Evening star., 1925-10-24

A Quaint Cottage
For a Small Family
This Dld-FashiOned Type Is
Picturesque and Livable
and Inexpensive.s

This house is essentially the old
ia shioned American cottage type. But
though quaint in it's structure, II Is
excessively modern in it's equipment
and arrangement. 1t is built of clap
boards and has a long. interestingly
broken roof line of shingles.
The outside is painted white with
a durable and protective covering Tor
wooden housed and the roof Is
painted moss green. If the brick
chimney is painted white you will get
the effect of much more space for
your house. but of course 1t can be
left the natural brick color If you de-
sire Ii I were going to live in this
house I should want the window
frames painted a light Holland blue:
however, there is no doubt that keep
ing the walls all white would add to
the seeming size.
The construction of this house
makes it practical and interesting for
50-foot lot. The actual width OF the
house is 33l2 feet, and the depth Al Y
feet 1t would he difficult to arrange
house space on narrower frontage
If YOU will study the floor plan you
will see space everywhere economiZed
so that there is sense of elbow room
as we'll as practical living conven-
ience. For this reason there is no
hall; the stairs end at one side Of the
living room and the dining room and
living room connect so that for few
feet at lea st they embrace the whole
width of the house There is a recess
entrance to protect the living room
in Winter and this entrance Is so built
that il can carry two doors for cold
climate.
A pantry protects the dining room
from kitchen odors and the kitchen
itself is as compact as is possible. The
right nd side of the kitchen is left
for table and working space. On the
left-ha nd side. near the pantry. is a
porcelain sink with double drain boards
and there is a little porcelain sink in
the pantry for silver and glassware.
to save steps There is also "A porce-
la ice box which is iced from the
out side porch. for some luXuries are
the trueSt kind of economies.
OF course. there IS fireplace in the
living room and groups Of windows
for all the light possible.
Because economy must he studied
throughout this house there is only
one bath. This. of course, must be
placed over the pantry and over the
sinks so that there is no expense OF
extending plumbing pipes throughout
the house.
There is a large room for the own
er. small one for children or guest
and q third room which ca he utilized
for the maid If one is kept. The
| housework could easily be managed
by the homemaker and housekeeper,
with some of the heavier work done
by a helper, however.
A small house with three bedrooms
! is often a great convenience. More
and more the idea of separate rooms
fn, oh i- ~ "a init nj on
and the average cottage seldom boast $
more than two sleeping rooms. Where
there is little baby. it is today con.
Sidered essential to arrange a sepa
rate nursery.
This design is one that would ada pit
itself we'll to other material than wood
if one could afford il. Stucco. with its
variety OF colors. would he charm
ing. If this were to be used, the base
ment under the living room end OF
the house could he used as garage.
by sinking a roadway and walling up