Homes of character. . the sunset. Above all, throw awayexisting conventionalities regardingfront and back doors. If itworks out that way to the best ad-vantage, let the door or doors on theback of your house lead to all the realbeauty and delight of your place—to the heart of the garden—while atthe same time you exclude therefromthe intrusion of the service entranceby putting this on the front of thehouse. Suitable planting will makeit as attractive as the main your gardenand its privacy foryourself alone—in short, a little sanc-tuary of rest and , use flowers a
Homes of character. . the sunset. Above all, throw awayexisting conventionalities regardingfront and back doors. If itworks out that way to the best ad-vantage, let the door or doors on theback of your house lead to all the realbeauty and delight of your place—to the heart of the garden—while atthe same time you exclude therefromthe intrusion of the service entranceby putting this on the front of thehouse. Suitable planting will makeit as attractive as the main your gardenand its privacy foryourself alone—in short, a little sanc-tuary of rest and , use flowers as lavishly as youchoose, when all the rest is decidedupon and done. Flowers are the gar-dens ornaments and never its frame-work. Always keep this in mind andyou will not make the common mis-take of rushing at them need the framework to bringout their full beauty: the garden isthis framework. Provide them withit in order that they may yield youthe utmost measure of delight in theirperfection. 144. EXTERIOR and INTERIORDECORATING NEXT to the selection ofthe type of Lewis Homethat is to be erected, the most im-portant decision has to do withthe method of finishing the exte-rior as well as the interior. Anyhome to properly resist weatherand decay from without, must bewell painted. To give good serv-ice, radiate cheer and comfortwithin, it must be decorated andfinished along correct lines andprinciples. You can readily seethat our interest in the success ofthis decorating and finishing ofyour Lewis Home is as keen asyour own. It is not entirely a question ofusing good judgment in the selec-tion of colors best adapted to theparticular house that is beingerected. The most pleasing colorscould be applied by the highesttype of painter, but the resultwould be far from satisfactory ifinferior materials were used. Realizing the great importance ofusing only the best painting mate-rials in order to produce resultsthat will be worthy of the homeitself and its owner, th
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