Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1959 — Page 2

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Many Families Will Up-Date Kitchens as First Modernization; Project

Judicious Planning Is Important ’ You o don't have to start from scratch with a brand-new house to have an efficient, attractive kitchen. By Judicious planning it is often possible to creat a modern

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IkUchen ip a house that's twenty■uA or even seventy-five years You can take that statement on the authority of Montgomery Ferar, noted industrial designer, who in cooperation with his partner, Carl Sundberg, has probably had a hand in the development of as many laborsaving appliances for the modern kitchen as any man alive. Since your kitchen is likely to be the costliest room in your entire house, the task of modernizing it is not to be undertaken lightly. Furthermore, there is no such thing as “the” perfect kitchen, Ferar points out. Every family’s requirements are different, and the kitchen that would be perfect for the Joneses, who live across the street, may prove completely inadequate to your needs. Start With Inventory This being so, the first thing to do, when you start to remodel your kitchen, is to sit down and take an inventory of your requirements. For example: Do you use mixers and blenders often? Do you do much or very little baking? Are you left, or right handed? Do you prefer your cutting board exposed or hidden? Do you use a lot of small appliances? — After you have considered each of these points and discussed them with the other members of your family, you’ll. be in a position to write out the prescription for a useful, livable kitchen expressly suited to your needs. Three Basic Plans In modernizing your kitchen, there are three basic plans that you can follow. They are: 1) the galley, or back-to-back arrangement; 2' “I." pl an; and 31 the "U” plan. Each has points to

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recommend it. The '’galley” in which the appliances and work spaces range along opposite walls with a corridor between, provides the most complete utilization of space. On the other hand, it tends to become a traffic route. The “L”’ shape quite frequently adapts itself most easily to the physical characteristics of the room area available. The appliance arrangement in this shape is generally good, although it does tend to result in more steps and by-passing. The “U” shape is generally preferred by architects and modernization experts because it reduces steps, eliminates cross traffic, and results in more continuous work surfaces, with work areas adjacent to each appliance. One objection

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to the “U” shape is the lost storage area in the corners; however, “Lazy Susans” revolving shelves successfully overcome this handicap. Landscaping Is “Showcase” Os The Home What do neighbors think of the appearance of your home property? Is it pleasing from thfe street? Do people, in passing, think “I’d like to live there?” Often the answer to this question is to be found in the character of the landscaping, which in effect provides the “showcase” of the home. Sometimes the planting of a single tree or a few shrubs can change the whole aspect. A flowering tree or shrubs, well placed, or evergreens that keep their green all year add "life” to the property. Test the "curbside” rating of your home by standing on the sidewalk and asking yourself the following questions as suggested by the American Association Os Nurserymen: 1. Is the home blended naturally into the landscape, presenting a pleasing aspect from the curb, both winter and summer? 2. Is the foundation of the home bare, or well-planted?' 3. Are the foundation plantings overgrown) and scrawny, obscuring windows? Do they need pruning. or would it be better to replant entirely with more tasteful plants? 4. Are there color and variety from the use of shrubs or trees with different foliage and flower textures and forms? 5. Does the property as seen from curb "hail” the various seasons of the year? If the answers to the above questions are in the negative, then it is time to call in your nurseryman for suggestions. In some residential areas a walk along the street in the Springtime is a delight to the eye with shrubs of various species aglow with different or even the same flowers on

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DESIGN B-515. Outdoor living can become a reality in this house with easy access to a flagstone terrace for complete privacy when entertaining. The interior living space is large and bright with pleasing glass areas in the living room. The extra large bedroom also has a picture window. Storage space is aboundant, with floor to celling type closets. Good traffic circulation is self-evident. The service entry joins the attached garage. The modern kitchen uses a built-in oven and counter top range. The low pitch roof with wide overhanging eaves and colorful asphalt shingles combine with wide horizontal siding in a pleasing contemporary exterior styling. Floor area is 1096 square feet (not including garage), cubage is 19,728 cubic feet. For further information about DESIGN B-515, write the Small House Planning Bureau, St. Cloud. Minn. In Canada, the Small House Planning Bureau of Canada, St. John, New Brunswick.

