American homes and gardens . cream white color, while the beams are stained a soft sashes are painted white. The roof is shingled andstained a brilliant red color. Taking the front door as the starting point for the con-sideration of the house, one is greeted on the threshold by a vestibule with aWelsh tiled floor,chestnut trim, andwindows glazedwith glass of green-ish blue which shedsa soft and pleasantlight. An openingforms an entranceto the hall which istrimmed with oldEnglish oak. Thewalls are coveredwith a tapestry pa-per in green andyellow from thebase to the heightof the plate
American homes and gardens . cream white color, while the beams are stained a soft sashes are painted white. The roof is shingled andstained a brilliant red color. Taking the front door as the starting point for the con-sideration of the house, one is greeted on the threshold by a vestibule with aWelsh tiled floor,chestnut trim, andwindows glazedwith glass of green-ish blue which shedsa soft and pleasantlight. An openingforms an entranceto the hall which istrimmed with oldEnglish oak. Thewalls are coveredwith a tapestry pa-per in green andyellow from thebase to the heightof the plate rack,above which theyare treated with adeep buff. Thefireplace, in the an-gle of the room, isbuilt of red Klinkerbrick laid in redmortar with the fac-ings and hearth ofa similar brick, anda mantel-shelf ofgood design. Thestaircase is in keep-ing, and is paneledup the side. At thefront side of thehall is a paneledseat over whichthere is placed acluster of small lat-ticed windows. 366 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS December, 1906. The English Brick and Half-timbered Style is the One Adopted for This House. The Entrance Door and Its Terrace Are Approached by a Winding Path
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