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A COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT SUBURBAN HOUSE
DETAIL OF ENTRANCE PORCH SHOWING HEAVY ROUND PILLARS, DECORATIVE USE OF REVEALED CONSTRUCTION IN THE ROOF, AND THE USE OF FLOWER BOXES.
are bright and sunny nothing could be better than the rich nut-brown of oak or chestnut with ,its strong suggestion of green, as this gives a somewhat grave and subdued effect that yet wakes into life in a sunshiny room and shows the play of double tones of green and brown under a sheen that makes them seem almost luminous. If the rooms are fairly
34well shaded so that the effect of warmth would be desirable in the color, the woodwork might be of cypress, as its strong markings take on deep shades in the softer parts and beautiful autumn tints in the grain when treated by the Craftsman process that emphasizes so strongly the natural quality of the wood and brings out all its color.