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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1950

Page

3

Home of the Week shows compact Atlantic City house plan

The article details a first floor living quarters design with a front picture window, hall entry from the living room, and two bedrooms on the back end. It notes insulation, ventilation via attic louvers, a partial front porch shelter, and a modern kitchen layout with a breakfast nook. Plans and specifications are available through the Herald-Mail editor.

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Atlantic City style dormered bedrooms offer cross ventilation

Describes a house plan with upstairs expansion potential and dormer windows enabling light. Details include two front bedrooms with two extra windows each, built in storage, a front hall closet, and bay dormer spaces suitable for sewing or play. Room sizes and closet placements are noted.

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Techniques to visually enlarge rooms with ceilings and colors

Readable text outlines tricks to alter room perception using ceiling height, lighting, wall color, floor finish, and baseboard treatment. It mentions painting a baseboard to match carpet and adding moldings to influence apparent space while noting practicality and costs.

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Building a Modern Silo with Bester Blocks

The piece outlines constructing a sturdy modern silo using Bester silo blocks to save time money and energy. It emphasizes efficiency and durable design for storage facilities.

Smooth Plaster Before Painting Kitchen Walls

Before painting the kitchen walls for spring, ensure every crack is repaired and cracks filled. The market offers Thera mending plaster tools and products to smooth surfaces prior to finishing coats.

Roof-Top Porch Sun Deck Conversion Idea

The article describes turning a porch roof into a sun deck with a railing at the outer edge. A wooden balustrade suffices for small homes, while wrought iron suits larger properties. After minor roof work, install flooring and an access door from inside the home.

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Double action doors gain in kitchen and dining areas

The article notes growing use of double action doors between the kitchen and dining areas in new homes and suggests older houses can retrofit. It mentions concealed door closers built into the woodwork with hold open features becoming standard, and says installation is simple with no floor cutting required.

American women life expectancy in the era noted

Report notes that American females have a life expectancy of 71 years. The statement highlights average longevity and implies trends in health and demographics of the period.

In A Line Kitchen Good Arrangement Guide

A line kitchen design features windows above for light and a layout with the sink opposite the range and refrigerator. Maintain at least four feet of clearance between the sink front edge and the front edge of the counter and ensure the sink sits on one side with the range on the other.

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