CRAFTSMAN. HOUSES PLANNED FOR SECLUSION


found just as attractive as the front. Like
the preceding design, the exterior is simple,
-the decorative interest depending entirely
upon such structural features as the re-
cessed porches, the balcony at the rear, the
dormer and small-paned windows.
   The house is built on a foundation of
 field stone, with brick for the main walls
 and chimneys as well as the parapets and
 pillars of the porches. The use of header
 and soldier courses in the steps, window
 'sills and caps, above the foundation line and
 across the gables gives a touch of variety to
 the surface and accentuates the main struc-
 tural lines. Shingles are used for the main
 roof and for the sides and roof of the
 'dormer.
   The front entrance is on the right,
through a square, recessed porch      that
shelters the door and gives a note of friend-
ly emphasis to the entrance. Within is a
small entry from which a coat closet opens,
and beyond are the stairs and the roomy,
open hall which connects the living and
dining rooms. This arrangement gives one
a sense of spaciousness through the lower
floor, and at the same time allows a certain
amount of privacy, which may of course be
increased by the use of portieres in the
openings.


   Beside the big fireplace in the living room
 bookshelves are built in beneath a small,
 high window, and a long window-seat fills
 the nearby corner. This results in a com-
 fortable inglenook which is one of the most
 homelike features of the house.
   On the opposite side of the chimneypiece
 is a door leading to the living porch, which
 is somewhat screened from the road and
 from the entrance pathway by its brick
 parapet and. pillars. We have shown no
 steps between this porch and the garden,
 but if the owner wishes they may be pro-
 vided-preferably on  the left so that
 visitors will not confuse them with the main
 entrance. If the front of the house has a
 southern exposure-which is the most
 favorable-the porch may be glassed in for
 the winter as a sunroom.
   The dining room is also worth noting, for
the window groups on three sides make it
an airy, sunny place, and it will be par-
ticularly pleasant if the house is -built facing
south or west, for then the morning sun
will enter the dining room. By the con-
struction shown in the first floor plan, an
alcove is provided at the back of this room.
and we have indicated here a wide built-in
seat that will give the place an inviting air,
and like the arrangement in the living room
will afford a chance for interesting treat-
ment of the woodwork.
  At the back of the house, and sheltered
by the recess formed between the dining