Family Room As Space Capsule In Home Design
Interior Designer Binnie Kramer compares a versatile family room to a space capsule containing life support needs. In Portland, she built a multi use room with hidden laundry, home office, sewing center, play area, and guest space behind folding doors. Built ins, multi purpose furniture, and hemlock wood give form to a flexible, stylish living area.
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Humidity Tips For Home Heating Seasons
Dryness signals in heating season include itchy skin throat irritation and dry air. Humidifiers raise indoor humidity toward 35 percent at 70 degrees, benefiting both health and comfort. Information from the Plumbing Heating Cooling Information Bureau outlines humidifier types for radiators hydronic and steam systems and provides a Chicago address for more details.
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Differences Between Rasps and Files in Woodworking
A reader asks when to use rasps versus files. An answer explains rasps cut faster due to open teeth and are used mainly for wood, while files are for finer work and metal. It notes new rasps with sharp teeth that resist clogging and describe primer guidance for cedar and redwood siding to prevent pigment bleed.
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Felt Decorates Headboards with Green Walls and White Boards
A California designer suggests using green felt on walls paired with white-painted 1x6 boards to form a three dimensional headboard wall. Boards are spaced two inches from each other, with lamps featuring opaque white glass shades hanging from the ceiling to define the headboard area. The piece also notes tree species such as Douglas fir Ponderosa pine Western hemlock and cedar.
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Add A Room Squeezed for space Five room plans shown
A full color booklet titled We Need More Room presents five add a room ideas including bedrooms living areas and outdoor spaces combined with a garage playroom. Copies cost 25 cents each from Dept 526-P Western Wood Products Assn Yeon Ridge Portland Ore grand.
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Western Wood Products Assn
Yeon Ridg
Portland
Ore
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