A seat 13 in. wide, supported on wide battens, which in turn rest on shaped brackets, is fixed at each angle. A sloping back (see [Fig. 183]) is fitted, which adds to the general comfort. The decoration of the inside should now receive attention. The floor may be covered with linoleum, the seats carpeted or cushioned. The sloping backs of the seats and the walls will look well if covered with Indian matting or Japanese leather paper. Split cane or bamboo may be used with good effect at the joints or angles. The under side of the roof or ceiling should be first covered by stretching canvas across the rafters, and to this is attached the decorative material.
The summer-house stands on stone slabs raised about 1 in. above the ground. The lower ends of the posts are dressed with pitch, or are stood on sheet lead. The triangular spaces in the gables can be made to open inwards if desired, and used for ventilation.
[INDEX.]
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[[A]] [[B]] [[C]] [[D]] [[E]] [[F]] [[G]] [[H]] [[J]]
[[L]] [[M]] [[O]] [[P]] [[R]] [[S]] [[T]] [[V]] [[W]]
[[Y]]
[A]
Anchoring Foot-bridges, [96]
Armchair, [40], [41]
Aviary, [83]-[91]
——, Bottom, [86]
——, Perches for, [83], [85]
——, Sliding Tray for, [90]
——, Wiring for, [87], [88]
——, Wood for, [83]
[B]
"Bangles," [30]
Bending Wood with Spanish Windlass, [22]
Boxes, Window, [19]-[21]
Bracket for Wall, [11], [12]
[C]
Canopied Garden Seat, [47]-[51]
Canopy for Garden Retreat, [123], [125]
—— for Swing, [77]-[82]
Carriage Entrance, [63]-[65]
Chair, Arm, [40], [41]
Chairs and Seats, [40]-[51]
Collar-posts, [114], [115], [140]
Cottage Porch, [76]
[D]
Door of Tool House, [110]
[E]
Easel, Mitred Joint for, [13]
——, for Photographs, [13]-[16]
——, Stain for, [15], [16]
Elevated Foot-bridges, [97]
Entrance, Carriage, [63]-[65]
[F]
Fenced Seat for Swing, [82]
Fences, [57]
Fire-screen, [13]
Flower-holder, Tripod, [16]
Flower-pot Stand, [27], [28], [35]
Foot-bridges, [92]
——, Anchoring, [96]
——, Elevated, [97]
——, Girders for, [94], [95]
[G]
Gables to Octagonal Summer-house, [141], [150]-[158]
Garden Gate, [52]-[56], [62]
—— Plant Tub, [31], [32]
—— Retreat, [123]-[125]
—— Seat with Canopy, [47]-[51]
—— Seats, [41]-[51]
—— Snuggery, [112]-[123]
—— ——, Collar-posts for, [114]
—— ——, Door for, [116], [117]
—— ——, Joists for, [114]
—— ——, Pillars, Caps for, [120]
—— ——, Rafters for, [116]
—— ——, Roof, Boarding, [120]
—— —— ——, Coverings for, [121], [122]
—— ——, Rustic Pillars of, [115], [120]
—— ——, Walls, Non-conducting, [117]
Garden, Tool House for (see Tool House)
—— Trellis with Seats and Gate, [58]-[62]
Gates and Fences, [52]-[65]
Girders for Rustic Footbridges, [94], [95]
Grape Culture, Glazed Verandah for, [104]
[H]
Hall Stand, [16]-[18]
Hazel Rods for Rustic Mosaic Work, [144]
Hexagonal Table, [38], [39]
—— Vase, [29], [30]
House, Tool, Door for, [110]
——, ——, Doorposts for, [109]
——, ——, Folding Seat for, [111], [112]
——, ——, Pilaster for, [110]
——, ——, Plan of, [108], [109]
——, ——, "Rough Planks" for, [106]
[J]
Joint, Mitred, [13]
Joists for Garden Snuggery, [114]
[L]
Lean-to Summer-house, [126]-[134]
—— —— ——, Lining for Walls of, [129]
—— —— ——, Mosaic Work for Walls of, [130]
—— —— ——, Roof of, [130]
Lining Roof with Ling, [150]
—— Summer-house Walls, [129]
