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Show Comfortable Five-Room Bungalow Makes Desirable Country Home ; SSSis r.- -'Vv-t 7 ! r-i n.m lJ fc3 'it i - i i:fc T hl i S;5lX rr A PANTRY So j g ii -! I Floor Plan. i 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. 1S27 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Two things which are essential to make a country home complete .are a porch and a fireplace, and these must be something more than mere architectural features. They must be the sort of features which invite constant con-stant use by every member of the family. A broad porch with its comfortable porch swing and easy chairs offers an inviting prospect as a spot where the family may enjoy the cool evening breeze after a strenuous day of work. It Is the rest and recreation room of the summer time. When the first chilly days of fall, with their prophecy of many long winter win-ter evenings ahead, have displaced the heat of summer, the family naturally turns to the living room with its big fireplace with a cheerful wood fire tempering the atmosphere and forming form-ing a center for the family group. Both of these features are prominent promi-nent in the bungalow pictured here. The porch is broad and gives the impression im-pression that it will afford a cool retreat re-treat even on the hottest day of summer. sum-mer. Its brick work, together with that of the chimney at the side, put a finishing touch to the attractive exterior ex-terior of this frame house. The timbering tim-bering under the eaves is another decorative feature which adds a blf of individuality wlfnout being overly ornamental. The' lawn is well laid out and cared for and the plants ami shrubbery about the house serve to break the foundation line. The main entrance is exactly In the middle of the front and opens directly Into the living room. Here is found the large brick fireplace which, with built-in bookcases at either side, dominates domi-nates the room. It is well lighted with windows at the front and over the bookcases. A wide, open doorway communicates with the dining room behind be-hind it. Beyond the dining room are the kitchen and pantry. The kitchen is on the outside of the house witli plenty of windows to light it. It is connected connect-ed by a door with the pantry which also opens into the dining room. In the pantry are found ample china closet and storage cases, built-in, to meet the needs of a good-sized family. fam-ily. From the pantry, also, a stnlr-way stnlr-way leads down to the basement, while the rear door opens from the kitchen onto the back porch. At the opposite side of the house are two bedrooms with a bathroom between. be-tween. Both of these are good-siaed -rooms, 12 by 12 feet, and are provided with ample closets. A small hallway, reached by a door from the dining room gives access to the bedrooms and bath. All this is included within a space only 30 feet wide and 37 feet deep. The inclusion of so much of roominess and comfort within such small dimensions dimen-sions is the result of skillful planning, and this house will serve well for the family which desires a homelike bungalow. bun-galow. I |