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Show the dining room of almost exactly the same dimensions. These two rooms are naturally used together and will be found to he very comfortable and homelike. Directly back of the dining room is the kitchen, connecting with it by means of the butler's pantry. A door off the living room opens into a small rear hall. A bedroom of good size opens from this, as does also the bathroom and a large clothes closet. A bedroom on the first floor 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 expe-rience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. M Fifth Ave., Chicago. 111., and only enclose en-close two-cent stamp for reply. To one who desires a very artistic and attractive house, yet one of simple sim-ple and unpretentious appearance, the design illustrated herewith will appeal strongly. It would be hard to design a more home-like appearing cottage. It possesses all the elements at their best which have made present-day American home architecture world famous. It is a story and a half cottage of almost square outline, being 30 feet in width and 40 feet 6 inches long. The feature which one notices first is the porch recessed back under the main roof. In fact, part of the second floor Is over this porch. With this kind of an arrangement there is nothing noth-ing to disturb the unity of the architectural archi-tectural composition. The porch is an intimate part of the structure, not something merely "tacked on" as seems so often to be the case. A heavy double pillar at the corner supports the roof. This cottage is designed in the spirit of the Swiss chalets. The low, simple roof with wide extending cornice, cor-nice, the second story projecting slightly beyond the first, the supporting support-ing brackets and exposed rafters are ail characteristic of this style. The outside finish is also in harmony with It and presents an extremely artistic r q ifn ! I Bed Room lS Bed Rm. H--LV I Bed Room fcLf j S 15'6711't Ml i Second Floor Plan. is always a great convenience and is a feature very much to be desired, provided it can be secured without obtruding in any way orito the rest of the first floor rooms. The arrangement arrange-ment in this case is most successful in this regard. From this hall the stairway goes up ?,JE ' en "r:;;: :' eh . appearance. Rough cypress boards 12 inches wide and separated by horizontal horizon-tal batten strips extend from the grade to the lower window sills, forming form-ing a foundation course. Above, ordinary ordi-nary bevel siding is used up to the cornice line, where the heavy supporting support-ing beams are exposed to view. The bevel siding is continued again in the gable ends, or shingles may be used there if desird. A beautiful effect is had with this bungalow by applying dark brown creosote stain to both rough boards and siding and trimming with yellow paint. This trimming color might be to the second floor. It is rather surprising sur-prising to, find three such large, well-lighted well-lighted rooms on , the second floor of a small story-and-a-half cottage of this design. By the addition of a low, broad dormer window on the side a large bedroom in the middle is nicely lighted. A similar gable on the other side lights the stair hall and bathroom. bath-room. The two other bedrooms are located one in each of the gable ends. A very artistic touch is gained in the flower boxes outside of all the windows on the second floor. The artistic ar-tistic possibilities of these boxes filled with brightly colored flowers and green leafed plants may easily be im,-agined. im,-agined. This house should be finished with plain sawed red oak on the first floor, using the square corner mission style mouldings with natural wood stains. The second floor would be well, finished fin-ished In birch, using mahogany .and white enamel for the color scheme. The estimated cost of this seven-room story and a half cottage, using hi.;h grade materials and with cmen'.ed basement under the entire structure, is about $3,000. Porch KlTCHE-M feT'j BEDRM. I I I Living Rm. Porch feECET.Hi.L IfeO'Xe'O y woje'o- First Floor Plan. applied to all the window and door casings, to the cornice, the brackets, etc., or It could be confined to the window sash alone. In either case, moss green stain for the shingled roof would be very appropriate and attractive. attrac-tive. The interior of this dwelling makes good the promise of the exterior. You would expect to find such a compact-appearing compact-appearing little cottage as this to be the acme of coziness within; and so it Is In this case. Opening troin the end of the porch is a reception hall quite different from the ordinary. It is 12 by S feet in size and is partially divided through the middle by an attractive square arched opening with two wood columns. This gives a certain privacy to the part of this room away from the entrance door, shutting it off quite effectually from the living room. The living room is 15 feet by 13 feet 3 inches In size. The broad cased ODenlng connects it on the left with |
