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CRAFTSMAN HOUSE NUMBER ONE
be needed to prevent coldness or monot-
ony.   The pillars, copings, and balus-
trades of the verandas are all of concrete
or of cement, according to the material
preferred for the house itself.    The
foundation should either be of stone or
of concrete or cement faced with ashlar
to give the effect of stone, and in both
cases would better be laid with black
cement, as the joining of the stones has
the same effect as the leading in a
stained-glass window. A note of warm
color is given by the floors of the ve-
randas, which are designed to be of
square cement blocks of a dull brick-red,
giving the same effect as the much more
expensive Welsh tiles.
  Provision for the healthful outdoor liv-
ing is ample in this house. A wide ve-
randa extends across the entire front, and
with vines clambering over the pillars
and balustrades could be made an attrac-
tive outdoor living-room as well as an
entrance porch. The real outdoor living
and dining-room, however, is the square
recessed porch that looks out over the
garden at the rear of the house. This
porch is exposed to the weather only at
the front, and this can easily be glassed
in for the severest days of winter. With
a southern exposure, though, it might be
open nearly all winter, except on in-
clement days, for a sun-room is livable
when a completely walled-in room is
chilly and gloomy, and in this case
the warmth of the sun is supplemented
by  an  outdoor fireplace big   enough
to hold   a pile of good-sized    logs.
As this porch has so much the character
of a living-room, the walls are so treated
as to connect it closely with the interior
of the house. A high wainscot of cypress
runs around all three walls, and built-in
fireside seats of the same wood afford
a comfortable place to enjoy the fresh
air and the warmth of the blazing logs
at the same time. A good-sized table
would serve the purposes of both living-
room and dining-room and a few easy
chairs would make it a most inviting
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