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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1960)
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK Home Weds Tradition and Comfort By DAVID L. BOWEN A charming .traditional atmo uphere is combined with modern creature comfort in this story-Mid-a-liiilf design v. hich pays JmmaLic to Amoi icji's earliest uv chilerliiral hoi ilngf on the out tide and its hit est living conveni rme on the inside. And perhaps even more hrior ti.nl. 116 in the Ilnuse of the Week series was engineered by Ait-hiUvt Rudolph M.ilern so that i! can meet the (-lianging de mands ol a modern family from the arrival of the first child to the departure of the last. The impressive homespun fa cade has been obtained by dress ing the home in the style ol a New England farmhouse: t h e iu;in1 bay window in the master bedroom, the combination of wide vertical Iwards and si one. the niched heads over breezeway hm garage, (he upstairs dormer! i inflow, and the typical New Eng l;nd cujxila. The modern conveniences in-j chide f Ik? appliatuo lilled kitchen, family room, separate - dining! room, the terrace at rear ami breezeway fjoreh with outdoor! barbecue at the side, and up to' three bathiooms. The living room ip Minken and has both fireplace nd elegant bow window. There NEW ENGLAND CHARM: While the exterior accentu ates the warm features of a rustic past, the interior of this home is attuned to the comforts of the present. , arc two hedtooms downstairs and horn. Because of the size of the provision for two more upstairs. jupslairs rooms, the house could easily accommodate up to livi Enlorge In Stages I ! The family-litling feature of children. During this entire period, the 11.6 is based on the bedroom ar-jbab of 1he momct would be rangement. If newly weds werek t in Ine first (loor bedroom to build the house, they could use I. ,hc pa,,nIs room for Silfely tlic second bedroom on the first !un( t0 s.Vtf niidnighl steps. iloor as a study until the first offspring arrived. When the sec-! ond reached the scene, one bed room would be finished off up stairs for the oldest. Another sec-1 ond floor bedroom could be made ready when the third child was Room count of the first floor is six, with two bedrooms. As family increases, two additional bedrooms can e finished on the second floor. bildien returned for visits. (keeps through traffic out of the The living area of the first floor is 1,314 square feet. Upstairs would add H."i3. Over-all dimen sions are 70' 4" in width by 30' 8" in depih. Additional Details The two bedrooms on the first floor are -in their own wing for privacy. They are well sound proofed by banks of closets. The master bedroom has a bath locat ed to serve as a private bath when the family is alone and as a foyer powder room during en- A finished playroom in the base ment would take care of older- child ond teen-age activities as the family firew older. After the children left the homestead, the second floor could be put into mothballs for use only when the hertainmenls The upstairs bedroom bath is extra large and has a long vani lory. modern angled bathtub, ond a glamorous planter. The kitchen and family room are distinct areas yet share the same long 20-loot room. Daylight floods in through sliding glass doors and triple windows. U shajM'd counter arrangements food preparation area. Sliding glass doors lead both from the famity room to the rear terrace and from the dining room to the breezeway. A full basement of approxi mately 1 .MOO square feel offers laundry, storage, heater and fu ture recreation room space. B-6 STATISTICS A I'a story traditional de sign. B-6 oilers six rooms in I MM suare feet ol living area on the first floor. There are two additional bedrooms ibrinKiiu! total to loun on the second Iloor which odd 8H3 square feet of habitable area. Full basement provides op portunity for a large recrea tion room. One-ear (iaratte is attached with breeewa.v. Kxterior dimensions are 70' 4" hv 311' t) ". HEARTH WITH A HERITAGE: Artist's conception looks across sunken living room towards extra-wide fireplace set in wood-panelled wall. Dining room is at left with iliding glass doors leading to breezeway porch. BEDROOM 2 : '' " ! RchR. DINING ROOM 1 j ..' .;' ..-'' '"-' . .- '. L. 4-3f' ' '. 'c Icicle 6o!.ml - y' door ; V I mm- Hp;? j L Nl foyer LIVING ROOM T. . p -'" BEDROOM I iB'"' V' "-' I ' 1- : i .. VV ...... first floor 2 FIRST FtOdtl PLAN: There is 1,364 sq. ft. of living comfort on this first floor, in cluding impressivt foyer, sunken living room, and efficient family room. second door plon SECOND FLOOR PLAN: Two big bedrooms fit com fortably in the 883 sq. ft. available on the second floor. Send this coupon for your STUDY PLAN YOU CAN GET a study plan for The House ol The Week by filling in your name and address on the coupon on this page and sending it with 50 cents to this newspaper. This study plan shows each floor of the house together with each of the four elevations, front, rear and sides of the house. It is scaled at Vfe-inch per foot It includes a guide on "How to Get Your House Built." You can take this study plan to your bank or other mortgage lender and to your builder and pet rough estimates on the cost of construction in this area as well as an idea of the cost in relation in your budget. With this information you will know whether you will want to proceed with construction by order ing working blueprints direct from the architect and asking for bids for the work. j" " ST U D y" PLAN ORDER" CO U PON j ' Building Editor: Enclosed is 50 cents. Please send me a copy i of the study plan of The House of The Week j B-4 Nente Street . City ..... (elcete print) . State .
