Show outdoor livin living g room for summer Is provided by this front por porch ch 1 4 U pe Z off EON I 1 I 1 t t I 1 CUI CLO G first floor plan second floor plan by W A RADFORD mr william A radford adford It will answer questions and give advice FREE or of COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building tor for th the readers of this athla paper on account ot of ht hi wide exper experience ence a as s edl editor t or author and manufacturer he be Is without doubt the highest authority on all th these ese subjects address all inquiries t to 0 W william 1 I ilam A nad radford ford no south dearborn street chicago ill and only two cent stamp tor for reply so many houses are being built these days without front porches that many will wilcame a design offering a front porch with all the summer evening comforts that it suggests as an outdoor living room during the hot weather period additional warm weather comfort Is suggested by the striped awnings which protecting the windows from the direct rays of the sun may be drawn up out of the way when cooler weather makes the warmth of the sun more welcome this Is a substantial frame house designed after the style of the dutch colonial and finished with the wide siding which has haa of late years won suh such well merited favor it varies in p plan an from the dutch colonial in that the characteristic central hall la Is not found on the first floor door the entrance Is at one side of the front elevation and directly into one end of the large living room which occupies nearly half of the lower floor space at the opposite end of this living room Is the stairway stanway leading directly from the room to the upper floor instead of from the hall as seen in most houses the almost square plan of this house indicates maximum floor space and minimum building cost a point which it Is well to remember when planning a home where finances are limited and space Is at a premium in this case it makes possible within the overall dimensions of 20 by 24 feet a large living room ample dining room and kitchen on the first floor and three roomy bedrooms with good sized closets and a comfortable bath room on the second floor door in spite of its simplicity this house possesses a roost most pleasing appearance due largely to its excellent lines its cheerful awnings and the well select ed and placed shrubbery which surrounds it |