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A BUNGALOW WITH OPEN-AIR DINING ROOM
END OF LIVING ROOM, SHOWING BALCONY, FIRESIDE NOOK WITH CHIMNEYPIECE AND ARRANGEMENT OF STAIRCASE.
ARRANGEMENT OF CUPBOARDS, WORK SHELF AND WINDOWS IN KITCHEN.
from storms to allow the outdoor life to go on through any sort of weather.
The living room occupies the whole center of the house, except for the recessed porch in front, and it is one of the best examples of the Craftsman idea of the decorative value that lies in revealing the actual construction of the building. Everyone knows the sense of space and freedom given by a ceiling that follows the line of the roof. It seems to add materially to the size of the room and when it is of wood it gives the keynote for a most friendly and restful color scheme. In this case the whole room is of wood, save for the rough gray plaster of the walls and the stone of the fire-place. A balcony runs across one side, serving the double purpose of recessing the fireplace
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