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��desirable kind of dwelling in which to live; that it has come to stay and that, when properly planned and built, it is the most artistic and cosy home to be desired.

The advantages of the bungalow are

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many, the one which appeals most strongly to the women being the fact that all of the work is on one floor and the continual running up and down stairs is done away with. This fact also helps to solve the servant problem in the suburban districts as many women who have never done their own housework in the old two-story houses have done away with their servants and are getting along without servants, through the handy arrangement of the bungalow. It is this same all-on-one-floor idea that is making two family flats so popular in the larger cities of the United States to-day. In short, the bungalow may be termed an efficient dwelling.

The size of the bungalow must natu- rally vary to meet the requirements, as to sleeping rooms, arrangement of rooms, etc., as well as to come within the finances of the builder, and at the same time look good on the lot.

The floor plan of an original Far Eastern bungalow is shown in Fig. i. It has been remodeled for use in the colder climate of this country. It is a very simple affair, is decidedly cool and comfortable in the summer and remark- ably warm and cosy in the winter. It can be readily heated at a small expense

��for fuel and is an ideal house for a small sum of money. This type of dwelling is particularly suitable for shore cottages, sinc2 it makes an ideal summer camp when built without a cellar and heated only with a large fireplace and the kitchen stove. This house can be built for the small sum of about $6oo, includ- ing ceiling the interior with wall board, or plaster, painting and plumbing. Of course this figure does not make any provision for hardwood trim, floors, tile bathrooms or anything of that nature, but is for the completed house, finished in a good substantial manner with good lasting materials.

The houses shown in Figs. 2 and 3 have been built by the writer for $1800 each, including cellar, furnace, fireplace, plumbing, laundry trays, electric lights, wall paper, shades, interior and exterior painting and, in fact, everything com- plete. These plans are strictly city homes in every sense of the word and are good enough for anyone, although they may be small for some families. A regular two-story bungalow is shown in

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��Fig. 2, and, while It appears exceedingly small from the street, it is really very roomy. The one drawback to this type of bungalow lies in the fact that it is almost impossible to keep the sleeping rooms cool in the summer, due to the fact that the sun beats down on the roof all day long. In the one-story bungalow there is a small air-space and, in some, a good-sized attic, which acts

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