Our homes and their adornments; . K I 1 \ O PANTRYI LIVING ROOM10 .6 X I4-. 0 I F,g. 8. any, in vermilion. The effect, if the house is standingalone, with trees and shrubbery around, will be much for the extt^rior. Fig. 8 shows how the rooms are placed on first floor,the porch opening into a lobby and frem this either into DESIGN OF COTTAGE. 113 We would suggest that it would living-room or kitchen be a good plan to have a small room in the rear for cooking in summer, which could be added at small Fig. 9. The small room marked coal could, if thought advis-
Our homes and their adornments; . K I 1 \ O PANTRYI LIVING ROOM10 .6 X I4-. 0 I F,g. 8. any, in vermilion. The effect, if the house is standingalone, with trees and shrubbery around, will be much for the extt^rior. Fig. 8 shows how the rooms are placed on first floor,the porch opening into a lobby and frem this either into DESIGN OF COTTAGE. 113 We would suggest that it would living-room or kitchen be a good plan to have a small room in the rear for cooking in summer, which could be added at small Fig. 9. The small room marked coal could, if thought advis-able, be opened into the kitchen and used for a pantry of ample size will be found convenient, havingshelves on three sides, and also a good closet off from living- 8 114 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. room, aiitl one under stalls, unless there is a cellar under the1 louse, m which case tha stairs to the same would have to beplaced under the staircase leading to the second floor. On the second floor there are two good sleeping-rooms,there being a small liall at head of stairs extending alongsi<le of stair-way to front room, and doors opening into thisand the rear bed-room immediately back of it. Two closetsare between the rooms, one for each. The rear chamber islighted with two windows, coming up into the roof, one onthe side and the other in the rear. This completes the number of rooms, and we have fourgood-sized rooms and plenty of closets. This we think anexcellent plan for a small family of little means, w
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