Houses are our business, but it isn't too often that we find so much to talk about all wrapped up in one house. This one really seems to have everything Even the barest outline of its features strikes straight at the heart of what the majority of AMERICAN HOME families tell us they want in a house : first of all, three bedrooms and two bathrooms to take care of a growing family. Everything on one floor, with no tiresome steps to climb. And a dining room is a must but it's nip and tuck with those who want it closely related to the living room. It must be conservative in appearance to fit well in its neighborhood, but it must have many modern features that mark it of today. This house has all that and more. That's why we have made it AMERICAN HOME BLUE-PRINT HOUSE No. 12. Its handsome brick exterior, the big bay window on the front, the wide recessed entrance with double doors and big brass knobs give it a gracious well-to-do look. There's another big bay window on the side that floods the dining room with light, and even a third one in the breakfast area of the kitchen. The breezeway connecting the house with the garage was just made for lazy summer lounging, and there's a well lighted workbench or potting bench inside the two-car garage. A study of the plan reveals even more. The house is keyed to center hall planning. As you step into the entry hall from the front door the house divides itself for study into three areas. To the left, one step down, is the living room and dining room, an unbroken sweep of space almost 40 feet long, from the front to the back of the house. A wonderful area for entertaining or easy family living, with plenty of room for big sofas and chairs. There's a corner built in with cabinets and shelves. Straight ahead, as you enter the house, is a door leading to kitchen-breakfast room, and on through to the breezeway, garage, and terrace at the rear. To your right is a hallway (the second bath opens off it) leading to the three bedrooms. Two of these bedrooms have big corner windows, the third has a large triple-window. There is a partial basement for laundry and heating equipment plenty of room for washing machine, dryer, sinks, and there's a clothes chute to the basement. The house is heated with forced air from a gas-fired furnace. The owners, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Meites, have tastefully furnished the house largely with 18th-Century English reproductions against softly colored backgrounds of paint and wallpapers. The architect was Walter H. Sobel of the firm Walter H. Sobel and J. Stewart Stein; the decorator was Charles E. Day of Trend Interiors.
Living room is sunken one step down from rest of house, measures 17 x 27 feet. Wall-to-wall carpet continues into bay window adding almost 4 feet to length of room. Bay window is almost floor-to-ceiling, is curtained like rest of windows in a twill fabric printed in red and green on white background. Simple fireplace is faced with black marble, has polished brass accessories of contemporary design. Dining room beyond, like living room, is furnished with 18th Century reproductions.
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