. Houses for town or country. A COLONIAL BEDROOM what it is, and we might as well call it a bedroomwhen the bed is in another room as when there is nolonger any visible bedstead. Therefore it is thatwe are more inclined to consider one or two modernplans which seem to be useful in the direction indi-cated above—the direction of separating the toiletapparatus from the bedroom, and thereby makingthe bedroom a pleasant place in which to sit and,indeed, to live. Here is a plan (page 190) in use in some of themodern hotels, and its application to the private 188 THE BEDROOM. A BEDROOM SUITE house i
. Houses for town or country. A COLONIAL BEDROOM what it is, and we might as well call it a bedroomwhen the bed is in another room as when there is nolonger any visible bedstead. Therefore it is thatwe are more inclined to consider one or two modernplans which seem to be useful in the direction indi-cated above—the direction of separating the toiletapparatus from the bedroom, and thereby makingthe bedroom a pleasant place in which to sit and,indeed, to live. Here is a plan (page 190) in use in some of themodern hotels, and its application to the private 188 THE BEDROOM. A BEDROOM SUITE house is obvious and easy. The door A is not abso-lutely essential; its chief purpose, indeed, is to givethe bedroom itself a more complete and carefullyclosed-in appearance when it is shut. The ventila-tion of the room by the aid of the fanlight over theentrance door B is a little easier without the interpo-sition of the door A. The use of such a door mustalways be a matter of private choice. The bathroomis large enough, of course, for its purpose, and thereis a window in the wall which may or may not beleft open for a large part of the day. The reader isreminded that with modern plumbing kept in good 189 HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY
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