Filet Mignon Comfort On A Hamburger Budget
A compact 1030 square foot three bedroom house plan B-34 stacks comfort into small space. Central vestibule directs traffic, oversized bedroom closets, a master half bath, and a large living area with fireplace. Kitchen is expansive for an economical home with a long L shaped layout. Breezeway links to outdoor living. basement features recreation room and bar, plus a hobby room and laundry center.
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Derick B. Kipp
Kipp
Home Decor Fights Over Grotesque Wood Carvings
A wife laments her husband’s collection of grotesque wood carvings from ships busts plaques and signs cluttering their modern home. The letter suggests selling or stashing pieces to restore harmony and proposes shared refinishing projects to involve both partners and reduce costs while teaching her how to refinish simple items like a tabletop.
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Home Sweet Home
Wall switch outlets replace ceiling fixtures in homes
In the 1930s a trend moved living rooms and bedrooms toward wall switch outlets for portable lamps to plug into, saving on built-in lighting costs. By the 1960s installed lighting surged again, with predictions of more fixtures in new and remodeled homes. Builders are adding fixture outlets at key spots and letting buyers choose fixtures.
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American Home Lighting Institute
Home improvement queries and practical fixes
A series of reader questions with practical home advice. Remove tile before hardwood and prime concrete, install kitchen exhaust to reduce humidity, and a step by step method to create a marble look on unfinished wood using layered white undercoat and tinted enamels plus newspaper blotting for veining.
Finishing Pine Furniture Advice in Historic Letter
A reader asks which finish best protects pine dresser wood. The advice notes shellac mixed with orange shellac as traditional for soft woods, applied over a dry surface rubbed with fine steel wool for sheen before and after the shellac.
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General Post Office
New York, N.Y
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Sary
Andy Lang
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Miami Cement Products, Inc
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