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A CRAFTSMAN HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA MISSION STYLE decoration, and the recogni-
tion of the color element
which is so necessary iii
bringing about the neces- or- —
r sary harmony between the -41 ac
house and its surroundings. n
the walls are
In this case
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FIRST STORY FLOOR PLAN.

treated with a pigment that gives a soft warm creamy tone, almost a biscuit color, and the roof is dull red,—a scheme that is excellently suited to the prevailing color in California or in the South, where yellows, browns and violets abound. For the colder coloring of the northern or eastern landscape, the cement walls might either be left in the natural gray, or given a tone of dull green. which, applied unevenly. gives an admirable effect upon rough cast plaster. Or, for that matter, the house might be built of brick, stone, or of any one of the various forms of concrete construction. And the roof could be of tile, heavy shingles, or. if given a steeper pitch. of heavy, rough slate. In fact, the design as shown here is chiefly suggestive in its nature, making clear the fundamental principles of the Craftsman house and leaving room for such varia-
tion of detail as the owner may desire. SECOND STORY FLOOR PLAN.
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It will be noted that the foundation is not visible and that the turf and shrubbery around it appear to cling to the walls of the house. —a circumstance that is apparently slight and yet has a good deal to do with the linking of a house to the ground on which it stands. This effect would be greatly heightened by a growth of vines over the large plain wall spaces, which would lend themselves admirably to a natural drapery of ivy or ampelopsis.
The treatment of the interior is based upon the principles already laid down, the object being to obtain the maximum effect of beauty and comfort from materials which are few in number and comparatively inexpensive. Although we have not space here for illustration of the interior features, a description of the color scheme employed and of the use made of woodwork and built-in furnishings may serve to give some idea of its character. While the outside of the house is plain to severity, the inside, as we have designed it. glows with color and is rich in suggestion of home comfort. As in
all Craftsman houses, wood is abundantly used in the form of beams, wainscots and numerous built-in furnishings.