Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1959 — Page 2

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y 1 .jßfi A SMAIL HOUSC HANNING BUREAU DESIGN NO, C-506 p— —• “T* IWlr’®! jnt .yi .-....— .I I won* I Iu I r -n y _ I I 1 1 u rl Jmt BE o.rhft* In 6 U BtpAoom I . I I I 1 j-»«ooEE o>os b- 1 rrl < »<mi'B I P". O U o*n«&t frrr - taaaaaaoM a g y B-.H II I sS> stoo P—4 “ LL -L .. -J, <f- I p : ' ot/i&fl C SOO iBBBESSISSBiCwAAaiJ - ■ 1 i/.a.’ . ;-• ■ ■ - - ■;. ■ DESIGN C-506. Contrasting exterior materials are effective in this contemporary three bedroom home. Vertical and horizontal siding, brick used on the exterior living room walls, entrance planter a-rid wainscot under the bedroom windows, combine with the wide oyerhanging roof to make this design look long and low. The bedrooms have spacious floor to ceiling wardrobe type closets. In the bathroom, a low planter attractively screens the tub. *The extra length of the garage allows space for a work bench, and storage has been placed over the basement stair. Floor area is 1280 square feet, cubage is 23.680 cubic feet. , For further information about DESIGN C-506, write the Small House Planning Bureau. St. Cloud, Minn. In Canada, the Small House planning Bureau of Canada, St. John. New Brunswick.

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How Family Photographs Can De Displayed On Wall

Family photographs for years have been tucked away in albums, desk drawers and attics. Now decorators are taking them out of their hiding places and using them as an ftrt form, i Portrait photographs give a room a warm personal touch, and they’re taking their rightful place in the art of decoration. ‘This Is Your Life’ You can make an interesting use of these pictures in a "This Is Your Life” grouping —a series showing each of your children from babyhood through marriage. Another group of family photos might be one representing your family tree — children, their parents and grandparents. Or, if you've moved about from place to place like many American families you might arrange a display of photos of the houses you’ve lived in. The possibilities are endless. Display Methods How do you display these pictures in groups? A good way is to hang them from a large panel of preforated hardboard, i This material, available at lumber yards, can be cut fret-form, in a motif to pick up the theme of the room or in any other shape you perfer. Hardboard is easy to saw, and its smooth surface takes practically any finish beautifully. No special tools are required for its* installation. Pictures displays can be changed quickly merely by moving and re-inserting hooks and brackets. Here Are S Basic Design Plans for Efficient Kitchens With today’s factory-built wood kitchen cabinets available in sizes i and styles to suit practically any | kitchen arrangement, the home-’ maker has wide latitude in planning a new kitchen. As a preliminary step, it is advisable to study the five basic kit-1 chen designs. One may be morel adaptable to the room dimensions or the family preference than i another. The magazine Home Maintenance and Improvement analyzes the arrangements this way: One-Wall Kitchen—Simplest plan of all. It is ideal for limited space in a narrow room, but it adds steps because it strings all and cabinets out in a long row. Two-Wall, or Corridor Kitchen— A better plan. This has two facing rows of wood cabinets and appliances. The work triangle, of refrigerator, sink and range can be made compact; but through traffic may be a nuisance. It is economical because there are no corners to turn. L-Shaped Kitchen—Practical and economical because it frees space along two additional walls for dining, utility, planning, recreation, sewing, laundry, and so on. Cross traffic is not a problem, but the work triangle is bigger and requires more steps. U-Shaped Kitchen—Some homemakers rank this as the ideal plan. It permits placing each work area on one of the three walls involved. The work triangle is kept compact and through traffic is directed away from work areas. Island or Peninsula Kitchen—Excellent where space permits. Use of independent units brings work areas closer together while separating them from dining and laundry areas. At a right angle to a wall, the peninsula adds counter space for serving, eating or extra storage. BYE ’BYE CHIMNEYS Electric house heating does away with the chimney. It isn't needed because there are no fumes or smoke.

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, Room Dividers ; Add To Privacy , The open planning that has come - into vogue in home design recent- - loss of privacy than the home ly sometimes results in a greater owner counted on. ? But there’s an easy solution to s this problem tor anyone who owns • Divide areas with partitions of ‘ the minimum of workshop tools: 1 hardboard. Partition Uses I These partitions can be room r dividers that separate living from . dining areas, or that make two sleep-and-study areas for children t in a large bedroom. They also can f be smaller dividers such as sliding doors that can be used to screen off the kitchen from the dining room at the pass-through. Room dividers that are easy to r put in place can be made of hard- : board. Hardboard is available at lumber yards in large panels — ■ 4xß feet is a typical size. They are • firm and rigid, and there’s no 5 need for time-consuming construcr tion of a divider from small or delicate pieces of material. Large ; dividers can be made by covering ’ wood framing with the hardboard. You'll find this sturdy, dent-resist-ant material easy to paint, nail i and saw. Smaller dividers can be made I of perforated hardboard by "hanging it in mid-air.” Strong plastic or Venetian blind cord laced through the perforations at top and bottom, and through .screw eyes in Ix 2 inch strips of lumber fastened m the ceiling will make a suspended room divider with a distinctive appearance. • . \ Sliding Panels r Sliding panels at the dining room ■ . edge of the counter between kit- - chen and dining room will hide I cooking clutter from dinner guests - and still permit use of half the - pass-through area when they’re •: slid open, or the full area when ; they’re slid out. Use tempered: i hardboard in this type of construction because Os its great durability. - It is so strong you do not need > wood reinforcing for sliding doors' up to 2 feet high. I Whether ypu cut grooves for ! these doors to slide in, or use per--5 formed metal grooves, make the tqp groovy slightly more thaw twice the depth of the bottom ‘ groove .if you want a removable partition. c Wood bash • Saves Heat II Windows of wood will transmit e' much less heat than windows i- made of other materials when i, all have the same percentage of s glass area, recent research has e shown. . - ‘ The research was carried out by the American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers and results were pub- '■ lished in the society’s Heating, a Ventilating, and Air ConditionI- ing Guide. t These facts are vital to prosd pective home buyers and families planning to build or remodel because these differences in heat c transmission can have a sharp k effect on home comfort and economy. This is why: '■ Wood is a natural insulating material. In winter, this means a wood windows save heating fuel r by helping to keep heat inside, a and help maintain a more even, comfortable temperature in the house. In summer windows of Ponderosa pine, the material from which most wood windows are made, help block the penetration of heat from outside, resulting in a more comfortable house and more efficient and economical air conditioning.

