Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1916 — HOW TO PLACE BAY WINDOW [ARTICLE]

HOW TO PLACE BAY WINDOW

This Dwelling Ornament .Must Be Put Properly or It Will Mar Looks of Your Residence. Bay windows may add greatly to the attractiveness of a house, or they may greatly mar it. They should be judiciously used and'carefully proportioned. An attractively detailed bay becomes an important feature in the exterior design; therefore the interior aspect should not be the sole consideration. Too '"Often are otherwise welldesigned houses marred by bays so placed as to have a detached appearance. A bay, to be right, must seem to have, grown to the side of the house. Single-story bays are more easily handled than are those of two stories, and may be either square or threesided. If extending to the sill line only, they require no foundation, which is qul te an item in the expense. and for "small houses they are extremely attractive. The two-story bay requires skillful handling; otherwise it becomes an appendage most inharmonious. It should correspond to the exterior finish of the houses. A successful treatment for bays of this description is to extend the main roof out over the bay. A clever architect can often accomplish a pleasing interior treatment by grouping windows at the corner of a room, thus giving to the room the effect of a bay, yet interfering in no way with the exterior design.