The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-09
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southeast corner, room IL by IL,
projecting in front ofthe present. house
line six feet; at the rear closet 3 by
8 can be added. Windows at the south
side will give you flood of light. I
of the new room not over .o15 feet
high, as your I2-foot ceilings of the
old part of the cottage are entirely
too high to furnish prettily or eco
nomica11y. 1t will also enable your
contractor to make a more attractive
extension. I strongly advise you to
build porch across the front of your
present room, abutting against the
new one; have a door from the new
room to the porch. The porch should
lap over the present one and the steps
be moved forward A good carpenter
can do this work for you, and the ex-
terror finish must correspond with that
of the present house. l would have the
side walls of the room finished in
smooth plaster for papering, and the
ceiling sand finish plaster to tint.
Place a heavy wood moulding and
picture mould at the ceiling angle.
If you want to go to the expense of a
chimney for stove or fireplace, room
for it can be taken from the two
closets at the north side of the new
room.
Many conveniences, which only a
few years ago were considered nom
essential, have now become neces-
sites. The up-to-date architect plans
to save the housewife a thousand
steps by carefully studying the ar
rangement of pantry, storeroom and
kitchen fittings; the location of the
cooking range with regard to perfect
light across it; the table space with
regard to the range, etc. In the dining
room he will design and build into the
house, in keeping with the other
woodwork, sideboard or buffet, pos
sibly with a slide into the pantry
against which it is built In the cor
ner, or in some other place where
a bit of waste room occurs, he will
supply a china closet with glass
doors. At the top of the wainscot
he will provide wide plate rail where
choice bits of decorative china may be
In the hallway, near the
stair landing, a high backed settle
will add much to the appearance of
the hall. The seat will have cush-
ion upon it; under the cushion will be
found a handle to raise the lid of a
commodious chest beneath it. This
will be good place in winter for
rain coats, rubbers, etc, or a place to
pack away winter garments in sum
mer, with, of course, the usual and
necessary precautions against moths
| have found such place invaluable
as a receptacle for the always accu-
magazines and periodicals.
Such seat may also be found very
effective in the inglenook, or at each
side of a fireplace or in a recessed or
bay window In the bathroom, or in
a convenient place at side of chimney
breast or fireplace in the principal
bedroom, medicine closet should be
built, where the usual remedies or
special medicines may be kept. secure
and out of reach of the little ones,
whose curiosity often overcomes them.
There are many things which may be
'built-in'' as the house is being erected
which add little to the cost then, but
very much to the comfort of living
The needs these fill if
provided for by the purchase of vari-
Gus pieces of furniture will far ex-
coed in cost the "built-in" pieces, and
lack the individual character of the
latter.