Here Is Best Way To Paint Hardboard Hardboard can be painted as easily as wood. In fact, hardboard is reconstituted natural wood, but has several advantages over wood when it comes to paint-holding characteristics. Smooth-surfaced hardboard has no grain, knots or other imperfections to rise and. check the finish you apply, and it has as much strength in all surface directions. The material, available at lumber yards takes a wide variety of finishes. Number of Coats In general, you paint hardboard like you paint wood. For durability, two coats bf paint often are enough, but three usually are required, particularly when the hardboard is to be used outdoors. The first, or primer coat, seals the surface and provides adhesion for later coats. The top coats provide the decorative effects and protect the surface against moisture, sun, abrasion and other deteriorating effects. Standard hardboard is used most places indoors, although tempered hardboard should be used for interiors where moisture resistance or hardness is required, such as for table tops and counters. Good Sealers Good sealers should be compatible with the top coat, and include shellac, enamel undercoaters and varnish, and alkyd-base primers' and sealers. Avoid using flat paints, semi-gloss or gloss enamels as primers. Sanded and roughened areas should, even though previously primed, be given another coat or pi-imer-sealer to assure adequate sealing. Generally, flat paints are used for wall and ceiling top coats, and semi-gloss or gloss enamels for surfaces where higher resistance to abrasion, washing or moisture penetration is required. Use two coats of the finishing paint on surfaces in bathrooms, laundry rooms and shower stalls. Use only tempered hardboard for exterior constructions exposed directly to the weather. Both primer and top coat should be of the exterior house paint type. Seal all exposed edges. Vertical Surfaces For siding and other vertical surfaces, high - grade exterior house paints give the best surface. Exterior trim paints are recommended when you desire high gl6ss, extreme color retention and bright colors. Where the tempered hardboard is exposed 4> n both sides—-in signs, fence panels, barbecue pit windbreaks, sun. screens. etc. — seal all edges and both sides against moisture. You xan obtain a free copy of an illustrated booklet, “Painting Hardboard,” by writing to the Hardboard Association, 205 West Wacker Drive, Chicago 6, Illinois. New Homes Feature Drip-Dry Closets One of the newest and most innovations now being provided in new homes by some Eastern builders is a drip-dry 'closet. Located in the basement, the closets save the housewife the trouble of hauling drip-dry clothing from her washer to the bathroom shower curtain rod. The closets are enclosed •With plaster walls treated with a moisture-resisting compound, and have a floor of copper with a drain. A louver door of ponderosa pine hides the drying clothes, but permits full circulation of air inside the closet. ENERGY BANDITS Heavy blankets rob you of mergy at night when you should oe replacing it.

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Safe Home Has Window Styles Easy to Wash Home safety researchers at the University of Illinois have recommended that all windows which cannot be reached from the ground or a pot-ch should be of a type that cap be washed from inside the house. The recommendation was made in the university’s Small Homes Council bulletin “Hazard Free Houses,” which lists common dangers in a house and tells how to avoid them in new construction and remodeling. In its recommendation on win* dows, the Council refers to the Special “lift out” window of ponderosa pine makes window washing safer, easier. danger of falls while washing windows from ladders outside. A number of styles of windows of ponderosa pine are available that can be washed from inside the house without the need for ladders or step stools. These include models with sash that can be removed completely for cleaning, and styles that open in such away that both sides of the glass can be reached from inside. Among the removeable sash windows of ponderosa pine are the popular double-hung styles" and sliding sash models. Window types that can be washed from inside without removing the sash include awning, hopper, and casement windows. Vertical Line Adds Interest To Walls If you’d like a change of pace in the exterior lines of your home —new or old—vertical siding will do the trick. It can be used to cover all the exterior walls if you’d like a complete change from horizontal siding, or it can be used to contrast with horizontal siding on the same house.. The fashionable up - and - down line can be achieved with durable hardboard siding that’s available in various grooved patterns, or with smooth-surfaced hardboard covered by vertical strips called battens. Hardboard siding panels are rigid and equally strong in length and width. They are denser than ordinary wood and have no knots, splits or other surface imperfections, so they offer a [ tough protective surface thaf ~ls : both attractive and long-lasting. The smooth surface of hardboard won’t crack or check the paint, and it’s strong enough to resist dents,. bumps and scuffs—an important quality to any family with lively youngsters. Used in a vertical pattern, it will add eye - pleasing individuality to any home whether it’s, new or remodeled. Grooved panels also can be used inside the house to create richlooking walls for living room, game room or den. They add a rustic touch at low cost to cabins and summer homes, too. Double*Hung Window Opens Awning Style A new type of wifldow—one that looks like the traditional double-hung style, yet which opens by swinging up and outward like an awning windownow is available form building material dealers. This new stock window of ponderosa pine makes it possible for a home to have the grace and tradition of a double-hung window, plus the advantages of modern operation.

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