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by HIAWATHA ESTES

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ERE IS a home that has been planned to ru*" just about all the practical and leisure pursuits oI a large growing family.

This age of "spacet' calls for open plan' ning and tle layout of this floor plan gives one a definite feeling of great open spaces. The living room and dining hall have been combined in one huge room which is nearly 30 feet in length. The family room, kitchen and nook area stretch across over 36 feet at the rear of the house. Both of these huge areas appear even larger due to a Iiberal use of large glass windows and slid' ing glass doors.

From a roofed porch, double doors open to a wide entry. A short hall connects the entry to all rooms. Back-to-back closets provide space for use of guests and a place for storage in the family room.

A good 'odead-end" living room is literally that; it has no cross-traffic to or from other areas of the house. Obviously, not all plans can ofier this advantage.

The idea of an informal room in the house is as old as America itself. The big kitehen served as a family room in early days while the living room or parlor was reserved for formal entertaining. Much the same thing is happening in today's homes. Most kitchens have an area for family meals, and they are only partially separated-usually by cabinets-from an adjacent family room area. This is the case here. Note the pantry closet next to the built-in oven. Also, the large amount of window area in the nook.

In the master bedroom suite, the location of the dressing room and private bath plus a shoulder high window offers an unusual amount of wall space for furniture arrangement. In the dressing area, a continuation of the twin pullman forms a dressing table. The family bath features a twin pullman lavatory, a linen closet and the location of the water closet in a private compartment.

Although rock roofing has been specified for this contemporary design, wood roofing or composition shingles could be substituted during construction.

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