Small Home Design Number 120 by Dean H. Robinson
A Detroit design outlines a two bedroom home with wide wood siding and brick accents. Key features include a large living room with fireplace, a rear terrace, compact kitchen, generous vestibule, two large wardrobe bedrooms, rear planting boxes, full basement, and potential recreation room. Plans and specs offered by Scale Model Home Planning Company.
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Dean H. Robinson
Scale Model Home Planning Company
Lafayette Building
Detroit
Mich
The Allen House Plan for a Budget Family
The Allen is a two story home with a flexible dining room that can become a bedroom and a large living area for combined living dining use. It fits a 55 foot lot with a 16 500 cubic foot house and 4 000 cubic foot garage. Plans include ample closets bright interiors and under eaves storage with a cement basement and centrally located heating. Written by the News Journal Middletown Ohio Home Building Editor, plans and specs are available at moderate cost with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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Allen
News Journal
Middletown
Ohio
Don’t Wash Clothes In Side Home
Public housing investigators report washing clothes inside apartments causes moisture damage. Fred R. Kretschmar of the Detroit Housing Commission notes damp air and condensation ruin sash paint and plaster. Preferred laundering options include basement or central grade level laundries for multiple buildings.
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Public Housing Investigating Committee
Fred R. Kretschmar
Detroit Housing Commission
No Leg Furniture Tips For Easy Cleaning
A reader suggests removing legs from furniture to simplify cleaning. Suspend desks and dressers from walls to avoid moving for sweeping, and place legless bookcases and chests flat on the floor to reduce dust buildup. Polar bears in the Arctic spend much time at sea.
Headboard Fits In One Room Home
A noted interior decorating authority describes turning a single room into two balanced spaces by a low storage wall forming a partition. Plants or a latticed frame with vines separate sleeping and living areas, creating a decorative but functional second room. Advice on floor finish and a note about Himalayan goat pack usage.
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Paul MacAlister
MacAlister
House for Sale advice from Walter Rostenberg article
Walter Rostenberg argues buyers should finance home improvements via mortgage rather than pay cash later. He notes many sellers waste money on renovations that don’t boost sale price and urges precontract mortgage appraisals to secure fair values. The discussion includes mortgage vs Title I modernization loan costs and practical selling tips.
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Walter Rostenberg
Straven Publishers
New York
N. Y
Rostenberg
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