| Show THE HOME I 1 RADFORD EDITOR william A 11 adford III 1 answer questions and five give advice OF COST on ku all subjects ts pertal nl n f to 0 the h e abject t 0 of t building bull bui ldina din tor for the r adem e ad e rs 0 t thi this paper on account of hi his wide experience an a editor author nit carifa marifa he ie in without doubt th the authority on all 11 II subjects address ml lit inquiry In quiri to Nill william laft A 1 4 adford ho no 4 fifth ave chicago ill an w only enclose two cent tamp stamp tor for reply j generally speaking I 1 prefer a in the front part of the house jt it seems to be the right place to go up delra and I 1 like to put a little extra work and expense on an an open stairway tair some builders bul ue like to close in the stairway aa as much as possible but I 1 think moat most of us like an open stair nicely designed made of good w wood 0 od and showing good workmanship there must be some woodwork inside of a house besides the doore doors and floora floors and window casings we can buy loose furniture and place it to advantage but nothing looks so well as cabinet work designed and built to fit the house A well designed stair with treads and risers properly proportioned and a ratling railing to match BUD supported by a handsome newel post and ceat neat spindles made from good wood that finishes up nicely certainly Is a vork of art stair wark Is not so ez ex pensive since special machinery has been pressed into service for its man hand work has been eliminated in stair building to such an ex tent that an elaborate piece of work may be supplied at a very reasonable cost the entrance to a bouse house with a hall nay BY like this Is pleasant it Is a sort of key to the character of the household A coat closet la Is built under the stair at the farther end of the ball hall this la Is neater and much more convenient than to hang clothe clothes in the open hall then the extra coats that bang hang there sometimes tor for a week without being worn are kept free from dust in new buildings in cities these hall closets are becoming very common we often see large mirrors in the hall very few bodies bouses provide buch such conveniences ces on the ground floor near to the silting sitting room and kitchen the sitting room and dining room in this plan are two splendid booras with thy the archway between it ie Is ilka alko one UK his room reaching from frow ode ald of the house to the other with a bow window in each end of it there Is t plenty of light and air in A room ot of tha izo size and shape and placed as it la Is IQ in the center ot at the house this house should hayo have a good hot air furnace arranged to take the cold fresh air from outside and distribute it after C CA ato 0 a a C oct schod hoot being warmed to eary every room in the house there are two back porches in this plan and they offer a splendid place for thick ler red climbers I 1 prefer lighter vines for the front porch be cause I 1 afke to eee see out to the street then it lii net not good policy to covar up front of the house closely it Is better to have good circulation of at air and the louse looks better when the view from outside Is to not entirely abut shut 1 a i oe 4 dav but not a peg to hang a coat or hat on the balla balls are too dee nice to be decorated in this manner and the idea Is right clothing looks well only ahel it la to in its proper place I 1 dont expect every one who hae his an eapen sive hat rack or hall tree to send it at once to the junk dealer or wood pile but I 1 do hope to see lead lea of this kind of furniture manufactured and displayed in the future it Is a wonder to me they were not discarded long ago they are as unnecessary as they are unsightly the size of this house Is 29 feet 0 R 1 44 FAR t ime we birst noot plan vide ide by 41 feet 6 inches long tons without cu measuring the porch the architect estimates that it may be built for from to according to the locality in which it 16 Is built forty four feet like a good long house but a good share of the leafty Is taken up in the one story kitchen although the roof of the kitchen Is utilized for the bathroom and two good a lied closets there are fix rooms room in the nain it bin part of the house and two in the extension oneo at these rooms la Is a downstairs lle sleeping apart gaedt that Is found aall in number lees less households in this house with a family it probably would be ared as a sewing room and this ts is something om ething that ivery woman needs i ot all in the morning or during the day when the sun la Is hot the members of the family cannot find ume to sit it out in the front of the house so instead of having a thick shade in front why not have it on the aide side where t the h e good wife can take her work when rho the has a task that she can sit down to if there Is a good healthy trumpet tine vine virginia creeper or Dutch manx pipe climbing over a wire trellis suspended from the eaves of these back bark I 1 torches orches sha she will take a great deal of comfort working there on hot sum mer days I 1 would rather see an ivy try or a climbing rose vine climbing up each column 0 of the front porch with a few hanging banging baskets and a bird rigo be tween it la Is just as an important to dress dreis up the porch an au any ather part of the house and it requIre 6 about A As much study to do it right |
