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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1961
Page
7
A feature guides women through designing efficient layouts to gain counter space. It advises drawing a scaled kitchen floor plan, choosing a style such as U or L, considering center islands, and using specific counter measurements for appliances, sinks, and dishwashers to prevent crowding and improve flow.
The design features an L shaped layout with vertical siding and brick or stone masonry. Two full baths provide convenience, a kitchen designed for efficiency includes a snack bar and a family area with a barbecue grill and through fireplace to the living room. A service entrance leads to a catch all closet and access to the garage and full basement. Ceiling cubage is 27713 cubic feet. For more details contact the Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud Minnesota or the Canadian bureau in St. John New Brunswick.
Pre school toys gain fresh appeal with innovations in child centered furnishings. Rooms once styled for parents now entice children with playful rugs and compact furniture. A hopscotch rug, marble game circle, and colorful wastebasket join a clay table and easel to keep preschoolers happily busy.
Home handyman plan offers a 12 by 20 foot combined carport and garden tool house built with lumber and Masonite tempered hardboard for under 600 dollars. The carport can be extended to fit a large car or boat. Free construction plan available from the Home Service Bureau Suite 2037 111 W Washington St Chicago 2 Ill.
AP News feature explains how fresh paint revives a home with strategic color choices. It covers selecting related color schemes, using wall accents for emphasis, camouflaging flaws, and creating space through contrasting tones. Tips include making rooms feel larger, extending kitchen flow with two colors, and using light shades to enlarge small bathrooms.
Basement washrooms recommended by the Institute of Home Designers. Homeowners often overestimate space needs. a 4 by 4 foot area can fit a wash basin and water closet. Basements ease plumbing work and can serve as a mud room, with outdoor access via a separate basement entrance from the yard.
Eliminate binding by tapping a large nail or screwdriver into the slot behind the saw. If the old basement window rots and leaks cold air, replace it with a panel of glass block to save on maintenance and heating costs.
About 6,000 people die in home fires each year in the United States. This accounts for more than half of the nation’s fire casualties, underscoring the danger of residential fires nationwide.
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