Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1959 — Page 2

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Trend Favors Larger Kitchens

See Increased Popularity for Family Rooms Homemakers are demanding bigger and better kitchens, and they’ll be getting them in more and more

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new houses built in 1959. That’s the conclusion drawn from a recent survey of leading wood kitchen cabinet manufacturers in various parts of the nation. Nearly twp-thirds of the companies listed larger kitchens prominently among the new trends expected in homes this year, reports Arthur M. King, president of the National Institute of Wood Kitchen Cabinets, which did the survey. More Conveniences Increased popularity of the kitchen-family room, together with more convenience features in allwood kitchen cabinets and greater utilization of built-ins also were cited as developments to which homemakers can look forward in 1959 homes, King says. ' 1 Cabinet producers have noted, he points out, a strong trend toward more wood cabinets and specifically to such features as revolving shelves, built-in vegetable bins, beverage, tray and towel cabinets, sliding racks for pots and other bulky items, sit-down work cabinets and planning desks. Market studies show that about nine out of 10 homemakers prefer cabinets of wood, he adds. He explains that practically all the recent polls seeking information on women’s housing preferences have revealed a desire for larger kitchens. At a congress of homemakers in Washington, D.C., for example, one of the most common complaints was that present kitchens usually were too small and lacked sufficient storage and counter space. A Room For Living The consensus also favored the kitchen-family room arrangementHomemakers asserted that with today’s pattern of family—living the

kitchen should be a room accommodating almost every family member’s interest, including recreation. Builders questioned in surveys also have found the demand strong for larger kitchens and are planning to provide them, King adds. Space Needs For Modern Kitchens Listed By Experts Space requirements for a modern, convenient wood kitchen may vary considerably with families, but there are basic rules of thumb which can be applied in planning a new kitchen. One of these has to do with cabinet or shelf space, according to a lecturer at a Michigan State Uni-, vertity kitchen planning clinic sponsored by the National Institute of Wood Kitehen Cabinets. Allow 6 square feet for each person in the family, the expect said. If you enterain fairly often, allow an additional 12 square feet. Other recommendations: Work surfaces or counter space should measure 15 to 18 inches alongside the opening of the refrigerator; at least 36 inches for the mixing area and for the area to the right of the sink; 30 inches to the left of the sink and 24 inches, if possible, on each side of the range. In wall cabinet space there should be 15 to 20 feet, exclusive of doors. It’s important to remember, the specialist explained, that you lose 4 feet of useable wall space for every corner turned. If there is to be a traffic lane between work surfaces, alfcw at least 6 feet between them. Otherwise a 4-foot space is adequate. Cabinets made of wood throughout are available in a variety of widths. This makes it easy to plan for needed storage space. Extra Hardware Easily Added To Wood Cabinets The workability of wood, long recognized as an important characteristic helping to make the material ideal for use in kitchen cabinets, is of special advantage in equipping the units with added conveniences. Extra hardware items desired by the homemaker can be attached to the wood easily with use of simple toos. Such articles as wall can openers can be fastened to wood cabinets in a jiffy with screws and a screw driver. Many cabinets come from the factory with various extras included. Some cabinets, for example, have racks on the backs of cabinet door to hold glassware or china. 10 to 13 Wood Cabinets In the kitchen of the average new one-family home today there are from 10 to 13 wood cabinet units, it is estimated by wood cabinet manufacturers.

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Modernizing Pays Off

Ideal far Remodeling Walls of Windows Cost Less

Model remodeling: a family roam to delight any family.

Walls of big windows are the key to year-around enjoyment of this handsome family room added to the rear of a home in Minneapolis. As the “before” photo (inset, upper left) shows, the new room was built in a corner provided by the rear of the house and the garage. The three-sided sweep of windows of ponderosa pine gives the room good looks, inside and out, and permits full enjoyment

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-330. Here is an attractive home that offers ample space and many fine features. These include a large living-dining room and a modern kitchen which also provides room for dining. The three generous bedrooms all have wardrobe type closets. More handy storage space can be found in the hall linen cabinet and the coat closets conveniently located at the front and rear entries. Other features are a recessed bath tub and a full basement. The exterior, with low roof lines and wide overhanging eaves, consist of wall shingles and vertical siding, brick planter, shutters, high bedroom windows and asphalt shingles. Floor area is 1188 square feet, cubage is 21,978 cubic feet. For further information about DESIGN C-330, 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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of lawn and garden while dining, entertaining, or just relaxing. Floodlights under the eaves are designed to be left on at night to show off the garden area and do away with the “black mirror” effect of large glass areas after dark. The home owner saved money by using walls of windows. He followed an architects’ axiom that large groups of windows cost less to build than wall areas with many small window opening.

