace 
THE PORCH ENCLOSED EOR WINTER LIVING 
Where Willow, Reed, Rattan and Painted 
Furniture Find Their All-Year Metier 
DAVID SCOTT 
B ecause it stands for the transition 
between the house and the garden, be¬ 
tween outdoor living and indoor comfort, 
the porch enclosed for winter has 
become a necessary adjunct to the 
house. Remembering these pur¬ 
poses we can be guided in the 
choice of furnishings and the 
methods of construction. 
Have the windows and doors 
so built that the room can be 
thrown open for summer. They 
may either be removed entirely 
and stored away, or the wdndow^s 
may be arranged to slip down into 
a pocket in the wall after the man¬ 
ner of trolley car windows. In 
any instance they should be well 
fitted so that the room can be 
sealed for winter. 
The floor can be of tile—red 
tile laid in white cement is a fav¬ 
orite—composition, marble, or a 
less expensive alternative will be 
found in painting the floor to simulate 
tile. Except in the very elaborate porch, 
the rugs should have the outdoor charac¬ 
ter. Grass and fibre rugs and mats are best. 
They take the chill off the floor and pull 
the room together, decoratively speaking. 
In the w^alls can also be found 
the outdoor note. Lattice painted 
to suit the color scheme of the 
room is the best treatment, and 
the design may be elaborate or 
simple according to one’s wishes 
or purse. Ivy may be trained up 
the lattice, or better, tied to it so 
that it can be taken outdoors when 
the weather grows warmer. 
Plants, of course, are a neces¬ 
sary feature. In their bright 
flowers and shining leaves they 
are pleasantly reminiscent of sum¬ 
mer days. Either in pots on a 
stand or in boxes ranged by the 
wall or near the window's, they add 
a w'onderfully decorative note. 
As there will be a great deal of 
light in the porch, the curtains 
should be chosen to tone down 
Boubtless you recall how the windows in a trolley car slip 
down for summer. The same principle can be applied to the 
construction of the enclosed porch 
