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THE CRAFTSMAN'S HOUSE
ENI) OF LIVING ROOM, ILLUSTRATING HOW THE STAIRCASE WITH ITS LANDING MAY BE MADE THE PROMINENT STRUCTURAL FEATURE OF A ROOM.
vaults for vegetables and the like are sunk into the side of the hill.
No effort has been made to give the appearance of a grade line, the ground being allowed to preserve its natural contour around the stone walls of the first story. The upper walls are of plaster and half-timber construction. The plaster is given a rough pebble-dash finish and a tone of dull brownish green brushed off afterward so that the color effect varies with the irregularity of thesurface. In each one of the large panels ultimately picture tiles will be set, symbolizing the different farm and village industries,—for example, one will show the blacksmith at his forge ; another a woman spinning flax others will depict the sower, the plowman and such typical figures of farm life. These tiles will be very dull and rough in finish and colored with dark reds, greens, blues, dull yellows and other colors which harmonize with the tints of wood and stone.

DETAIL OF LIVING ROOM SHOWING FIREPLACE, DOORS INTO SUN ROOM AND ENTRANCE TO VESTIBULE.

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