This enchanting harbor view at the left is one of the delights of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Yates of Southport, Connecticut. A serene permanence has settled over weather-beaten gray clapboard house, guarded by trees generations old, swept by soft salt winds of the Sound.
Traditionally paneled in Colonial white, the living-room fireplace wall acts as a foil for the blue-green. of the walls, ceiling, and plain rug, the wine and gray of the sofa slipcover. Note the restrained mantel placing, the very good sofa and chair groupings.
Like a warm handclasp extended in welcome is the friendly hall with its old grandfather clock, its harmony of green, gray, and white. Churches and village streets pattern the walls.
True old maple is stunning against such a background of white-flowered wedgewood blue, white woodwork, and curtains of sheer white dotted marquisette ball-fringed in blue.
Mahogany heirlooms, rich with memories, glow warmly against Williamsburg blue and Colonial white in the hospitable dining-room.
Comfort accompanies the view in the sunroom of the Yates' home. Weather-beaten gray, cool green, and yellow play in color harmony.
Just over the doorsill from tradition lives this most modern of kitchens, streamlined and electric, bright with butter-yellow walls and trim and a delft blue marbelized linoleum floor.
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