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Show Charming and Inexpensive Home With Many Attractive Features y-r-r- " ; 'rf - . l , ;," xJ:Vp- I . ' - f i! " r a r i . i A - I V DiV. , POROT j g'i Tail 7lMi "ipH , 1 1 -0 1 1-0 '-6"x'-0 : Av DhveWay LivingRr ii "'"v,7!o" 9 1 8'-Ox 1 2.-0' m j- u ! la'-o k 40--Q- i . 4 4m fRONT Porch Z60' i3 W m p First Floor Plan. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer Questions and give advice FREE OP COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, man-ufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address Ad-dress all inquiries to William A. Radford, Rad-ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Every one of us lias seen farmhouses farm-houses which looked like dingy old boxes sitting out in the middle of a bare field, paint peeling off, no trees or shrubbery near and no thought of attractiveness in the design of the house or its surroundings. Then we may have gone on down the road and seen another farmhouse that presented an entirely different picture. Perhaps it was small and inexpensive, but instead in-stead of being a mere shelter from wind and rain, and a poor one at that, it was a real home. Thought had been given to attractive design, it was located where it could enjoy the shade of fine old trees, the yard had been made into a neat lawn and shrubbery about the house and lawn put the finishing touch to a charming picture. You can easily imagine the difference differ-ence in the families which occupy different dif-ferent dwelling places, for the house usually reflects the character of its owner. Then, on the other hand, a house may affect the character of its occupants. It Is because of this that the slight additional expense, the thought and effort required to make the attractive country home are worth 1 jri 1 DedRa o'-cMV L l Second Floor Plan. while. In dingy uninspiring surroundings surround-ings it is difficult to cultivate progressive progres-sive ambition, thrift, good citizenship or happiness. Making the country home attractive pays in actual cash for the investment of money, thought and labor. More and more this is being realized all through the country, and houses such as the one shown here are becoming becom-ing Increasingly numerous. It is evident evi-dent that the owner of this house thought of it as something more than merely a shelter. The attractive exterior ex-terior is of weather board, shingles with stucco, with brick porch and cov- ered drive. There is even a cement walk and drive in place of a dirt path which becomes a mud hole in rainy weather. The money cost of these things Is small. Inside, this house shows equal attention at-tention to the home-building idea. The front entrance opens into a central cen-tral hull olf of which are the dining room and a large liviug room and from which stairs lead to the upper floor. At the rear is the kitchen with a convenient breakfast room just off of it. Another convenience, especially for the family where there are small children, is a first-floor bedroom at one side of the kitchen. This saves much running up and downstairs. The attention to convenience is seen everywhere. A washroom on the first floor keeps the housekeeper out of the basement, and a handy lavatory opens off of it. There is in the rear hall, beside the stair to the basement, an opening of a clothes chute from the second floor. There Is a built-in china closet in the dining room and the kitchen Is well equipped with built-in shelves, cases and fixtures. On the second floor are four large bedrooms, the bathroom and an extra ex-tra lavatory. These rooms are well supplied with closets, there being six in addition to a large closet in the first-floor hall. The front bedroom is especially attractive. With windows on three sides it is always light and airy, an ideal place for the children. |