The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-01
BUNGALOW FURNITURE
FROM ROUGH SAPLINGS
Bark Covered Trunks Limbs Make Picturesque Seats
Porch Screens Balusters Grlls and Flower Boxes for
Log or Any Rough Finished Cottage-Handy People
Can Make Their Own.

and that is, that the worms like to work
in it better than in some other woods.
For this, as for the screen, any kind of
wood may be used-hickory, beech, oak,
whatever ,as tes1 happens to be growing r most J;
plWays lSnu goed aedr iSea to o9nag uss smooth
board for the seat of one Of those
benches, as it is easier on the clothing.
Beginning with this board, nail to it's
four sides four fairly straight sticks of
birch. Fasten this at the two back
corners to sticks that will bring the
back Of the seat as high as you like.
Then put on the front legs, with cross
pieces for arms, and the building up Of
the back and the putting in Of braces
The braces, put in at angles, give q
slant at the ends Of the sticks that
makes it easy to drive nails thru.
Rustic balusters Of round timbers are
attractive for porches. Between two
heavy horizontal timbers, slender up
rights should be nailed. All these tim
bers should have the bark on. Inside
the house the stair balusters can be
built in the same fashion. Along the
steps fairly large timber is fastened,
as a base for the uprights, which are Of
rather small, straight branches. The
| hand rail is a straight timber Of some
for the base. The newell post is a
straight, but rough-barked; and knotted
stump, the newell itself being one of
those gnarled excressences so often
found on trees Of various kinds.
Unfinished timhers are also used to
very good advantage as a grill. They
will look well, too, in other than log
houses. First select two slightly
curved branches three or four inches in
diameter. It is generally easier to find
two short ones with nearly the same
center, than, to find one long one that
will make the entire arch. Fasten this
arch securely against the side posts of
the doorway, and between the arch and
the cross-piece above fit straight sticks
cut from branches about an inch and a
half in diameter. Z Let them be straight
fup and down in the center, slantine
slightly as they near the ends, SO that
the last ones will fit in the corners. A
better effect is secured by having &
double row, one on each side of the
arch. Both will show from any part
Of the rooms except the direct center.
A helpful suggestion may be fount
in the plain deal cupboards running
across the end of this dining room
which makes not only a good roomJ
place Tor d1shes and household linens
but gives a broad shelf as wen.
deal. corner cupboard, for the kitchen
will be found a very convenient adjunct
H. A plain fireplace is the only kind t,
have in a house like this. The cheap
est, simplest and one Of the most artis
tic is Of plain brick and mortar, bull
} square and low and broad, and dee
enough to give good shelf on tor
The .chimney-piece is built right on vi
E inside and gives a pleasing proportion
to the whole. It is such good, homes
E sort of fireplace that one can he'll
> drawing up to it.
Frames to hold boxes for CROWN
!, ferns and other wild things are mad
!. of birch limbs. : For a wall holder
' prowlings about the woods, keep you
: eye out for a forked branch three O
= four inches in diameter. It should hav
:, one limb straight and one curved. Gu
:, it off just below the crotch, letting tn
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