Show ways way to hide ugliness of high foundations Foundation a high bare foundations are distinctly out of style nowadays especially when they are conspicuous and ot of a lighter color than the house but the way to cover them up cp or make them thein disappear I 1 in some way la Is not so BO easy to lind find jery very often the lawn can be graded up to the top of the foundation or almost the top A load or two of dirt la Is not expensive and can be graded up to conceal almost all the foundation around the front part of the house it might be well to terrace it instead of merely sloping it down to the front walk A terrace often adds a pleasant variety to the contour of a lawn this would be practically necessary it if the lawn Is deep planting shrubs all around the house will also serve fairly effectively to conceal t this his broad strip cement foundations are perhaps the worst offenders in foundations because the white of cement Is so conspicuous one interesting example of be beautifying was recently cited the house was of a light chocolate color and the alie trimming cream against the walls walla of the house the white foundation was extremely ugly the painter cleaned the surface of the concrete well applied a coot coat of cement and concrete paint in a color to match the siding when it was dry he applied a coat of load lead in oll paint harmonized well with the siding and the foundation disappeared from sight |