The Washington times., 1917-01-08
Careful Planning Offers Solu-
ton of Difficult Builders
Problems.
sHEATHED WITH SHINGLES
Beauty, Comfort, and Efficiency
Combined in This Model
House.

Efficiency lnCluQeS H1OIS imam
mere convenient arrangement OF
rooms, more than the lasting quality
of building materials or the beauty OF
exterior and the comfort of the IN
terror of the house. II means per-
hans first of all the wise disposal or
the capital at hand. What Is saved
from tie lot can be added q the
quality of the house or IL the co"t
OF the house can be governed oy
careful buying, then a larger lot can
be INDUCED in.
We are today offering a solution
OF the difficult problem of building
q beautiful home on a narrow suDur-
ban lot. First OF all IL should be set
we'll back from the street with the
ground surfaces not cut UP into beds
but left in the form of a broad lawn
The flowers should be planted IN
borders along the edge OF the lawn.
beside the paths and at the base OF
the house The larger the lawn space
the greater the final dignity OF the
house. A broad lawn seems to con-
vey a feeling OF generosity as though
there was no need to cramp the
beauty of the home.
Built of shingles.
This house is OF shingles, because
this is perhaps the cheapest OF all
building materials unless we include
clapboards, which are not so good t"
look upon. II the builder desires a
driveway to reach tbe garden at the
back of the house the house should
be set as far to one side as possible,
otherwise IL would look better in the
center of the space. with a few trees,
shrubs and flowers on either side.
Though this house is but thirty-two
feet wide the arrangement Of the
rooms gives the impression Of much
larger house. The roof should be
stained either lighter or darker than
the walls The walls Should be OF
random width shingles. The roof
shingles should be made of $hree
kinds OF wood, so that when stained
the three kinds of wood will take the
stain differently and thus a mottled
texture be given such as Is generally
obtained through time and weather,
and from the very beginning the
house will net have a new. raw ap-
pearance.
Planned For Small Family.
This house is planned for a small
family with one maid but the ar
rangement Is so simple that the house
work could easily be done by the mis-
tress OF the house IL desired. The en-
trance is through a porch directly IN
to a hall Immediately at the right
Of the hall door is the main staircase,
broken half way up by wide land
ing and lighted by a window at one
side. Beneath the upper flight Is
deep and roomy cloak closet. AT the
left of the entrance Is a large living
room with its CHEEKY open fire. On
either side OF the fireplace are groups
Of windows beneath which low DOCK
cases could be built IL desired.
This room is made exceptionally
light and airy by reason of the wide
openings into the dining room ana
into the hall. These are indicated In
the plans by the dotted divisions TWO
large windows overlook the porch SO
that the room is exceptionally wen
lighted and ventilated. The long wall
unbroken, at the rear, affords ample
space for large articles OF furniture
such as piano, davenport, etc. There
is ample room for a desk oeneatn
one of the windows Il this space has
not already been used for bookcases
A large avenport could be placed In
front of the fire backed by a library
table on oh reading lamp SHOULD
be placed.
Could Screen Porch.
The service porch at the back Is re
cessed by the corner Of the building
and sheltered by the balcony above. II
for n