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CHAPEL HILL NEWS LEADER
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And Interesting Ideas For Today's Home Buil4
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FARMERS' RESIDENCE—Planned as a meeting of both the and rear. The brick veneer residence was designed by architect
conservative and contemporary in its layout is the Thomas W. Far
mer residence on Mason Farm Road, shown above from the front
Edward Waugh of Raleigh, as may be noted in cross-hatched louvre
under the eaves—a sort of trademark in Mr.- Waugh's houses. In the
front the layout of rooms is (left to right) Kitchen-dinind area, play
room, and child's bedroom; (rear view) child's bedroom, baths, mas-
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ter bedroom, dining and living rooms, and
porch,
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Conservative-Contemporary Residence Gained
In Layout Of Farmers' Mason Farm Road Home
A few ‘'iiiusl.s" were upper-
inn.st ill liie minds of' Dr. and
Mrs. ’I’lioinas ^'anner when
they l;e,L>aii diseii.ssin^ wiih
Arehileei I'.dward V\'an”li the
plans lor iheir Mason h'arm
J.oafi home.
Mrs- Farmer, loi example,
wanted a .separate dining room and
a screened porch ea.sily accessible
to living and dining areas. Both
Dr. and Mrs. Farmer wanted the
living area away from the street,
oriented to the southern exposure
and to the view at the back of
their one and one-quarter acre
plot.
a The owners,
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Sleeping Area
Three bedrooms, two baths, a
playroom and hall complete the
sleeping area. Each bedroom con
tains double closets and large;
casement windows. Here, as in the J
other rooms throughout the house, *
recessed lighting is used.
An ingenious touch in the
children's rooms is the use of
large, framed cork mats on
which the young ones can tack
and paste all the things that
children usually tack and paste
on their walls.
Frosted glass, similar to that in
the front entrance door, is used i
in ' the windows of each of the j
ceramic tile baths. The bath of!
the' master bedroom is done in a |
soft blue; the children’s bath is in'
an oatmeal color. Each bathroom;
has an attractive built-in compart- j
ment with bright water - proof
counter tops surrounding the lav
atories. There are no wall-type
medicine chests, because a special I
drawer is provided for medicine
in the compartment.
The playroom is arranged with
double closets at either end, half
of each closet having adjustable
•shelvp.s ffir Hip chilrii-pn Pampla
12, and Timmy, 8, to store their
books and toys. The play room was
constructed with an eye to the fu
ture. When needed, it can be con-
vented, with a minimum of effort
and expense, into two small bed
rooms. One exposed brick wall in
the playroom and in the child
ren’s rooms produces a particularly
striking effect.
Mixed Own Paint
None of the colors used in the
interior walls can be found on a
paint chart; for Mrs. Farmer pains
takingly worked out each color by
mixing several colors until she ob
tained just the subtle shade de
sired.
Storage space in addition to the j
generous closets is provided in the
attic over the garage, located next
to the kitchen for easy access.
Huge peg boards attached to the
garage walls holds the gai-dening
tools.
There are no wood floors in the
house. Asphalt and vinyl tile are
used on all floors except those in
the living and dining rooms where
the carpeting and carpet padding
were laid directly on the concrete
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Double Wall Construction
Constructed by Ed Mann, the
house is built of regular width, but
slightly elongated brick, a type
.-ecommended by Mr. Waugh, the
irchitect. The exterior walls are
actually two walls of bricic with an
airspace between wiiicii serves as
nsulation — a method of con
struction relatively new in this
lection. A final new innovation is
the chipped marble roof which
contributes to the comfort of the
interior by deflecting the sun.
Future plans call for a terrace
at the rear of the house and to
the right of the living room.
For a family‘’who, from ex
perience, were aware of the
charm of
want ano
ditional s
go all out
repre-.ent
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HOUSEHOLD MOW
I COMBINATION—The conservative-contemporary combination is
well-illustrated in the living room with its modern lines and white
fi oak walls, blended with some traditional furnishings and floor cov
erings.
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Bathroom Fixtures
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had preferred the traditional styl
es are particularly pleased with
the lay-out of their conservative-
contemporary heme which features
intersecting hallways that divide
the house into two distinct areas
for living a'nd sleeping. Traffic in
or to either area docs not interfere
with the other.
Layout of Living Room
The living room, situated at the
rear of the house, is finished in
bleached white-oak to which a
coal of white lacquer was applied,
Ceiling to floor casement windows
which comprise the entire east and
iouth walls of the living room af
ford maximum winter sunshine
■ind take full advantage of a view
that is particularly nice at this
lime of year and later in the sea-
.011.
Another fine detail of the liv
ing room is the use of built-in
booi>care.5 equipped with touch-
lock sliding doors. Because of the
absence of visible hardware, the
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bookcases, which flank the fire
place, cannot be detected when
the doors are closed.
The kitchen with its louvered
pantry and storage closet doors;
ventilated, tin-lined bread com
partments, vegetable bins and
well-designed work areas is min-
'Jtely planned. Cabinets are of se
lect red birch and all work count
ers and surrounding areas are cov
ered with formica as an aid to
housekeeping. The windows of the
ample dinette located in the kitch
en “L" look oUt on the front lawn.
The G. E. Weather-Tron ail-
conditioning and heating system
s the first of its type to be install
ed in the community. A continuous
circulation of air through the
house (the Farmers, unlike most
people in this area, had no .mil
dew during the summer), and
heating ducts that are laid and
concealed in the concrete slab
floor are noteworthy advantages of
the system.
The utility room directly across
the hall from the kitchen houses
the compact heating — air con
ditioning plant and laundry equip- !
inent.
P. O .Box 749
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your hdme ogair)%t
fire loss? If oof.
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