The progressive farmer - plan 2131-C

ONE of the most pleasant trends in modern home-planning is the return to the large, cheerful, homey kitchen that is the center of family activities. This brings the kitchen almost the full cycle back to the comfortable, all-purpose room of Grandmother’s day. It was the family’s favorite gathering place. Here Father read the paper or talked to Mother as she prepared the meal, the children did their homework, and the family enjoyed a pleasant, companionable session together. The modern version of this room has all the attractive qualities of the old-fashioned one, with the added virtue of a compact, efficiently arranged working area.

The heart of the house shown here is just such an all-purpose kitchen. It can be used as a dining room, den, sewing room, family living room and a playroom for small children. It has a fireplace and two window-walls, one of them overlooking a large covered porch that is made to order for outdoor dining. There is no door between the all-purpose room and the living room, so that when you entertain informally, the party can move freely from one room to the other.

The living room also has a fireplace and one wall of floor-to-ceiling windows. This room is entirely free of traffic, as the entry and central hall divert it to the other areas of the house. The bedrooms are light and airy and both have closets with sliding doors.