Evening star., 1924-12-20

Semi-Bun allow
Designed for
Expansion
Stucco, Field Stone or Wood
Would Make This a
Delightful Home.

This little house shown this week is
of the semi-bungalow type. designed
IN stucco on metal lath, with a shingle
roof. The soft gray or cream tones
IN stucco are much better than the
eoid hard white. For the roof we
suggest reddish brown, or deep, dark
green shingles, with a touch of the
color repeated in the window sashes.
Inc garden of a stucco house should
pe planted as carefully as the house
itsef. There is such a wonderful op-
portunlty for the use of color in
shrubs and plants and flowers. Red
rambler roses may be trailed over
iattlce; brilliant hollyhocks and varie-
gated poppies. zinias, asters and
many other plants will result in a
lovely riot of color against the
chsrhlhS background of a stucco
house.
You VIII note that this house has
been designed so that you can add
'hlhes that seem most desirable TO
you ana omit those that are not nee
essary to your individual scheme of
lie. But every home should have
quiet. comfort, convenience, beauty,
ar light, sun, plenty of closets, and
even the small house should have a
sense of space.
careful study of this plan will
show you the careful consideration
that these important features have
received. Note the clever arrange
ment of the plumbing in this house.
Centering of plumbing is a great aid
to economy in the cost of construc-
tion. The kitchen plumbing is as
near to the bathroom plumbing as
sanitary considerations will permit
n n hn IL I,
directly overhead.
The porch of this house is really
another large room added to the
splendid living room. If one chooses
to add decorative windows to the
openings. But even IL these are SIM
ply screened and it is left as a sun
porch, 1t adds materially to the room
mess of the living room, for you will
note that the opening between the
two is large and may be made larger
still If one so desires. All meals may
be served here as there Is a door
opening into the dining room from
the porch and very few extra steps
would be taken in serving on the
porch instead of in the dining room.
Thus the porch becomes an all
the -year-round room If desired.
The kitchen is large enough for
comfort, but compact enough to save
steps and time. There is a roomy
pantry between the kitchen and din
ing room in which all serving may
be done. dishes used in the dining
room stored and the ice box kept.
There are also dressers and shelves
in the kitchen for all utensils used
there.
Downstairs we find two large bed
rooms with bath. These bedrooms
are divided from the rest of the house
by a private hall which inSures quiet
and privacy. Each bedroom has two
windows placed so that there is a di-
rect current of air through the rooms,
and each bedroom has a good sized
closet. The linen closet is in the
private bedroom hall, easy of access
from the bedrooms and the kitchen.
Upstairs are two lovely large bed
rooms, and a bath, with full light and
air and unusual closet space. In the
upstairs hall there Is another linen
closet. If maid is needed. a room
may be made for her where the stor-
age space now is. From where the
linen closet is now suggested a parti-
ton may be put back to the end of
the house or the heJnaid's room If one