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THE HOUSE IN GOOD TASTE
people whose houses represent their own or their archi-
tects' hasty visits to the fine old chateaux of the Loire,
or the palaces of Versailles, or the fine old houses of
England, or the gracious villas of Italy? We must
avoid such aspiring architects, and visualize our homes
not as so many specially designated rooms and con-
venient closets, but as individual expressions of our-
selves, of the future we plan, of our dreams for our
children. The ideal house is the house that has been
long planned for, long awaited.
Fortunately for us, our best architects are so very
good that we are better than safe if we take our prob-
lems to them. These men associate with themselves
the hundred young architects who are eager to prove
themselves on small houses. The idea that it is eco-
nomical to be your own architect and trust your house
to a building contractor is a mistaken, and most ex-
pensive, one. The surer you are of your architect's
common sense and professional ability, the surer you
may be that your house will be economically efficient.
He will not only plan a house that will meet the needs
of your family, but he will give you inspiration for its
interior. He will concern himself with the moldings,
the light-openings, the door-handles and hinges, the
unconsidered things that make or mar your house.
Select for your architect a man you 'd like for a friend.
Perhaps he will be, before the house comes true. If
you are both sincere, if you both purpose to have the
best thing you can afford, the house will express the
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