HERE is a snug, comfortable home that you can finance at a monthly rate equal to no more than a modest rent. However, your payments will give you full ownership of a trim and satisfying house at the end of twenty or twenty-five years, while rental money enriches no one but your landlord. Furthermore, you will find living in The Bedford far more rewarding than apartment life could ever be.
Simplicity may often lead to monotonous and uninteresting home design, but when handled tastefully it can mean an uncluttered beauty free from frills that so often lose their appeal over a period of time. In The Bedford simplicity has been used to advantage. Note the straight line roof and uncomplicated, rectangular floor plan. However, the roof is relieved of a flat effect by the lower garage roof attached to the house. The rectangular floor plan is broken by the handsome sheltered porch which sets back the front living room wall from the exterior wall of the master bedroom at the right. Further interest is achieved by the contrasting brick and white clapboard finish and the asphalt roof.
The front entrance is approached by way of the attractive porch which adds a sense of privacy to the home, protects visitors against inclement weather and shades the living room. picture window in summer weather. The porch is sheltered by the unbroken front roof, which is less expensive than a separate porch roof and also leaves no roof angles to encourage leaks.
The front door opens into the handsome, square-shaped living room. To the right of the door is a roomy and convenient guest closet and the stair- way to the expansion attic. A picture win- dow features the front wall of the living room. To give double exposure and cross ventilation, a second window is installed in the adjacent wall near the picture window to create an interesting expanse of corner windows. Sufficient wall space remains for a variety of decor.
An open archway to the kitchen and di- nette at the rear of the house gives the liv- ing room an appearance of being even larger than it actually is.
The kitchen and dinette are combined in a single comfortable room. Two windows supply ample daytime lighting. The glassed rear door to the back yard provides additional illumination. The sink and work area are handily located under one of the win- dows, while the range and refrigerator are placed along the opposite wall nearby.
The sleeping quarters in The Bedford are located on the right side of the house. A second archway from the living room gives access to a central hall leading to both bedrooms and the bath.
Both bedrooms enjoy double exposure and cross ventilation. The master bedroom has two roomy closets. The junior bedroom in the rear has a single closet. Its windows are placed high on the walls for both privacy and additional wall space.
The full basement in The Bedford contains the heating system, which is an oil-fired, hot-water unit. Space remains that may be finished into a workshop, playroom or bar, at additional expense.
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