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Show Ever Popular Bungalow Home Should Be Fitted to the Site It Occupies Porch j Smm mrh. D Dining Rm. ' Living Rm. ira Jl TcRRflCE ZTmch IL - I - ' ' ' I I 1 Floor Plan. By WILLIAM A.' RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and grive 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 a3 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. Did you ever, when passing along the streets of a town or down a country road, notice how some of the houses give one the feeling of being wooden boxes set down on the ground Just anywhere and entirely unattached and unrelated to their surroundings, and how other houses seem to have almost al-most grown in the spot where they stand, fitting It perfectly as no other would fit it? Right here Is the second principle of planning the new house. It should be designed to fit its site. If this is done it will be an ornament to Its community and a permanent satifac-tion satifac-tion to its owner, as well as a first-class first-class investment. The first principle is more likely to receive attention because its necessity is more clearly defined in the mind of the layman and its need more Immediately Im-mediately apparent. This principle is that of fitting the house to the family which is to occupy It, considering not only the present but also the future requirements. Because of its low, squat lines a bungalow is well suited to a somewhat elevated site and a terrace, such as the one on which the house illustrated here is set, is a good substitute where sufficient natural elevation is lacking. The effect of the steps leading to the terrace, succeeded by others, leading up on equal distance to the porch, is good. This porch of brick, decorated with rough bowlders, with one-half covered cov-ered and the other half open, Is well suited to the style of the house. The shingled siding, laid wide, exposed rafters and composition roof form a pleasing combination. The front entrance opens directly into the large living room. This Is the most common practice today with small houses, at It saves much space which was formerly devoted to a Uttle used hallway, the latter hardly being necessary where there is no need of providing for a stairway to a second floor. At one end of the living room is the ever-desirable fireplace built of brick in the same style as the porch. Almost as large as the living room, Is the dining room which occupies the opposite side of the house, the two rooms extending clear across the front. Both rooms are well lighted with large windows on two sides. Just back of these rooms is a hall extending the width of the house and with the bathroom bath-room at one end and a large pantry at the other. Across the rear of the house, and opening off this hall, are two bedrooms, the basement stair and the kitchen. Both bedrooms are of a comfortable size and are provided with closets. There is also a linen closet near the bathroom. The kitchen is equipped in the most up-to-date manner with a fine sink set under broad windows, built-in cupboards cup-boards and an ice box which may be filled from the back porch. Here also is a stair which leads to the attic space above and beside the porch is an outside stair to the basement. On the whole this is a plan well designed to take care of the family of limited size and afford it an abundance of comfort and satisfaction. |