Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-27
CALIFORNIAN
BUNGALOWS AND
WHY THEY ARE
Ey the Architects Small
House Service Bureau of the
United States, Inc.

Last week we told You about the
exterior OF the California bungalow.
What follows is about the interior.
Inside such home YOU are likely
to find one of five types Of floors:
large square or odd shaped tiles of
various colors or Of Il single color
varied by wide mortar JOINTS; mosaic
tiles alone or surrounded b. q border
Of larger ones; died lmolcuT-this is
almost universally used fer kitchens
and baths, whether or not il is laid
lsowhorc-polishtd hardwood. or
oiied soft wood Some type Of tile is
almost sure 10 hC used in the enclosed
porch. Highly polished wood ap,
pears only in rooms that are formal
c. scm-lcrmal in atmosphere.
The Seat of Jazz Plastcring
Economy is orc # the main mo.
tivcs in tn" building of a bungalow.
Ono of the typical Californian ways
to economic is 10 keep the hlll for
rfillwork as low rs possible. So
many homes a.e huIt with the sim
plcst haschoards ana with no Cornico
moulfinEs ~ tho top Of tho walls and
without the ordinary woodwork
around interior doors. California =
the original cat Of jan plastcrins
ToXturcd walls OF amy degree Vi
rouchncss, from Il sand float finish
20 heavy palm finish. are part +
he yie Color is used with freedom
m the walls Of al Interesting texture
and color tone combination which ra-
uuirc little in the way of pio'mee
Grapes and what our grardparsn
cherished as "brie.a-brac."
Ceilings are of four general tvpe#
Harrcl yauited ones are used W.T.
beautiful effect in low. rather narra5
rooms Some of tho most hcau'ifU
'allforni1n interiors have cove coil
ings. An endless variety Of rtnarca
and beamcd treatments may be roun
md the fourth type is the square
Cornerod pIasjerol ono. In the sue.
,cssful living room, library Or dIr.f.-
room in "a home of this style. There j.
a fine harmony between walls. cc.lH
and floor. IL the walls are of t.,..##
plaster. often thc same trcatmcaf Is
carried up into IN" ceiling. iu; -.
finish there +. likely to be i Htt'. 1
rough as well as lighter IN cola~ -
The floor is of soft wood. oilrl uc
or raf;o-S are left exposed i'm -
ceiling.
/. House Of Persona! fou,nes
or course there is 81 fireplace in
the living room. \ot an elaborate
affair with costly hr,ch work or t.Js
s,t about lts fgce More likc!E T. is e
rather small opening s't on . NDHta
of flaestonos a. floor level dash witt
the surface # the Wlti and .ur.
mounted by heavy beam Of wood.
or projecting shchty on a low pll'.
'orm of nrjDt and .oNcrod with a
rood pla~tcrcJ ju-t Ike The surround
ne w3lle.
such, in general tr.ms i9 the typ
al Modern Californian snail house.
rhc unumcrohlc do;ajls--. lr''. Sc:
Irdian pottery beside IN, orch
loors. iron grille work Of g.. ness
nproaching that Of tho Spanish.
uilt'n book shoivc., window seat,
md vapltcd hallway countless
little personal touches such as those
hat and their My into hon RS IL tho
'3r Sout hive cannot le fully Dc
,crihcd. They arc TOO numerous Gut
lolthcr can they bc omitted ,r'm a
come OF this typo. For tho keynote
Nerc is cnlorfulnes, and individuality
Ard that - one reason why IL i~ F."
Iescrvodly popular.-CoUyrich,
rho Architects Small House Service
|urcau Of tho l'uuo1 states, Inc.
jomc Buildcrs' Clinic.