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Show M3r-,--,v BY fe WMA.RADFQRD.. Mr. 'William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as' Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 178 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. Widci houses are becoming very pop- on the first floor. This makes a very convenient arrangement where there are only two In the family and guest rooms are wanted for occasional visitors. visit-ors. Advantage Is taken of the big roof to build two splendid bedrooms on the second floor with fine large windows win-dows In the gable ends. Besides these we have a second bathroom, which Is a great convenience when there are ular, but you must have considerable lot room sideways. The deep, narrow lots so often found in eastern cities are not well calculated to furnish a proper prop-er setting for a house the width of this one. The house is not such a great big affair, either, for, while the wiaih is iiy2 feet, the depth is only 29 feet. But you get the size at the sides, where you must need it This plan is well suited to a suburban lot where you are supposed to have plenty of elbow room, where you can mow the grass on your lawn without walking over on your neighbor's lot to turn around. It is not an expensive house to build, because the main frame work is rect-, ,angular in form with square corners. There are projections enough to relieve re-lieve the monotony of the straight-sided house, but they are also square cornered cor-nered and easily constructed. And the roof is all plain, straight work that any carpenter can work on to advantage. These are all points that save in expense ex-pense when building, You know that the main cost of a house is the labor, la-bor, and I am going to give you another an-other pointer. You can build a house that Is just as good, with a great deal less money, if you select a design with trimmings that may be furnished from stock carried regularly by lumber men, because you are saving hand labor. Stock patterns of moldings, doors, and what are termed cabinet parts of houses, that are carried in regular stock, are just as neat and attractive as special designs worked out to fit some particular style. There are so many stock patterns and sizes to j more than two or three persons In the house. The plan works well in another way. If a maid is kept you have conveniences conven-iences downstairs that will appeal to 1 Second Floor Plan a first-class girl. Times are such that you cannot keep good help unless you provide them with comfortable sleeping sleep-ing quarters and proper bathing facilities. facil-ities. There is a little room 7 feet by 11 feet 6 inches over the front hall, that may be used as a bedroom for children, chil-dren, for storage or for a sewing room. JSsJSTiri Sv51 -J? "iiLzn-s ,J choose from that almost any one can be satisfied without going Into specialties. special-ties. The shape and general plan of this house make it possible to lay out good, large, square corner rooms downstairs, down-stairs, with a center hall and bathroom in the rear, without encroaching upon the size of one room to accommodate another. I like a center hall when you have enough room. It gives an impression of elegance as you enter the front Most women will probably prefer to make this little room into a work room. The window looks out onto the street, where there Is something going on, and where a woman can see callers as they approach. Every woman likes to have a little warning a few minutes before answering the door bell If possible. pos-sible. You know life la made up of a great many little thingB, and this Is one of them. If we can get all the little lit-tle details arranged to our liking, the big things will take care of themselves. LLI tuxrr ;; "1-1 -i- ;! UP T p iriii First Floor Flan I In studying a house plan, the size of the family, distance from town, railroad, rail-road, or other transportation facilities, the Blze of the lot, the neighborhood and a great many other things must be taken into account. While a man's house may be his castle, he does not want to slay In the house all the time, and he cannot live alone. In building he must provide not only for his family, fam-ily, but on certain occasions for his friends aa well. In this plan the large living room with the big fireplace flanked at the sides with comfortable seats help to make the house attractive to others, as well as ourselves. Such rooms usually usu-ally are furnished with large, heavy furniture that Is comfortable as well as attractive to look at. The fireplace itself is a splendid ornament and of course it is always embellished with interesting bric-a-brac and there Is always a fire when the temperature requires re-quires one. Any woman can be popular popu-lar in the neighborhood if she has a room like this and understands h entertain In proportion to her advantages. ad-vantages. While the front of the house is given special consideration, the kitchen kitch-en Is by no means neglected. It has a corner of the house all by Itself with a good pantry and plenty of windows and convenience to save steps. It Is not necessary nor desirable to have a large kitchen. We have discarded the igb wood cocking stove with Its wood box; we have quit using the old-fashioned heavy cast Iron pots and kettles, and we are slowly learning that the large half acre kitchen Is no longer needed. We are saving the extra cleaning and the many miles of extra steps that large kitchens entail. The cost of this house complete la estimated at 4 nnn ' door. First Impressions are often lasting. last-ing. True hospitality commences as ou enter the house. If you receive the right kind of greeting you feel at home at once. It assists a hostess immensely im-mensely to have an entrance to her home that Impresses guests favorably at first glance. Besides the general appearance, this hallway is a great convenience. It connects the front and back halls In an easy manner and offers a convenient way of going upstairs or down cellar. In fact, the two halls and stairway deserve de-serve special consideration. It would j be difficult to design anything more appropriate ap-propriate for a house of this size and shape. 'I here 3 one bedroom and bathroom |