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Boosts Value While Adding To Livability One of the best investments a home owner can make today is in remodeling and home improvement, according to most economists. The principal reason for this is that carefully planned remodeling and improvements actually add cash value to the house — frequently more value dollar for dollar than the total coat of the improvement. Here are some other important reasons why improving a home is a good investment for any family: 1. Any home improvement, whether it is a major structural change or a minor addition, invariably increases family comfort, welfare, and security. As an example, insulating, a house with mineral wool not only improves comfort but helps family health by eliminating drafts and providing more uniform temperatures inside. Family economics also are improved, since thick insulation sharply reduces winter fuel bills. , X Family prestige can get a big boost in the community through an exterior improvement to a home. This is because such improvements as reroofing with asphalt shingles in a color that complements the house, painting, or landscaping can give an entire neighborhood a lift 3. A do-it-yourself project,? such as enclosing a porch, with combination doors of ponderosa pine adds both value and comfort to a house. These doors, used as walls around all exterior sides of the porch, provide a sun porch in winter and breezy screened porch in summer. The fact that the home handyman can do the' work himself saves labor costs i and means that the new addition, adds far more in value to the; house than the total cash expended for materials. Kitehen Planning Tips Published In Booklet Product information and helpful suggestions for planning new and remodeled kitchens are contained in a pocket-size booklet now being made available to the public. It is called the “Wood Kitchen Handbook’’ and a copy may be obtained | without charge by writing the NaI tional Institue of Wood Kitchen Cabinets, 75 East. Wacker Drive, Chicago 1, 81. Factory-Built Cabinets Factory-built wood kitchen cabinets are available in stock sizes to fit most major built-in items. When necessary, the units often can be altered easily right on the job.

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Expect Record Wood Cabinet Sales In ’59 Factory-engineered wbod kitchen cabinets, the choice of increasingly more home builders and buyers in recent years, will be turned out in record 1 volume in 1959 to meet mounting demand, an Industry survey shows. A group of leading cabinet producers, responding to a questionnaire by the National Institute of Wood Kitchen Cabinets, reported that sales are expected to top those of 1958 by an average of 22.5 per cent. Last year’s volume, the highest on record, represented an average increase of 16.4 per cent over the producers’ output in 1957, according to Fred F. Mon tiegel, institute manager. Four-fifths of the companies reported sales increases. They ranged from 5 to 70 per cent. Homemakers Like Wood The responding firms were unanimous in predicting their respective JAMS volumo< will exceed last year's, Montiegel said. Mentioned most frequently among factors contributing to the record demand in 1958 was the popularity of wood. More than three-fourths of the companies reported this was a major reason for their increased sales. That analysis. Montiegel pointed out, ties in with facts established in various surveys of homemakers’ preferences. An overwhelming majority of women, usually about nine out of 10, say they favor wood kitchen cabinets over those made of other materials. In one study of this kind, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that of all the onefamily non-farm houses built in a specified three-month period, 88 per cent had wood kitchen cabinets. Factories Add Bonuses An increasingly large proportion of wood cabinets is being produced in volume by modern factory methods, Montiegel added. Such cabinets, he exjsained, offer advantages which are difficut if not impossible to provide in units built manually on the job. These alvantages, he said, include expert design, quality Control, precision fitting, economy, many convenience “extras,” and easy installation. The placement of these cabinets in a constantly increasing number of homes, he said, has a snow-ball-ing effect which is leading to still greater demand. Wood Kitchen Cabinets Favored by Homemakers One reason why nine out of 10 homemakers prefer wood kitchen cabinets, according to trade sources, is the fact that the units are free from chipping, discoloration and rust. Moreover, they are easy to refinish whenever the homemaker wishes to do so.

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