. Western agriculture. range*ment for sunshine. Arrangement of Rooms. As mentioned above, a greatdeal of care and thought should be exercised in workingout the floor plan, for it is very easy to get rooms entirelyout of proportion for the use that is made of them; andthese things are very difficult to remedy. You may see therooms drawn on paper with dimensions and yet be verymuch misled unless you measure out each room and com-pare it with a room that you are now using. Doing so alwaysprevents wrong impressions as to size. The rooms which will be used most, the living and diningrooms, should b
. Western agriculture. range*ment for sunshine. Arrangement of Rooms. As mentioned above, a greatdeal of care and thought should be exercised in workingout the floor plan, for it is very easy to get rooms entirelyout of proportion for the use that is made of them; andthese things are very difficult to remedy. You may see therooms drawn on paper with dimensions and yet be verymuch misled unless you measure out each room and com-pare it with a room that you are now using. Doing so alwaysprevents wrong impressions as to size. The rooms which will be used most, the living and diningrooms, should be placed where they will get plenty of lightand sunshine, and, if possible, an attractive outlook. Avoidplacing stairways and halls on the side of the house, whicharrangement would cut off the sunshine. A south and westexposure for the kitchen is entirely too warm. Any othercorner is preferable. Conveniences. A basement should be provided for alaundry, coal room and storage purposes. For country 404 WESTERN AGRICULTURE. Figure 1S7.—Farm conveniences; 1, pan cupboard; 2, dumb waiter; 3, dish-washer; 4, wood bos attachment. DWELLING HOUSES 405 homes, a bathroom is more of a necessity than in the systems under pressure have been developed to thepoint where rural residences cannot afford to be withoutthem. They provide running water for kitchen, bath, andlaundry rooms. Probably the two special things that should be remem-bered in planning a home for the farm, contrasted with onein the city, are the necessity for a small office, where theaccounts are carefully kept, and the business transacted,and a washroom which should be placed in the rear of thehouse, and probably opening to the dining room. What Rooms to Have. The advisability of a pantry isa disputed question, but it more properly belongs to thefarm house than to the city residence. The kitchen shouldbe smaller than those usually constructed for farm houses,probably about 12 x 12; but the dining room should bequit
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