Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
How to Furnish

A seven-room cottage in the most appro-
pirate manner without exceeding an eXpend-
iture of 81, 800 is asked over and over again.
Max H. Schachner suggests the following as
a general setting for a cottage that can be
beautifully and practically furnished on ST.
500:
Suppose the cottage to be in the course of
construction. A few suggestions as to the
finishing touches will be of value to the new
housekeepers. Let us picture cottage
whose main floor consists of only good sized
square or oblong living rooms, one fair-sized
dining room, a hall wherein staircase is sit
uated or the staircase may lead directly into
living room, thus throwing living room and
reception hall into one-a small vestibule
and a kitchen. We shall allow three bed
rooms on the second floor; l. e., one large
family bed room, one child's or guest room,
one maids or guest room, as occasion re-
quires, and a bath room. Have the wood
work all through the house of simple
character in perfectly square lines. 1t would
be advisable to use well-selected, large-fig
ured pine for the woodwork on main floor
and staircase. 1t is not necessary to have
any doors except the outer and inner vesti-
bule doors, one door leading to the kitchen.
one door between kitchen and pantry and
rear kitchen door, as the expenditure for
doors between the rooms can be used to bet
ter advantage Tor some OF the FURNISHINGS
or draperies White woodwork Is most eff
fective for the second floor, creating suit
able division line on the second floor stair
case landing. Finish the woodwork on the
main floor and staircase In q soft brown
ish tone This color Is to be uniform in all
rooms on account of the comparatively small
size of the house This finish should be pro-
duced by the proper stain, applying a rev
coats of shellac, the last coat TO be rubbed
down to dull finish after II Is thoroughly
dry Thus Abe open grain of the well-select-
ed wood is preserved without producing
wax or varnish finish. For the second floor,
paint all the woodwork in three or four.
coats of oil in cream or ivory color "A pleas
ing effect can produced by having all up
per lights in all windows divided into
squares or diamond shapes, and these d.
visions may be wood instead of lead. In
case there is sufficient amount OF money
without robbery to the construction-it may
be wise to install liberal-sized fireplace In
the living room, using mottled, plain or
self-tone rough texture of brick lor the fac
ing and hearth. 1t is well to have all floors
lain In plain oak, side nailed. tongued ana
grooved IL possible. These floors through
out the house should be stained color SIM
liar to the imported French walnut, and
should get a varnish instead of wax finish.
Either single or duplex Opaque shades Tor
all windows should be used If single, the
OPAQUE should be of soft, sufficiently dark
green color to assure the opaque effect. If
double, the same green color may be used
for the outside, and cream or straw color
inside. Use curtains for the living rooms,
dining room and hall, to be made of dark
ecru, either striped or square mesh effect
netting. This netting does not need to
exceed 80 cents or 70 cents at most. An
artistic effect can be produced by having
net curtains made a. upper and lower sash