Long, Low Look For Home Decorating

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin are good mixers — they were able to blend three different materials to make up the exterior walls of their new' home, stucco and wood were used, each having its own texture but all blending well. To help tie these materials together, plaster Is painted just dark enough so that the orange tones of the stone stand out.

Horizontal and vertical lines are used in the design of this house to counteract each other. Stone planting boxes and the flat root with its wide overhang accentuate the long, low look that is so new in houses of today. Fluted glass panels beside the front door provide interest.

The front door opens into an entry way shielded from the living room by a planter of stone and tropical plants trained on-ceiling height poles. An archway from the entry into the dining room. is fitted with sliding doors of opaque glass. These doors slide into the walls —out of, sight.

Stone of which the planting box in the entry is constructed is repeated at the opposite end of the living room where it forms the fireplace in a floor to- ceiling panel. A low mantel is also of stone. A wide window stretches nearly the length of the room and turns the corner next to the fireplace. A cornice box is covered in fabric which matches the pale gold draperies. Draperies may be pulled for privacy.

Soft gray carpeting is in contrast to two walls of cocoa, one wall and ceiling of pale blue and the fourth wall papered in a pattern of white flowers and green leaves on a gray background. This setting is ideal for the well-proportioned contemporary furnishings used. A brown chair has a metallic thread running through the upholstery fabric.

In the large front window stands a low slat bench decorated with flower arrangements and a lamp. A long couch placed with its back to the entry so that it faces the fireplace Is upholstered In gold colored fabric. Side tables, and a coffee table grouped with it are of light wood.

A wide passageway to the den can be closed off by glass sliding doors. These opaque glass doors make it possible to close off the living room and dining room from the back of the house which sees the most use. Wide windows In the den look out on the center patio. When the glass doors are open the outdoor view can be seen from the living -room. Attractively-patterned and colored linoleum in the den make this room a practical one for growing children to play in. Draperies which hang at the windows match those in the living room.

Wide corner windows also fill the dining room with light. This light can be regulated by Venetian blinds. Wooden cornice boxes top the pinch-pleated draperies. The good looking sideboard combines drawer space for linens and shelves behind glass doors for china. Walls are painted yellow above the combed plywood dado which is painted brown.

A large built-in of cabinets between the den and kitchen provides a convenient place for the children's paraphernalia. The kitchen is done in various tones of blue. The work counter is of blue tile, walls and cabinets are a lighter tone of blue. The ceiling and linoleum floor are a darker shade of the same color. The floor Is bordered in a wide band of maroon. The stove and refrigerator are placed at either end of the U-shaped work counter. Work surfaces are well placed on either side of the stove.

The stove and a panel of glass brick above separate the work portion and dining areas. A window lets morning light into the dinette with its yellow-topped table and blue chairs. An automatic washer is built into the service porch. A half bath is built just inside the back door.

In the master bedroom one wall is papered in an unusual pattern of roses etched in rose on a brown background. A slit of windows in this wall is hung with rose-colored, pinch-pleated curtains. Spreads on the twin beds are rose and brown and bookcase headboards are of light wood.

A dressing room, connects this bedroom and the large bath, which is done in a yellow and green color plan. Large windows and a door connect the bedroom hall to the enclosed patio.