The Studio yearbook of decorative art (1915)

SMALL COUNTRY HOUSES AND COTTAGES



independent boiler
for heating the hot-
water system of the
house, and a very
small gas-jet for
occasional use, pre-
vent the kitchen
range from being
kept constantly in
use. Where the
size of the house
admits of a separate
store-room this
room should have a
small sink for flower
arrangement and a
cupboard for vases. PAVED WALK AT “ HAILIE>” LIPHOOK
The provision of fixed lavatories in some of the bedrooms, with hot and
cold water laid on, is an economy in labour, the initial extra cost in-
volved being about £10 per room ; but where this arrangement is
adopted every care should be taken in the connections with the main
drainage, or it may lead to objectionable and perhaps serious results.
Where gas is available it is an
economy to introduce gas fires
into such rooms as the dining-
room, where a fire is wanted per-
haps for half-an-hour twice a
day, or into a dressing-room.
The newest type of gas fire ob-
viates the danger of fumes es-
caping into the room, and the
economy over a coal fire in the
dining-room amounts to about
two pounds a year.
And now a few words as to ma-
terials. The desirability of build-
ing with materials to be found
in the locality is oftentimes frus-
trated by considerations of eco-
nomy. Good bricks are now so
easily obtainable in every part of
the country that no material can
compete with them in price ; it
GARDEN-ROOM AT “ HAILIE,” LIPHOOK therefore follows that even in

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