Wife builds Cape Cod home color notes in autumn hues
Mrs. O. C. Wamser and husband completed a new Cape Cod dwelling at 516 Dunreath Drive NE moved in August 17. They chose canary yellow with royal blue accents throughout the interior and exterior to echo autumn colors. The kitchen features yellow furniture and blue linoleum while curtains and a yellow table showcase inventive design using leftover materials.
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Dunreath Drive
Cape Cod
O. C. Wamser
Wamser
Wamsers
Wes Panek
Home built by Cedar Rapids couple features clever storage ideas
The Wamsers built a house with a hinged storage step under the kitchen door, a broom closet by the wall stairs, and a wall compartment for cleaning supplies. They planned, excavated March 17, moved in after five months, with Mrs Wamser managing the shop during construction.
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Wamser
Wamsers
Home interior details reveal attic unfinished and pool space planned
The description notes a full-sized window with a wide curtain and lavender gingham swag. The attic remains unfinished, stairs located off the dining room, and the basement lacks decoration but offers space for a pool table.
House Adds Separate Garage Painted White
From the house they built a separate garage, painting it white to match the home. The new structure complements the residence with a cohesive exterior look.
Start Warehouse For Penick And Ford
Penick and Ford began excavation last week for a one story brick warehouse on the plant site along Eighth avenue SW. The building, valued at about 16000 dollars, will serve as a general warehouse and mainly store crystal sugar. Blahnik and Berger have the contract.
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Penick and Ford
Eighth Avenue
Blahnik and
Berger
Maintenance and Finishing for Wood Floors
A guide explains smoothing soft wood floors with heavy sanding, then choosing finishes. It covers floor paints, enamels, and oil finishes with raw linseed oil and turpentine, cautions about self heating cloths, and describes crack fillers, varnish coats, scraping, cleaning, waxing, and polishing routines.
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New Cape Cod
Naomi Doebel
Better Homes Directory
Cedar Rapids Heating Co. Builders Material Inc
King’s Crown Plaster Co
W. G. Block Ca
Broulik Bros. Home Coal Co
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
City Fuel Co
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co
Sanfords
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Kriz Tent & Awning Co
Hamilton Seed and Coal Co
Heinze Electric Co
Economy Lumber Co
Becker Roofing Co
Cedar Rapids Block Co
Perpetual Savings & Loan Ass'n. Hatch & Brookman Lumber Co
Limback Lumber Co
Nagle-Eaton Lumber Co
Finer Homes
First Ave
Mr. and
Mrs
Dunbeath DR
Handled By
Second ST
Eighth Ave
ED Soboda
Ectrica
Zea
DIAL
Hamilton Seed & Coal CO
Penick
Ford
Roger BE. Whitman
Incorporated
Third ST
Economy Lumber Company
Iowa
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Home Loans
Third Street SE
Cedar Rapids
2Nd St. SW
Nagle-Eaton
17Th St
U. S
Becker Roofing & Insulation Company
Fourteenth Ave
Brookman
Eighth
Roper
Dad
Marion
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