Property of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Anderson | Wichita, Kansas | Architect Overend & Boucher | Photos Fred Gund

When the Clint Andersons started looking around for a homesite, they had one definite requisite in mind. They wanted trees and plenty of them. Though finding a deeply wooded plot in Kansas is not the easiest thing in the world, patience rewarded their quest, and soon they were busy with architects and plans, putting their dream house into shape. The architects Overend and Boucher knew immediately the kind of house best suited to the site and, without hesitation, produced one that was homely and comfortable, without too much emphasis on any particular style. It's a low-eaved house, part brick, part shakes painted white, and held down to its site by a low-pitched gray roof. Alongside the entrance, target of all eyes, is a white wheelbarrow, gay with bright-colored petunias.

The plan is a rambling one, with emphasis on the living room and recreation room, which are placed back to back and share the same chimney. This allows each to enjoy its own fireplace. Walls in the living room are soft green with plum-colored fish nets draping window heads; the recreation room, on the other hand, is warm with yellow walls, green asphalt floor. Since nights are often very warm in Wichita, the Andersons insisted that all sleeping rooms have cross ventilation. A feature of the master wing is a separate entrance from the hall which, when closed, forms a suite and gives added privacy to bath and extra-large dressing closet.