House of the Week Two-Story Colonial With Spacious Layout
A two-story Early American design features five first floor rooms plus a laundry and garage, and four second floor bedrooms with two baths. The plan emphasizes a grand foyer, open stairwell, formal living and dining rooms, a glass dinette, and a family room with a patio view. Square columned portico, cedar shingles, and a front balcony add curb appeal.
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William Chirgotis
Ceiling Slats Transform Tiny Rooms With Wood Strips
Small rooms feel like cubicles until a ceiling pattern adds impact. Douglas fir or pine 2x2s are nailed across the ceiling with two inch spacing for a dramatic effect. Finished clear and set against a mid tone or dark ceiling creates depth and contrast.
Warming Asphalt Tiles For Easy Laying
To install over a smooth floor warm only tiles needing cuts. A propane torch works well, kept away from anything but the tile underside, with children out of the room. For vinyl asbestos tile use the same dry-to-the-touch adhesive as before, buy it where you purchase the tiles to ensure compatibility.
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Forest Firms Paying For Air Water Probe
Oregon forest industry funds a two year study on air and water pollution through a tax. The Forest Research Laboratory at Oregon State University will receive a half cent per thousand board feet of timber harvested in the year up to July 1968.
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Oregon
Forest Research Laboratory
Oregon State University
Old-fashioned charm with Design Z-12 for maximum dignity
The text highlights use of space with 960 square feet on the second floor and efficient area on the first. It emphasizes old-fashioned charm paired with Design Z-12 aimed at maximum dignity.
Freeing Floor Space Through Attic Built-Ins
Andy Lang outlines attic built-ins to gain up to 50 percent more room. Plan before walls go up, mark layouts with a pencil, and use storage walls behind studding. Add moisture sealer to wood, choose contrasting doors, and finish flooring last to avoid damage.
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Andy
Why new homes favor woods stone and brick interiors
A leading home magazine notes that materials with mellow looks stay ageless. Stone fireplaces, rough-sawn wood walls or barn boards, and distressed finishes improve with age and require little care, shaping durable interior design trends.
Boot bench with open front for warm air flow
A wall boot bench in a box style left open at the front to circulate heat. Install a peg wall behind the bench for coats sweaters and scarves to organize kids outdoor gear in one small area.
Art Wall Western Hemlock Paneling For Gallery Walls
Art Wall Western hemlock paneling in a vertical grain tongue and groove flooring grade provides a perfect background for a fine collection of paintings. Hemlock's champagne coloring and straight grain texture supply the richness for an important gallery wall.
Bark Finds New Uses Across Woods Industry
Bark once treated as waste in the lumber trade is now utilized in bed blankets ceramic ware mackinaw and roofing felts highlighting a shift to value from a byproduct across multiple sectors.
Today in History highlights October 30 milestones
On October 30 1922 Benito Mussolini became Italy's premier. 1697 Treaty of Ryswyck ended King William's War in America. 1735 John Adams born in Braintree. 1918 Turkey armistice ends WWI. 1929 Rockefeller still buying stock. 1938 Orson Welles radio panic. 1941 Reuben James sunk off Iceland. 1957 Eisenhower NATO Paris visit planned. 1962 U Thant Havana trip notes missiles dismantled. 1967 context summaries.
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Benito Massilini
Ryswyck
England
France
King Williams
America
U.S
John Adams
Braintree
Mass
Turkey
John D. Rockefeller
Wall Street
Orson Welles
Mars
U.S. Navy
Reuben James
Iceland
United
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
Britain
U.N
U Thant
Havana
Malaysia
Johnson
Contorted Pines Along Oregon Coast Highlight Lodgepole History
The bent pines along the Oregon coast show a stark difference from the inland Lodgepole pines used by Indigenous peoples for tepee poles. Environmental factors influence growth patterns, shaping trees into artistically twisted forms.
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Oregon Coast
Closet Expansion With Louvered Pine Doors
A shallow utility closet is built along the wall or hallway to free closet space. Folding louver doors in ponderosa pine conceal the new storage area.
Glassfyra tempered glass doors for safe hearth use
Glassfyra folding doors enclose the hearth beautifully and safely. They seal drafts when the fire dies down and stop furnace heat from rising up the chimney all night. Easy to install with no drilling, available in three styles and multiple finishes with an optional mesh curtain.
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