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��places may be copied from the old masterpieces of the Old Country; the panel-work may be a relic of old England, while the exterior of the house may have been adapted from the Swiss chalet or some other type of architecture. To sum up the whole proposition, it may be said that the designer is a de- signer of details only and that only so far as their location and size are con- cerned.

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from any room in the house without passing through a third room. This study also places the kitch- en in the corner of the rear of the house so that it has two sides completely ex- posed to assist in lighting and ventilating that im- portant room. While this study closely resembles that shown in Figure i and may be termed a plan drawn from that study, it is never- theless a study in itself, and a valuable one at that.

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��With the thousand of different bunga- low plans in use throughout the country, there is probably not one which cannot be traced, directly or indi- rectly, back to one of the general layouts or plan stud- ies shown in the drawings submitted herewith. Of course the partitions may be shifted a few inches this way or that, the ceilings may be raised or lowered a few inches, the plan may be reversed so that the bedrooms come on the opposite side of the house, the fireplaces may be put into different locations in the rooms, the veranda may be shortened or lengthened, a pantry may be added or a pantry may be omitted, and other changes may be made that are too numerous to mention, but the plan is still the same as one of those shown.

In Figure i is shown a very common study from which some very plain but interesting layouts can be worked up with little difficulty, as the study is exceptionally valuable for the narrower 1 ^^'']? type of city bungalows. This is one of the two- bedroom layouts which are so popular at the present time.

Figure 2 shows a study which is very similar to that shown in Figure i, the principal difference being in the location of the pantry and in the center hall arrangement which allows a person to get into any room in the house

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���Figure 3 shows a study which treats with three bedrooms, a vestibuled front entrance, interior stairway to attic and cellar, and a fireplace chimney, which is so placed that a fire- place may be built in both the living room and dining room and still be connected to the same chimne}', thereby saving a good many dollars for the owner. It will also be noticed that the amount of hall room, usually called "waste space," is exceptionally small. The third bedroom, the one off the kitchen, may be used as a maid's room, sewing room or just as a spare bedroom. By placing a door between this room and the one ahead of it the room may be brought into almost direct connection with the bathroom so that the trip through the kitchen can be avoided. This third room, when connected with a door, can be used, together with the room adjoining it, for the owner's suite — one room being used for a sleeping room and the other for a dressing room. When this arrangement is used, the third bedroom may be equipped with three win- dows on either side so that the effect is a great deal like that of a sleeping porch. Figure 4 illustrates a type of house which Is very desirable, but which is rather uncommon. The great advan- tage in this type of bungalow lies in the arrangement of the sleeping rooms. It

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