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The Complete Home
Published by Good Press, 2019
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EAN 4057664600844
Table of Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
A $3,400 House. . . . . . . . Frontispiece
THE COMPLETE HOME
CHAPTER I
CHOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE
TASTE AND EXPEDIENCE
RESPONSIBILITIES
RENTING, BUYING OR BUILDING
LOCATION
CITY OR COUNTRY
RENUNCIATIONS
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
TRANSPORTATION
THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, AND THE CANDLE-STICK MAKER
THE HOME ACRE
COMPARATIVE COST IN RENTING
THE LOCATION SENSE
SIZE OF LOT
POSITION
OUTLOOK AND INLOOK
TREES
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
STYLE
SIZE
PLANS FOR BUILDING
NECESSARY ROOMS
THE SICK ROOM
ROOM TO ENTERTAIN
THE "LIVING ROOM"
THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN
THE SLEEPING ROOMS
THINKING IT OUT
CHAPTER II
FLOORS, WALLS, AND WINDOWS
THE NECESSITY OF GOOD FLOORS
MATERIAL AND COST OF LAYING
ORNAMENTAL FLOORING
WAXED, VARNISHED, AND OILED FLOORS
CARPETS
LINOLEUM AND MATS
THE STAIRWAY
RUGS
ORIENTAL RUGS
KITCHEN AND UPPER FLOORS
MATTING AND CORDOMAN CLOTH
CHILDREN'S ROOM AND "DEN"
USES OF THE DECORATOR
WOOD IN DECORATION
PANELS AND PLASTER
THE BEAMED CEILING
PAINT, PAPER, AND CALCIMINE
SHADES AND CURTAINS
LEADED PANES AND CASEMENTS
STORM WINDOWS
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