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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar61909newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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HE unmistakable charm of summer living is in the possibilities for shaping even the crudest structure into some expression of its occupants' tastes and needs. Differing in detail from the all-the-year-round resi- dence, the camp, cottage or bungalow for summer use is none the less attractive to the real home-maker who finds no lack of material in the shops for carrying out the progressive ideas and Ideals of our twentieth century. In the matter of floor coverings, for instance, there has never before been so abundant provision in inexpensive, un- usual w^eavings. With the grass matting rugs in a solid color, red, blue or green, one may start at a minimum cost the color scheme of the living-room, bringing out in the draperies and other fabrics some decisive design. Or, at a higher price, there are the figured India druggets, with a groundwork of light brown or camel color, and the pattern woven in colors. The cotton rugs woven on hand-looms in the old style have regained their former prestige, particularly when they are made with good dyes or woven with flower borders. Made of cretonne, too, these rugs lose their solidity of tone and have almost a patterned effect. Some of the most artistic color combinations, strange to say, are the handi- work of the blind, and the border designs are unusually novel. The most durable rug for real wear is made of wool and woven in Scotland, although it is found in this country under various appellations. This past year the severity of the geometrical patterns has been relaxed and some flower de- signs in naturalistic style are in vogue. The bungalow, or Mission rug is a new departure in a solid color woolen rug, with the ends finished with narrow lines in contrasting colors. The large-sized Navajo rug that is shown in the illustra- tion is made by a tribe of our Western Indians, and for vivid coloring can not be equalled by any foreign country. Even in a room that is inadequately lighted these rugs, with their warm orange-red, impress one with a feeling of cheer. In fact, so intense are the prevailing tones that they demand
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The open fireplace expresses thorough interior comfort

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