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Show this cement plaster is used. It is suggested that both clapboards and plaster work should be painted dark brown, while the trimming should be white. While creosoted shingles make a very good roof for this design, other forms of roofing of a more enduring and fire resisting nature could well be used. In one instance where this design was carried out to very good effect last year the roof was covered with metal Spanish tile. The cost of this house runs somewhere some-where between $2,800 and $3,000, d- Wr. William A. Itudford will answer , quHl.loii.s and k'vh udvica fr'KKIC OF COST on all subjects ifrtuinlnK to the Hulijert. of building for the readers of thlH pupor. On arcount of hla wide experience expe-rience an Kdllor. Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. N. 94 Fifth Ave., Chicago. III., and ouly en-clotte en-clotte two-cent stamp for reply. It is not at all strange that a great many people want to build "something "some-thing different." They feel that the ordinary square cut house, while ullrlght and good enough for Smith . ,i or Jones and .entirely comfortable and ' J Batlsfactory so long as one is rent- ' lng, Is hardly the desirable thing when one comes to build a home for oneself. This feeling is entirely proper. prop-er. While we would not for one minute min-ute want to seem to advocate the extreme ex-treme and outlandish styles which often oft-en pass for originality, still a variety Is necessary, and originality, or rather individuality, If properly directed, develops some good Ideas in house design. de-sign. A well-designed house costs no more to build than the plain, ordinary-looking ordinary-looking affairs that are often put up, In fact they are apt to cost a good bit less, since the well-designed house is built from complete architect's drawings draw-ings and specifications. Then there are the other kind which are put up by the carpenter who plans as he goes along and is never quite sure just how the house is to took when finished. fin-ished. For anyone who wants something having an individual touch, the accompanying accom-panying design is offered. There Is nothing extreme about it, in fact it Is planned in the best of taste, yet It has certain features which make it " Rath I : II EtD CODM Second Floor Plan pending on the quality of materials used and the fixtures and equipment installed. In the instance just referred re-ferred to where this house was built the entire first floor was finished in oak with hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms and the second floor was finished in yellow pine. The roof was covered with best quality metal Spanish tile. A hot water heating plant and plumbing system costing $600 and electric lighting and fixtures fix-tures costing $65 were installed and all the interior walls were frescoed in lead and oil, the entire actual cost was $3,700. This is a striking evidence of what can be accomplished in home building by the use of properly designed de-signed building plans. entirely different from houses of the same size as they are usually planned. The living room, 13 feet by 24 feet six inches, extends across the entire front of the house, while the dining room occupying the alcove extending both back and one side is separated from the living room by a cased opening open-ing set cornerwlse, or at an angle of 45 degress, between the two rooms. This is an arrangement rarely seen, yet it is one which affords a maximum of roominess down stairs, at the same time separating the dining room space to a certain extent from the living room. An open stairway going up along the rear wall of the living room also adds to the apparent space. This arrangement affords wonderful possibilities possi-bilities for attractive interior decora- KITCHEN ' l2;3 DtOROOK I I t' Living T nf gg m First Floor Plan live effects. Such a space is also very easily furnished for comfort. Anolher desirable feature of this plan is the bedroom and bath on the first floor. This 1s a feature very much desired, but in the ordinary house plan of this size it seems to be a difficult matter to arrange. The kilchen is the proper size and shape lor convenience and Is well supplied with cases and the sink is well located by a window where the light is good. A small entry way accommodates ac-commodates the ice box On the second floor there are two very nice bedrooms besides one large store room and three closets. One of the bedrooms has a small alcove or dressing room, which is a good fea-I fea-I lire. The exterior of this house is very attractive. Narrow siding is used from the water table up to the sec-v sec-v "i Blory window sill course. Above |