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Show "DESIGNED FOR PRAGTiCAL USE Refrigerator Properly Placed Is The Most Important Part of the Home. METHOD SHOWN IS OF VALUE Built In Between the Kitchen, Pantry, nd Rear Porch, Its Advantages Are Apparent Whole House Has Arrangement That Is effected In thtg type of refrigerator Is In the eliminating of winter ice bills. The outside icing door is left open in cold weather and the refrigerator refrig-erator is cooled without the use of any ice. Of course the same result can be attained by placing a refrigerator refrig-erator on the back porch, but the material that is stored can easily be taken by some stray prowler. The rest of the house has not been neglected in this design, however, and presents a mighty attractive arrangement arrange-ment The porches especially present a pleasant appearance. Across the front of the house is a broad veranda that will be used a lot in the summertime. summer-time. Equipped with a porch swing and some porch furniture it would present an ideal spot. In back cf the dining room is a cozy dining porch which resembles a sun parlor in many ways. Two sides ot this little room ! 'Xitmmm Wenedmioi j il'x7' I z'x7' I 8-6'l0-6 P'CL'H 'M3 E0OH' ' 111 13-612' l'CL' V 'PORCH ROOF' Highly Attractive. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and grive advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this jmper. 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. 1S27 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The fireplace, with its cheery, open fire, has often been called the heart of the home, but the refrigerator hidden hid-den away in some dark and dismal nook is the stomach of the heme and is jU3t as important as the heart, at least. The location of the humble refrigerator and its construction should be as' carefully worked out as the design of the fireplace. Homes are generally all designed in much the same way. The design starts at the front of the house and the rooms are carefully laid out. The kitchen, however, is left to fill up any space that may be left and the result is often inconvenient and unsatisfactory. unsat-isfactory. The business end of a bouse is one of the most important. Anyone who has worked in a kitchen that has everything arranged so that nothing is handy and that is too small to admit of any changes being made knows what a relief it is to have a well-arranged kitchen. The house shown here is planned in are taken up almost entirely by windows. win-dows. in many modern house designs the owners insist cn sleeping porches, and this design supplies them. In the jack of the hcuse cn the second floor are two screened porches so that all the household can sleep outside il they wish. FTesh eir is one of the greatest tonics and health protectors that can 'je found anywhere, and there & U TiP'ir- 1 hT I01T! TP 1 s W HVr!" inn - Just the opposite way from most houses. The kitchen and all its parts have received a great d?al of attention, atten-tion, so that all the parts are readily accessible. The refrigerator has been specially planned and is a model of modern construction. This refrigerator is built in between the kitchen, pantry, and raar perch. There are deers to the food compartment compart-ment on bcth the kitchen ar.d the pantry pan-try sides. The box is iced from the rear perch. Most ice boxes take up some valuable room, but this one is is lots of it. All you have to do is help yourself. The exterior of. this house is very attractive The foundation is of brick and also the chimney from the fireplace. fire-place. From the foundation to the window sills on the second floor the hcuse is finished in clapboards. From here up to the roof the finish is ol paneled stucco. The windows arc artistically ar-tistically placed and give a distinctive touch to the exterior. The living room and the dining room cn the first floor are connected by a colonnade and a cased opening so that a large unobstructed space is assured. Under the colonnade on each side of the opening is a bookcase. book-case. This presents an attractive way of using up space that is often wasted. In the end of the living room is a large brick fireplace. On each side ol it is a small window with a seat underneath, un-derneath, making a pleasant, cozy little lit-tle corner. The second-floor plan calls for three bedrooms and a bathroom in addition to the two sleeping porches .men tior.ed. Plenty of closet space is provided pro-vided and the bedrooms are all of a good size. The one in the front part of the house is especially large. Storage space is provided in thP attic for the many things that are kept around the house that aie not in use. The whole design shows a real heme that is designed for comfort and practical use. inYl M'OSii 'DINING POMI' I "Kitchen UH gjiuio'-G'ylj'PININGEOOM' felMii'J 'LIVING 200M' H I 33 ' lt'-6"xiz' ar-'i L,J .. , M POUCH- U'-6s' r n n jL fitted into the partition so that a very Binall amount cf space is wasted. It would not be advisable for the tuilder to attempt to construct this refrigerator himself unless he has had some experience in this class of work. Refrigerator makers til ever the country coun-try make special nn dels that are finished fin-ished "in the white" and can be set in place by the builder and 'hen finished fin-ished to harmonize with the rest of the woodwork. The outside icing arrar.ferocnt is one of the greatest improvements in modern refrigerators. The ice is not carried through the house, and tnus the kitchen can be more easily kept clean. 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