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Identifier: americanhomesga101913newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
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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kitchen opening into thehall, they are completely shut off from the rest of the house.In most bungalows, these rooms are made to open directlyoff the living-room. Two dear little evergreen trees, rather a relief from theusual bay, flank the front entrance on either side, seemingtaller than in reality because of the deep concrete potswhich hold them. The large front porch and terrace have reinforced con-crete floors and window boxes along the sides filled withGeraniums and trailing creepers, while Roses climb on trel-lises against the concretewalls, all of which give abright and cheery look beck-oning on the inside. All the windows are case-ment, affording the maxi-mum of sunlight and air.The front entrance is directlyinto the living-room, witha coat closet in the small hallopening off the right of theliving-room. The rough plaster withdeep warm tints is decorativein itself, and in the bed-rooms are to be found sten-ciled friezes as a well bor- i?4 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS May, 1913
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der, done by the artist, and thother bedroom hangings are The great brick, fireplacewith the old print of GeorgeWashington above it, andthe old spinning-wheel, anheirloom in the family, takeus right back to Ye OldenDayes, and we want to sitright down beside the fireand watch something delect-able cooking in the blackiron kettle hanging over theflames. The ceilings arebeamed in both living- anddining-rooms; also large liv-ing-porch directly back ofthe dining-room. All of the woodwork is ofdark oak, and the owner de-signed and built much of thefurniture himself, as thedining table and deepleather-seated chairs, all theporch furnishings, includingthe rustic table and swingingseat and the electric lightingfixtures and stained glassshades, throughout the entirehouse. Over the cabinets in thedining-room, directly underthe windows, are concretetops, with concrete flowerpots slightly sunken in them,so there is no danger of peep ff/wn The fireplace end of the living-room e dainty window curtai

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