| Show ii neat substantial home of type sure to appeal to bui builders ders and home owners by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr william A gadford will ans ver questions and give advice 1 REG 01 COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of bu iding for the readers of this paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is without doubt the th I 1 iguest authority on all these sub ejects address all inquiries to william A hadford radford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago III and only two cent stamp for cieply more and more in recent years we are seeing the erection of hon es wl leh measure up to the best ameri amerl can traditions it is not tl at they are growing larger for modern living con dillons seem to favor the smaller house but tl ere Is no den dens ing if tie e fact that there has arisen a more crit leal teal standard of what constitutes good taste iso no one could accuse the owner of this handsome dwelling of anything ap ng extravagance in b alding and living in it could they it seems a place such as you might find occupied by the town bank fr r business man yet tl e average v need not find it beyond I 1 is means either aw jno no it sn sit i ly has been well designed and built thit that Is all we look at its ft ell balanced exterior at tie sun inetri ct g bl ng of the porch tl ti e d s tined e touch of the little pergola dec or lion above tie middle dindo v tie pergola at the ade s de extend ng fron the terrice over t e driveway dri vevay all laie ave been so well viell out that they add their attractiveness to tie tl e whole i aking it complete and pleas lag ing to the ee tl TI ere ire seven ro ras nis the re essed porch leads directly into tl ti e living room which extends the width of the hoi hoise se with a fireplace at the ei d and the windows set at prop er distances so that tl ti ere Is excellent wall background ng for tl e pr per dis play of p tures and furniture sep it fi om tl e d nina room Is a colonnaded double doorway making the whole interior view leie exteen e ly pleas ng with tl e french wind ws end and 1 d I ors of the d i ing room opening onto the outer pergo perg laed olied terrace bj a very good I 1 all arrangement we have conven convenient lent access to every led r om and vet et tl if ey are isolated from tl ti e rest of the house e kitchen is lead ed across this sime I 1 ill an ani I 1 one can an safely assume that the cooking odors will A ill ne er be too obvious I 1 the d ning roo roon a of th s I 1 louse ouse wl WI ile it is small tl e kitchen Is very tery ealic antly arranged the s is by a d ubie uble window with cab net shelving at one mi eni lei nd is the ringe mw and the pantry I 1 las as the th ice lee box so placed as to emble enible cuts outs de lei g from tl e tear hallway A through out tl e house there is ample W provis n mide for closet s sl ce A good housewife kno buoys vs that ale sl e cin never nener have too many of these there are six all told tl if e one in tt it e d ning room especially illy being vrn I 1 ady this I 1 ouse is in s ten simple good taste exter toily that it would be a thame to have its interior cluttered with nondescript ill cl el osen furnish ings be r in mind that if it Is an inexpensive house to build it Is no less inexpert ive lye to well and all the simple colonial pat terns in mahogany birch maple and hickory furniture now so much in vogue do not cost much end and would fit in well heie hele rp n lie and splay backed cl airs mabe a I 1 table for tl e long living room and a cozy cupl ol 01 estered clair cl air to flink the fireplace on e ther s de the wall finish should not be too obvious by staying close to neutral grays tins tans gray browns and creams one would not go far arong the wood worx could be h t te e enamel or the wood could be stained lightly and lien tl en varnished or w axed Z rr t drw rep 31 01 CL CL ITO HALL A 10 L I 1 I 1 x x 13 IL G living rm 13 11 x 13 6 W 0 ix 0 93 11 14 L floor plan |
