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 ..' .;' ..-'' '"-' . .- '.
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L Nl foyer LIVING ROOM T. . p -'"
BEDROOM I iB'"' V' "-' I ' 1-
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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.
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