Evening star., 1925-05-16

Build a Two-StOry
House for Economy
Brick, or Stone, and
Shingles Might Well Be
Used in This Design.

To help desiring homeSeekers to lind
just the house plan best suited TO
them. we are presenting tWo-story
frame house so planned that a woman
can easily do her own housework. be
cause the idea was to build the house
as economically as possible we have
made il two stories. A bungalow OF
an equal number of rooms would cost
much more.
The first story Is Of brick and the
second OF shingles. The piers OF the
brick foundation have been buttressed.
which not only gives a sense of per
manence. but helps give better pro
portion to the house. Though II is
much cheaper to build an equal num-
ber of rooms as two-story instead OF
a one story house. such structure Is
apt to look too tall for its base. For
this reason the second story is con
structed of shingles, which breaks the
straight walls and gives the house an
interesting texture or quality.
The color scheme can be worked out
in an infinite number Of ways, the
staining of the wood walls and roof
depending upon the dominating tone
of the brick Bricks can be laid in
many bonds and with light or dark
mortar joints according to the lndi-
yidual taste of the builder. OF course.
the first story could be constructed OF
stone If desired.
The living room is unusually large
for so small house and the porchllke
sun room gives ii an appearance OF
even more space. Light enters from
three directions and the fireplace gives
cheer from the fourth. The garden
side of the dining room is practically
a large bay window, so that the fullest
possible view of the garden can be en-
loved There Is a lavatory at the end
of the hall. A lavatory so placed is Of
the utmost convenience, especially
when there are children. 1t is ont of
the way of the front hail. yet easily
accessible.
The kitchen arrangements are as
are approved by experts. This room
should always be light and bright
with the sun pouring in at the win
dows. as in this house. Such
kitchen. Immediately clean. is justly
the pride and pleasure of the house
wife and helps TO eliminate the sense
of drudgery of the dark, badly
pla nned kitchen.
There are materials for wall and
floor coverings that are inexpensive.
gay in color and designed with as good
taste as the expensive wall papers and
rugs used in the front of the house.
Is no TtdSOii WHY ilO"tiS
not bloom on the window sill of the
kitchen as Well as in the drawing
room. 1t Is just easy to choose
good color schemes for the k - hen as
for any room in the house. With
porcelain topped tables, Il white re-
frigerator and kitchen cabinets. u por-
celain sink and drain boards in one
piece, glass shelves, painted or tiled
walls, washable rugs and curtains, the
modern kitchen should be as charm
ing for work as the living room is for
rest.
The upstairs of this design is pleas
ing in the extreme. There are three
large bedrooms, a sleeping porch and
a splendid sewing room. What better
conveniences can the modern home
want? The bath IL large and easily
accessible from each room.
The house would need a 50-foot lot.
unless set on a corner lengthwise of a
narrow lot. 1t is 81 feet deep. Such
de sgn is just plain cozy-unpreten-
tous and beautiful. To set it boldly
out in an open space would entirely