On entering this house it would be hard to believe that it covers only 986 square feet. The living room is 21 feet deep and it is 24 feet across dining-living room. A cabinet at entrance opens into dining room and has a plant box on top. We have omitted a door into kitchen since the cabinets one sees are good looking.

What could be more useful than the bed alcove? Bookshelf cabinet has a drawer for bedding below, and the bathroom is just around the corner. A window wall at far end of room has a corresponding glass door to terrace. There is a long, low mantel with more bookshelves at the right of fireplace. These could be enclosed if you find cabinet space more useful. Stairway leads to a basement under living area with plenty of space for playroom, furnace, laundry and storage.

The blueprinted plan is useful in making basement any size you wish. House is 54 feet long. If you prefer a double garage add eight feet to width.

 

The foremost idea while planning this house was to make room for a family of three or four children in the simplest, most convenient and modest way possible, and still inject some glamour into the plan. Within 1590 square feet it has the equivalent of four bedrooms, and the requirments for happy family life. Plan is 52 feet wide, 58 deep with garage. There is basement below all but bedrooms. Children can come and go to basement playroom, den, kitchen and bath with little interruption.

A den near kitchen eases housework, but in this plan it also is an important overflow room when entertaining. There is no hint of a dining room when the window ledge table is closed. In sketch above half is drawn forward. It seats six persons when both sides are extended, or ten when T-shaped, a shape that is perfect for buffet serving. Dining area is large enough for standard table if preferred. Door beyond could lead to terrace or porch. Dinette will serve family well. Living room cabinet wall provides space for radio-phonograph, records, magazines, a drop-leaf desk, and perhaps Television. Plants above can be seen from both rooms, creating a spacious feeling. Bedrooms are modest but cabinet space is well-planned. Exterior is dark, redwood siding with white trim. A bit of stone adds much to appearance. A 75-foot lot would be minimum.

 

This house is intended for a narrow property, the floor plan being only 37 ft. wide. The two-story por- tion is 34 ft. wide. In order to give the terrace privacy the living room wing is at an angle and slender trees are placed along the lot line. Living area covers 1448 sq. ft. Basement area provides playroom, laundry, furnace and storage. Sketch directly above shows view from living room into dining area, hall and den. Fabric is applied to walls of dining area with wallpaper paste.

 

Those who have built this house proclaim the unfettered feeling of its spacious living area, the attractiveness of its master bedroom and its pleasant bathroom. Kitchen and second bedroom are small, yet efficiently planned. Kitchen counter and cabinets are ample. Right-hand cabinet has standard height end table for snacks or bookkeeping. A good closet and six-foot surface over drawers and cabinet help small bedroom, which will house 36 inch twin beds in a pinch. 

Extra footage can easily be added at left end of house, and, kitchen brought out to garage depth if anyone wants larger rooms. Alcove adds to size of living room since it is an extension of it, broken only by a beam at ceiling. A screen, a drapery or a Modern- fold wall can enclose it for privacy, since it is intended for family relaxing or sleeping a guest. A closet makes it more useful for the latter. An alternate plan has porch in lieu of the terrace. Garage is minimum for one car; if property is wide enough add two feet more, or a double garage 18 feet wide. Well-placed stairway leads to recreation room below living room-kitchen, dark- room in front. Bedrooms over laundry and furnace room.

An informal setting is created with redwood and stone. Wall of stone divides den and hall, a redwood cabinet the dining room and hall. It has radio-phonograph on hall side, cabinet housing dining equipment on the other, records above. Den-alcove tiny but useful.

Redwood is employed for mantel wall, window wall and front wall of den-alcove. Plastered walls match trim color of the exterior. Background is suitable for Provincial, early American or Modern furniture. Window walls have cove lights above.

 

This small house has enough space for good living in its cheerful surroundings. Conversation groups are divided in living room. The sofa, in an alcove with good windows and light cove overhead, is near bath and slightly apart from main portion of room, making it ideal for overnight guests.

Dining space is ample for general use and for buffet serving. A louvered glass panel partition is set between posts that are attached to a matching ceiling beam running to kitchen wall. Living room sketched at right has long mantel with space for lamp at one end. Windows and door overlook terrace. Room has 21-foot depth either way.

We have placed beds along the wall in one room, giving maximum floor space so good for children's rooms. In the other room windows are separated to allow a wall mirror between them over a dressing table and rest of wall curtained. Curtains can continue around over the corner window.

Exterior is horizontal siding with striated plywood over a small portion of front wall. A low roof has wide overhangs. Plant boxes add interest to facade.

This house is 50 feet long including garage, covers 924 square feet not including garage and laundry. A basement is detailed in working plans with stair at laundry room.

 

Seldom can a plan be found as flexible as this one. It is intended for a large family.

Exterior is of vertical redwood boards and bat- tens. Windows in living rooms are large with sections of gliding panes with aluminum frames, such as shown at front of house.

The family room and kitchen are informally arranged, yet the utilitarian portion of kitchen does not show through the five-foot entrance to dinette. If you prefer, a conventional door can be built there. The two bedrooms over garage are five steps above other rooms, while the living room is two steps below them. Ceilings with beams exposed follow the roof line in living room, porch and upstairs bedrooms. All other rooms have 8 ft. 3 in. ceilings.

Overall width of house is 88 ft. and it covers 2169 square feet, excluding basement and porch. Structure is built on a concrete slab.