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Show Modern Americans Live in the Open Americans are living in the open more and more. The newer houses have a covered porch or uncovered terrace instead of having a front porch. For this reason, more women wo-men are learning what a pleasure it is to work in the garden and are making the terrace a part of the garden. The outdoor terrace or porch should have two essentials: be harmonious with the house and not try to compete with nearby flowers or shrubs. It should be a compliment compli-ment to them and a link between the hous"e and the garden. From a functional standpoint, it should be comfortable. Outdoor furniture is best done in solid colors or a stripe. Chairs and couches should be of the lounging loung-ing sort, comfortable and easily moved about. It is very important for outdoor furniture to be weather-resistant, for when furniture becomes a burden, bur-den, the terrace is no longer the Pleasure it should be. Weather-resistant furniture is made from metal painted, certain types of reed or fiber, hickory, painted wood and redwood. Fibers which grow in marshy places are fine for furniture exposed to dampness. Colors and fabrics must be chosen chos-en with attention to the color of the house itself. This is particularly particular-ly true if your house is of brick. Wicker in a natural color and blue r yellow go quite well with almost w shades of brick. Almost any onght color goes well with a white "rick or clapboard house except white, which does not show up well enough. Fabrics should be durable ones such as: sailcloth, cotton twills, cretonne or any number of the water-proof fabrics. Furniture on wheels is becoming quite popular and is certainly to De recommended. |