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Show that sufficient wall space Is left for the furniture. Many a room has been built In which space could not be found for a bed. Have all the floors and stair treads of hardwood If possible. pos-sible. They cost less than soft wood and carpets, and from every standpoint stand-point of health, beauty, service and economy In lime and labor of housekeeping, house-keeping, are far superior. Oak and maple make the best floors, but hard comb grain pine floors are quite presentable pre-sentable if the better ones are not obtainable. ob-tainable. Now as to the design of the house shown here. In size it Is 30 feet 6 Mr. William A. Radfonl will answer 1 Huc-stlons and (five advice FltEBOP COST on all subjects pertaining to the ubjccl of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience expe-rience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, he la, without doubt, the highest authority on ull these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and only en-:lose en-:lose two-cent stamp for reply. Some general observations on home building will not bo out of place for :he benefit of the Intending builder before describing the plan shown in this connection. The long-felt want 'or au artistically expressed and con-cenlently con-cenlently arranged small house is being be-ing filled. The man with $2,500 to J5.000 which he wants to put into a louse can now have a cottage which ivlll, in design and plan, express his Individuality. And It is true that the aouse should reflect the taste of its swner or occupant. Home builders have come to realize that a house should possess Individuality without being freakish. The hammer and saw square box of a house, or the fright-!ul fright-!ul creation with eaves extending out barely six Inches, never sells, let alone being a place for a habitation. Architects Archi-tects as a rule are putting forth their best efforts in the line of designing houses that will be artistic and beautiful beau-tiful to look upon. The architect resizes re-sizes that, first of all, the plan must be arranged to meet the needs of the family. The court of last resort in the planning of a house should not be die architect, should not be the man bf the house. The final dictum must be given and is given in most cases, by the wife and mother. And prodded pro-dded what she wants is within the bounds of architectural limits, let her have it, for she is there the whole livelong day and ought to have the last say, as she will anyway. Another Anoth-er thing, the design will be influenced by the site the building is to occu- X i ZJ E Second Floor Plan inches wide and 34 feet 6 inches long, exclusive of porches. This house is planned for finish in cement stucco. A wide porch with massive pillars extends across the front. This itself is a feature and affords a relief from the familiar porch columns one sees on every hand. Massiveness is the impression the porch gives. And the outside chimney gives a hint of the f it ' y -' , v- ' " i t i V- A 2 ..li. : , ' great fireplace within, and tells its own story of the cheery rooms of the house. Entrance is had Into a good-sized good-sized hall, from which a stairway leads to the second floor. The living room is 21 feet long and 15 feet 6 inches wide. The dining room back og the living room is 14 feet wide and 15 feet long. This room has a window seat. The kitchen is accessible to the dining din-ing room through a pantry of ample size. On the second floor are four bedrooms, each provided with b clothes closet and a bathroom. py. These points decided, the restrictions restric-tions lie only in the materials to be used, and the amount of money to be spent. It is safe to use the materials mate-rials found in the immediate vicinity. They will harmonize with the landscape land-scape better. A brick house 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 thought and study, and one of the chief factors to be considered con-sidered is the site itself. There should be a generous living room placed so thit it will have the bene- rfern Pim4 ftoctw J J First Floor Plan fit of the afternoon sun, if possible. A dining room is well placed if it has a good eastern exposure. The placing of windows in groups of two or three or more, kive a pleasing appearance to the side walls, which form centers of interest that attract the eye.. Casement Case-ment windows are cheaper than the double hung sash, give twice the ventilating ven-tilating area, and are very attractive with their small square or diamond panes which suggest protection to the inmates from the inclement weather without. Casement windows should j be made to open out. Windows should always be placed In two sides of a room to furnish ventilation, If pos- 1 slble. The kitchen and pantry win- down should be higher from the floor than the; olh';r windows. In placing windows arid doors In a room, see t |