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   A CEMENT HOUSE FRAMED IN SMOOTH CONCRETE
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 arrangement, except that it has no fireplace.
 On this upper porch the balustrade is replaced
 by a solid parapet made of the wall of the
 house.   Like the sun room, this sleeping porch
 can be glassed in when necessary for protection
 from    driving storms.  But  tinder ordinary
 circumstances no protection from the weather
 is needed even in winter, as nothing is bet-
 ter for the average housed<up human being
 than sleeping out of doors tinder plenty or
 covers.
   The plan of the interior is an excellent ex-
 ample of the Craftsman method of arranging
 ~he divisions so as to secure at once the great-
 est possible amount of space,   freedom and
 convenience within a given area an(l also to
 keep the construction as inexpensive as pos-
 sible.  The only fireplace is in the living room
 and is so placed that it may use the same
 chimney as the veranda fireplace.   The ar-
rangement of the rooms, however, is so open
that both dining room and reception hall share
the benefit of the fireplace.  Draughts from
the entrance are cut off by a small vestibule
which opens into the reception hail and the
space beside it is occupied by a coat closet
\vhich receives wraps, overshoes and all those
articles which are such a problem to dispose
of in .a hall that is part of the living room.
  Ceiling beams are used only to indicate the
(livisions into rooms, but around the ceiling
angle runs a broad beam and all three rooms
are walnscote(l to the height of six feet with
oak paneling.   We have suggested oak for
the interior woodwork in this house, as the
effect of it ~S 1)0th rich and restful and the
color mellows with every passing year.    Our
(lea would be to finish it in a rich nut-brown
tone, ~\ hich has much to do with    ~iviug a
mellow sunny effect to the whole (lecorative
LIVING ROOM, ShOWING FIREPLACE AND BUILT-IN  BOOKcASES WITH  PANELS  ABOVE.
 THE USE  OF SPINDLES
APPEARS IN THE GRILLES AND BALUSTRADE AND THE IDEA IS FURTHER DEVElOPED IN
THE FURNITURE.
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