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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesga41907newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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412 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS November, 1907
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A Delicate Shade of Apple Green and White Trim Form the Color Scheme of the Living-room ness one with another, as far as practicable, and which is apparent immediately upon entering. The principal feature of a summer house is the veranda, and here we have a "double decker," which is well fitted up for living and dining uses. The material selected for the underpinning is red brick laid in white mortar, while white cedar shingles left to finish in their natural state, and ivory-white pine trimmings, are the materials used for cov- ering the building paper and matched sheathing with which the exterior framework is inclosed. The outlines of the building are well broken by the numer- ous bay windows, and the brick chimney of simple construction. The entrance is from a porch placeci in the center of the front, with columns and a roof covering de- signed with a pergola effect. The front door, of Dutch pattern, permits of the upper half being swung open when desired without the necessity of opening the entire door, the lower half remaining closed. The hall is octagonal in plan, and has apple-greei> tinted walls, harmonizing with the ivory-white painted trim. An attrac- tive staircase with i v o r v - white painted treads, risers and balusters, and a ma- hogany rail rises to the sec- ond story, upon the second landing of which is placed a grandfather's clock of antique character. A broad arch opens into the living room, which ex- tends the full depth of the house. The color scheme throughout is a delicate shade of apple green, with walls and rugs in harmony, and a white painted trim. Furniture of antique pat- tern is placed gracefully about the rooms, and the one tone of green is relieved by the cretonne coverings of the furniture, which are of a dull shade of green and red. The ceiling is beamed and is treated with ivory-white paint. An ingle- nook is thrown out at one side of the room, contain- ing a large open fireplace, built of buff brick, with fac- ings of similar brick rising up to the ceiling. A wooden shelf, supported on cor- belled brackets, forms the mantelshelf. Paneled seats are placed at either side of the fireplace, above which are windows for light and ventilation. The floor of the entire inglenook is paved with buff tile. Opening from the living-room, by a broad arch, is the dining- room, provided with a high paneled wainscoting finished with a plate rack, above which the walls are covered with a tapestry effect in the design of fruits and flowers. A fire- place, with facings and hearth of cream-white brick, and a

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