Housewives Say They’re Weary Os Flat Roofs ; Delegates to the 1958 Worn en’s Conference on Housing indicated a strong dislike for flat roofs on homes, and a particular preference for light colors in roofing, according to the National Association of Home Builders, sponsors of the latest Housing Congress. i Observers at the gathering, which consisted of 80 housewifes representing a crosa-sec-tion of home makers from all over the country, said the women’s feelings are certain to influence architects and builders who, in the past have been "forcing flat roofs and drab, colorless roofing material down the public’s throat.” Preliminary reports on the Congress indicated the housewives* opinions about roofs were similar to those of previous Congresses. These included: 1. No attic space under a flat roof, and not enough ventilation. Even under a low-pitched roof, space for storage is available, and summer heat can be more readily ventilated away. 2. Light colors in roofing, such as the pastels and whites available in asphalt shingles, make a house modern in appearance, yet do away with the “cowering” look of the flat tops. In.addition, color on the roof gives a house individuality, making it stand out among its neighbors. 3. A pitched roof in a light color, because it is visible from the street, gives a small house the appearance of greater height and size. separate properties. In summer and fall, as well as in winter, attractive plant contrasts can be shown. In winter, the dark green of coniferous and broadleafed evergreens are distinctive and beautiful against the snow. They add “life” to the property during the dormant season. For fall, various foliage colors (reds and yellows) will give the property a hospitable golden glow. Summer flowering trees and shrubs can add to the beauty of the property in the warmer months.

House Colors Affect Morale The colors a house wears, inside and out, are important psychologically to the family who occupies it as well as to guests, neighbors, and casual passers-by, says Nancy Rubey, a leading San Francisco color consultant i Mrs. Rubey, who color styles ■ hundreds of homes annuallyin tne booming San Francisco Bay area, points out that it’s a-psy-chological fact that color has the power to lift human morale as well as to depress it. “Thus,” she says, “good, taste--tul colors inside—colors that aren’t too warm and sharp or too cool and dull—actually have an uplifting effect on members of the entire family during their hours at home.” | A similar colpr psychology applies outside, too, Mrs. Rubey adds. “A carefully chosen exterior color scheme with roof, trim, and sidewalls that are harmonious without being garish can actually make the house seem more inviting to arriving guests as well as to members of j the family coming home from work or school.” Mrs. Rubey points out that in color styling a house, she often selects the color of the asphalt roof shingles as a “key” from which to ’ choose harmonizing colors for sidewalls, trim, and accents. Neighbors and passers-by also are affected by the color of an|-. individual house, Mrs. Rubey says. “This may sound farfetched," she explains, “but drab. - dull colors on the roof and sidewalls actually can make strangers decide subconsciously that the people who live there are dull and drab, too.” Attractive Dutch Door Has Practical Uses Many families have discovered that an old fashioned Dutchstyle door has many advantages. Among the most important of these is that the top half of the door can be opened for ventilation while the bottom half stays closed to keep children and pets inside. Dutch-style doors of ponderosa pine are available in stock from building material dealers, or can be made by the home handyman from a stock panel door sawed in half.

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Q —Our bedroom is above the garage. I’ve noticed that the bedroom floor i> warmer when the garage door is kept closed in winter, though it’s never really warm, particularly on bare feet. This has led me to wonder about insulating the garage ceiling. Would thia help? A—Yes, it would—to the extent that you’d honestly be delighted with th* result As it is, closing the garage door helps a little, but the uninsulated floor is not even as much protection from the cold as an ordinary outside wall. Insulate with 3-inch-thick mineral wool batts or blankets, applying them between garage ceiling joists with th* . vapor barrier uj?. Ceilings or porches with rooms above and exposed crawl spaces should be insulated in the same way. ’ Q—l’m having difiiculty getting* smooth, invisible seam on a taped and plastered point between gypsum board wall panels. Any suggestions? A—Smooth the joint as well as you can with heavy-duty sandpaper, then go over it re- ' peatedly with a damp sponge.

I Q__What weight hammer Is recommended for erecting 2x4 wall framing? Mine weighs 13 [ounces. A—Suggest you get a M-ounce hammer The extra weight will help drive the big nail* m faster and easier.

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