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CEMENT HOUSE WITH HALF-TIMBER DECORATION
at the rear of the house are all of dull red cement divided into squares so that they have more the appearance of Welsh quarries. All the exterior woodwork is cypress darkened to a warm tone of brown by the chemical process which is described fully in the chapter dealing with wood finishes.
Long shallow dormers on either side of the house serve to break the straight lines of the roof. The roof itself has widely overhanging eaves supported on heavy
square timbers which project slightly and the whole upper story over-hangs at the ends of the
house, the weight being supported upon the projecting timbers. The line of demarcation between the upper and lower stories is emphasized by a wide timber which runs completely around the house. Above this are the smaller timbers which divide the cement wall into panels.
As the house is intended for a small family of three, with office accommodation for the owner, the interior arrangement is very simple. The entrance door leads directly into a central hall that opens into the dining room on one
side and into the living room .
on the other, both openings being so wide that there is hardly any sense of division. The staircase is at the back
of the hall, where a small
coat closet is provided in a little nook taken off the space allowed for the butler's pantry.
Both living room and din-ing room are closely connected with out of doors ; the dining room, as we have already said, opening upon the screened porch and the living room upon the pergola. Just back of the living room is the den, which is the owner's special retreat and work-room. For this reason, double doors divide it from the living room instead of the usual broad opening. The big fireplace in the living room is so placed that the cheery glow of the fire is seen from both the hall and the dining room, as it forms one end of a vista which goes straight _II through to the dining porch.
The built-in bookcase fills the
space between this fireplace
and the corner on
one side, and on the
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with a built-in side-
board, flanked on
either side by a
china closet. Direct-
ly over this side-
board is the group of three windows which lights the dining room from the southeast.
The woodwork in the hall, living room and (lining room is all of chestnut, fumed to a rich brown tone and given the soft dull finish that makes the surface appear fairly to radiate color. The fact that the woodwork is alike throughout these three rooms emphasizes the close connection between them and makes them appear almost like different parts of one room that is furnished harmoniously throughout.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.