The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
SEC ONO FLooR PLAN

The house PROHIBITS the use OF any
material except wood. so We naturally
adopt the style best suited to WOO
and best suited to this section Of the
country the Colonial. our plan seems
to Indicate the type OF Colonial. for
we need more area IN the bed rooms
then we have in the first floor, hence
tthc projecting second story. The
earliest of the Colonial houses which
are still standing In MasSichusctts
have the projecting upper cory. Al
though our reasons for its Use may
nov no the same as those of the Co!o-
nal designers. sill We know Of their
I success and have attempted 10 adapt
.Ncir ideas IN this problem. The pro-
, iecting floor has many advantages IN
the design If the exterior. II allows
tor "A change of materials from shin
giles to smooth boarding. which adds
considerable interest, 1t eliminates
he necessity Of an claborat" entrance.
1t gives a shadow which adds u h"ri-
%uutal line to the elevation, tending
t increase the apparent iength IF the
building. Easement windows help {"
pressrV" the atmosphere of the New
England houses. while tn" flower boxes
add a bit If coior To- the elevation.
The wood used for tie exterior cN-
c"pt the shingles should he White pine,
BECAUSE uf its duiahili,N and Is adapt.
! ability To all moulded work. The wallis
should Ice painted dead white. shut
ters emerald green and the roof
stained dark brown.
Tile plan of the house is compact
ana simple, hut still has enough bal
dnce and dignity 20 max" il inviting
en- either s.dC Of the entrance hall
are the dining and living rooms. These
"ouns should lac trimmed with a sim
NE onc piece trim base and a chair
vall. \ small wuOd Curnice N LIVING
'Jom helps to tie in the mantcl treat
nert with the rest of the room. From
the hall a Colonial staircase leads to
IN" second floor. by a short passage
his hall Is conuoCtcd to the kitchen.
THE stairs TO the eel ar. laundry
ana boiler room are from this pas
sage. The arrangement of the kitchen
and pantry are such that both can he
used together. The refrigerator il
located N the pantry and is iced from
thc ga porch A gas range in the
Kitchen does away with the necessity
of having n second chimney. a fcatnr.
;.at should appeal to most home
builders. The laundry and heater
nIos would be carried up in the fire.
place chimney.
In the second floor bedroom 40.
+. for the owner The az bath h.
conveniently located for u rooms.
Closets of ample size are provided for
a. ooins No third Moor is used for
Ne reasons, o. lower the cost and "a
cat down the height ut The building.
'rhc planting and layout Of a mouse
oi this >iH" and style furm one of the
most important features for study.
Too much planting vii rcquut to-,
great AN outlay of labor fnr It's up
keep. In order to carry ont IN" idea
Of the design We have shown AN in
formal Garden at the rcar of the house.
\ flower border next To the crane
arhu:, which i~ between the service
yard and the lawn, contains flowers of
the kinds used in the old fashioned
gardens. A similar border on the
opposite side completes a rcctanglc. in
the middle of which is a broken flay
walk leading from the piazza TO the
arbT At II rear Of the ct.
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