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Show i'lY- ' BY , K. WMARADFORD,-- ; i - . . 'J My. William A. Radford will answer questions and Kive advice FREW OF COS3T on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this papjr. On account of his wide experience as JSditor, Author and Manufacturer, he the other windows. In placing windows win-dows and doors In s room Bee that sufficient wall space In left for the furniture. fur-niture. Many a room has been built In which space could not be found tor a Dea. nave an tec noors ana stair treads of hardwood It possible. They cost less than soft wood and carpets, and from every standpoint of health, beauty, service anil economy In time of labor and housekeeping are tar superior. su-perior. Oak and maple make the best floors, but hard comb-grain pine floors are quite presentable If the better bet-ter ones are not obtainable. Now, as to the design of the house shown here. In size It is thirty feet, six inches wide and thirty-four leet on nil these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radfor-1. No. 178 West Jaekson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stajeji for reply. Borne general observations on home building will not be out of place for the benefit of the intending builder, before describing the plan shown In this connection. The long-felt want for an artistically expressed and conveniently con-veniently arranged small house Is being be-ing filled. The man with $2,500 to $5,000 which he wants to put into a house can now have a cottage which will, in design and plan, express his individuality. And it is true that the house should reflect the taste of Its owner or occupant. Home builders have come to realize real-ize that a house should possess Individuality In-dividuality without being freakish. The hammer and saw square box of a house, or the frightful creation with eaves extending out barely six Inches never sells, let alone being a place, for habitation. Architects as a rule are putting forth their best efforts In the line of designing houses that will be artistic and beautiful to look upon. The architect realizes that first of all the plan must be arranged to meet the needs of the family. The court of last resort In the planning plan-ning of a house should not be the architect, should not be the man of the house. The final dictum must be given and Is given In most cases by the wife and mother. And provided what she wants is within the bounds of achitectural limits let her have it, for she is there the whole livelong day and ought to have the last say, as she will have anyway. Another thing, the design will be Influenced by the site the building is to occupy. These points decided, the restrlc- p I V" 1 Second Floor Plan. six inches long, exclusive of porches. This house is planned for finish in cement ce-ment stucco. A wide porch with massive mas-sive pillars extends across the front. This itself is a feature and affords a relief from the familiar porch columns col-umns one sees on every hand. Mas-siveness Mas-siveness is the impression the porch iiii lillllllM v. ' -H - f Vvr gives. And the outside chimney gives a , hint of the great fireplace within and tells its own story of the cheery rooms of the house. Entrance la had into a good-sized hall from which a stairway leads to a second floor. The living room is twenty-one feet long and fifteen feet six inches wide. The dining-room back of the living-room is fourteen feet wide and lirteen feet long. This room has a window seat. The kitchen Is accessible to the dining-room through a pantry of ampls tions lie only in the materials to.be-used to.be-used and the amount of money to be spent. It is safe to use the materials found in the Immediate vicinity. They will harmonize with the landscape land-scape better. A brick bouse Is as much out-of place in the woods as a log bungalow would be on a city boulevard. Most houses are the result re-sult of years of thought and study, and one of the chief lactors to be considered con-sidered is the site itself. There should be a generous living room placed so that it will have the benefit of the afternoon sun If possible. possi-ble. A dining-room Is well placed if size. On the second floor are Tour bedrooms, each provided with a clothes closet and a bathroom. j The estimated cost of this tine house is $3,500. j ; 1 First Floor Plan. It has a good eastern exposure. The placing of windows In groups of two or three or more gives a pleasing appearance ap-pearance to the side walls which form centers of Interest that attract the eye. Casement windows are cheaper than the double hung sash, give twice the ventilating area, and are very attractive with their small square or diamond panes, which suggest sug-gest protection to the Inmates from the inclement weather without. Casement Case-ment windows should be made to open out. Windows should always be placed in two sides of a room to furnish fur-nish ventilation, ir possible. The kitchen and pantry windows thould be higher from the floor than |