| Show I An Ideal Small Iou I-Iou House e Suggested by Architect The problem of obtaining a small house that while of reasonable cost Is convenient to live In an and 1 pleasing to look at is discussed c by Benjamin I. I F. F Betts noted architect and editor In Better Homes and Gardens Protesting that the design of small hou houses es Is all too often viewed In the tine light of ot obtaining the most In hI u size forthe for forthe forthe the least mone money the time Better Homes and Garde Gardens s writer states that cost plan materials construction and appearance appearance appearance ap ap- are all elements that must be considered The usable area areu of ot a ahouse ahouse ahouse house should be from 70 to 75 per liner percent percent cent no house can be per cent efficient for about or 30 per cent must of ot necessity be given over oyer to outside outside outside out out- side walls walts interior partitions stair and hall space bathrooms and closets closet Halls should be as small as their practical practical practical use will permit un and 1 homemakers should avoId old placing the stairway to the second stor story in III the living room Generous GenelOUS clo closet et space Is desirable but often represents a U needless amount of ot waste space For instance a wide closet about 2 inches deep deel Is more practical than thull a narrow closet cloet 3 or 4 feet deep Bathrooms are ale often made larger largel than ne necessary or at least planned with more wall space than Is economical to build No bathroom In a sma small It house ls ad advises s the time writer need exceed 10 40 square feet In area mea an and 1 can an en e be ma made e as us small as 25 square feet The rhe dining room considering area Is the most expensive ex expensive ex- ex ex- ex pensive e room and aud ma may be u used sed asa as asa asa a living room roam also Cheap materials are ore not an economy since the time labor cost to install them remains the same sume sumeI I or mu may be he more than when materials of ot good quality are arc used Cheap materials ma ma- also alu result In costly repair bills later luter on Sound construction Is real e-conom e economy Sa Sax Saving SaIng Ing in space can cnn he effected effected ef ef- ef h by making the ceilings S as lowas lowus low lowas as us 7 feet feet 4 or 6 0 Inches This saving In In stor story height helps the exterior ap ap- An important element thatis that thatIs Is too frequently overlooked o Is the time harmon s O relationship that should be preset prese ed cd between the exterior and aUlI the the interior of a house |
