The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-30
Easily Built
Rustic Furniture


TOR the large country place. or the
little shack In the woods, there
Il nothing more appropriate OF
easier Of construction than the rough
rustic furniture, arbcrs. b-jdRcs. and
fences which the man OF the family
may himself build with small outlay
OF time and money. The enariy bari
81 the small trees and saplings used
Ia eive this rustic eject nts into the
landscape ~ II "A part Of IL. and. pro-
Vided the building is one firmly and
substantially. It may be as roughly
put togcther as one likes.
The builders Of rustic construction
recommend. for the best results. the
red-heart log cedar, with the bark on.
This wood is known for is great
strength and durability, out 81 course
II Is not always easily obtained. Sill
yer bi,sh b. also charming as a mn-
teriai Tor rustic arhors and seats. The
ordinary native trees OF any locality.
however. may be used with excellent
effect.
Garden benches are nmong the sim
pest things 10 make. and would bc
: good 10 begin with. Simple stands
FOR large Hover pots. too. or tubs To-
hold the plants. should ont be diai-
cult. small hnnging baskets Ia hold
vines ana flowers are put together
puic6ly. and are always an addition
To the SUMMER cottage. window
boxes formed of saplings snwn In half.
porch tables with legs Of crossed
trunka aG3 tops eft saWn boughs. and
corner h~racNcts Cor the y"rnadn are
an possible with little work. Bird
houses, too. are pretty thines To- make
and 10 have.
scttcos and arm chairs VIII take
%lcnecr. but they will last for years
and ae most satisfactory. An ambi-
fious attempt would be % round gar
Den table. with q centerpolc RISING
from % and holding an umbrella
benches facing the table ON each
side. This would Dc an attractive
place Tor outdoor meals.
A summer-housc b. always one of
the first things the rustic builder
thinks o. and @ lookout where there
b. u nuv View to be- had iB uuptHer
nice bit OF construction Co tr1. Ar
hurs are very decorative. cspo llly
usos "a gateway cor entrance tp a. Ilr-
den. ana 20 pcrgnla is thc most Urpu-
TAR feature OF large grounds nova
dHts 80 country place is CoWplrt"
without a.. apparently. but az % mat
ter of TACT. pcrEolHs are rarely prop
crly placed ON the grounds. Th,t
lawn. leading from nowhere 10 mo-
where. They are intended unly as ia
shelter Tor e walk, and should, h poe
sihlp. lead from one ui the doors "i
the house OF the gateway of the place
Itself. to an objective point OF some
sort. either another building. "a pool,
"a sundial, or another gateway. They
are ~mcanilglcss when Isolated from
entrances ana exits. as "a pcrgola Us
essentially "a passagowny.
Rustic bridges over narrow brooks
or streams are very easily built and
edd much Go the landscape. A we'll
curb OF rustic work viii often hide
"a shabby spot on the grounds, and
rustic gates and fences are always
pretty.
Cabins az rustic construction viii
I trkc longer ana be- much more ain
,ult for the amateur, hut there Is
nothing that better nis the dcep
woods or the mountain retreats which
! attract so many summer yacati"nists
with 20 firm watortiFht shell, and tho
half-logs placed on tho frame with
the bark out, n cottage can DE proc
duccd that viii look ns II II grew put
81 the trees OF itself. In fact, there
Is no end 60 the pleasant possibilities
of rustic building, when n once
, starts.