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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1963
Page
6
Room dividers offer light separation without full walls and are rising in popularity for multiuse living areas. They can be lightweight or built with cabinets, planters, or vertical panels to shape flow, provide storage, and even serve as serving decks between kitchen and dining spaces. Outdoors, dividers create privacy and hide unsightly areas with simple designs.
Families seek fenced backyards for safety privacy and pet control. The Muscatine Journal notes many want a fence that is well integrated with the home and landscape, but large yards can look like stockades if not designed gracefully.
An article describes traditional and contemporary entrance designs with panel doors in pine, fan lights, sidelights, and pilasters. It explains stock entrances, finishes, and precise factory finishing, then shifts to using cedar and pine for back yard fences with shadow lines, alternating board patterns, and decorative half-rails to blend with landscaping.
An article advises selecting the correct cooling capacity for a room air conditioner. It explains 1000 BTU/hr versus 9000 BTU/hr needs and notes dealers can help determine required BTUs. Homeowners should report area size, window counts, sun exposure, electrical voltage, and insulation to aid sizing. It also mentions room decor blending and common installation options. Colorado vacation notes and a birth announcement are included.
Plants have shot into space this summer adorning porches and sunporches turning them green. Many containers are used from wire baskets to flower pots and walls are favored for easy upkeep. Begonias lantanas and ivy provide color while select sun loving plants suit indoor regions. A family gathering near Oakville honored Marshalltown visitors with many local attendees.
Oakville resident Miss Faye Wykert returns home Sunday after spending a few weeks touring the Eastern coast. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wykert Jr. Geranium care tips note winter blooming. To prevent summer blooms, pick off flower buds as they appear. Keep plants in ample light in two windows during winter.
Brides and brides-to-be are urged to invite husbands into furnishing plans as men show rising interest and taste for workmanship, old wood, and stories behind pieces. Miss Draper notes men enjoy shopping for furnishings, value antiques, and need guidance to avoid costly missteps.
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