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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar71910newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Another view of the house showing the piazza enclosed for dining uses rooms. The hall is trimmed with fumed oak, with the walls of rough plaster, tinted an orange yellow. A moss-green carpet is stretched over the stairs, and green velour velvet portieres are hung at the doors. The living-room built at the right of the en- trance is especially well provided with windows, at its front
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First floor plan in winter, and a breakfast-room while the walls of rough plaster, are tinted a yellowish- brown tone. Soft brown silk curtains are hung at the win- dows. The oval ceiling and the buf- fets built in at either side of the French window, at the end of the room, are attractive features. The broad French window opens direct on to the living- porch, which is en- screened in summer, The service end of in all its details, is and rear, and also at either side of the fireplace. This closed in glass living-room has a fumed oak trim, finished with a forest- and is used for green effect. The walls are of rough plaster, and tinted a the house is most convenient grayish-green color. The ceiling is beamed, forming panels treated with white enamel paint, and has granolithic floors. of rough plaster, which are tinted in a lighter shade of the The second story is divided into sleeping-rooms, and same green color. The fireplace is built of Roman brick, a den. The latter has a white painted trim, with mahog- with facings extending nearly to the ceiling, and containing any finished doors, and rough plastered walls, tinted a soft a glass mosaic panel in the centre of its front. The furni- green. The owner's room, which is directly over the liv- ture of this room is also of fumed oak, finished the same as ing-room, has also a white painted trim, and yellow tinted the trim, and harmonizing .veil with the soft green rug with walls. The three guests' rooms are finished in French gray, which the polished floor is covered. with trim and walls and furniture alike. The bathroom has Directly to the left of the entrance is built the dining- tiled walls, ceiling and floor, and is furnished with porcelain rrjom, which is finished in a scheme of autumn colors. The fixtures, with exposed nickel-plated plumbing. The third woodwork is of fumed oak, finished in a soft green tone, floor contains the servants' rooms, storerooms, and bath.

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