[M]
Mitred Joint, [13]
Mosaic Work, [144]-[146]
—— ——, Hazel Rods for, [144]
—— ——, Withy for, [146]
—— ——, for Summer-house Walls, [130]
[O]
Octagonal Summer-house, [138]-[158]
—— —— ——, Collar-posts for, [140]
—— —— ——, Gable for, [141]
—— —— ——, Ground Plan of, [140]
—— —— ——, Roof for, [147]
—— —— ——, Table for, [143]
—— —— ——, Thatched, [138]-[150]
—— —— ——, Three-gabled, [150]-[158]
—— —— ——, Walls for, [141]
[P]
Pedestal for Sundial, [35]
Pilaster for Tool House, [110]
Pillars of Garden Snuggery, [115], [120]
Plant Stand, Rectangular, [34]
—— Tub for Garden, [31], [32]
—— Vase, Large, [30], [31]
—— ——, Ornamental, [33], [34]
Porches, [71]-[76]
[R]
Rectangular Garden Plant Stand, [34]
Retreat, Garden, [123]-[125]
Roof for Garden Snuggery, [120]-[122]
—— for Lean-to Summerhouse, [130]
——, Materials for, [102]
—— for Tennis Lawn Shelter, [138]
—— of Tool House, [110]
—— for Verandah, [100]
Rosery Walk, [66]-[70]
"Rough Planks" for Tool House, [106]
[S]
Seats and Chairs, [40]-[51]
Shelter for Tennis Lawn, [135]
"Slabs," Fixing, [107], [108]
Snuggery, Garden, [112]-[123]
——, ——, Collar-posts for [114], [115]
——, ——, Door for, [116], [117]
——, ——, Joists for, [114]
——, ——, Pillars for, [120]
——, ——, Rafters for, [116]
——, ——, Roof for, [120]-[122]
——, ——, —— Coverings for, [121], [122]
——, ——, Rustic Pillars of, [115]
——, ——, Walls of, [117]
Spanish Windlass for Bending Wood, [22]
Stain for Easel, [15], [16]
Stand, Flower, [27], [28]
——, Flower-pot, in imitation of Bamboo, [35]
——, Hall, [16]-[18]
——, Rectangular Plant, [34]
"Stelch" for Thatching, [148]
Stool, [18], [19]
Summer-house, Lean-to, [126]-[134]
—— ——, ——, Lining for Walls, [129]
—— ——, ——, Mosaic Work for Walls of, [130]
—— ——, ——, Roof of, [130]
—— ——, Octagonal, [138]-[158]
—— ——, ——, Collar-posts for, [140]
—— ——, ——, Floor for, [150]
—— ——, ——, Gable for, [141]
—— ——, ——, Ground Plan of, [140]
—— ——, ——, Roof for, [147]
Summer-house, Octagonal, Table for, [143], [144]-[147]
—— ——, ——, Thatched Roof of, [147]
—— ——, ——, with Three Gables, [150]-[158]
—— ——, ——, Walls for, [141]
—— ——, ——, Windows for, [142]
—— ——, Thatched Octagonal, [138]-[150]
Swing, Canopy for, [77]-[82]
——, Fenced Seat for, [82]
[T]
Table for Octagonal Summer-house, [143]-[147]
——, Hexagon, [38], [39]
——, Square, [36]-[38]
Tables, [36]-[39]
Tennis Lawn Shelter, [135]-[138]
—— —— ——, Roof for, [138]
Thatched Octagonal Summer-house, [138]-[150]
Thatching, Cost of, [148]
——, "Stelch," [148]
——, Roof of Octagonal Summer-house, [147]-[150]
——, "Yelvens," [148]
Tool House, [106]-[112]
—— ——, Door, [110]
—— ——, Doorposts, [109], [110]
—— ——, Folding Seat for, [111], [112]
—— ——, Pilaster, [110]
—— ——, Roof, [110]
—— ——, "Rough Planks" for, [106]
Trellis, Garden, with Seats and Gate, [58]-[62]
[V]
Vase, Hexagonal, [13], [29]
——, Plant, [30], [31], [33], [34]
——, Square, [28], [29]
——, on Tripod Stand, [22]-[27]
Verandahs, 98-105
——, for Grape Culture, [104]
——, Open, [104]
——, Posts Supporting, [98], [99]
——, Rafters for, [100]
——, Roof for, [100]
——, —— Materials for, [102]
[W]
Walk, Rosery, [66]-[70]
Wall Bracket, [10], [11]
Windlass, Spanish, [22]
Window Boxes, [19]-[21]
Wiring Aviary, [87], [88]
Withy for Rustic Mosaic Work, [144]
Wood Bending with Spanish Windlass, [22]
—— for Rustic Work, [9]