Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1959 — Page 2

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A SMAU HOUSE HANNING BUREAU DESIGN NO. C-502 I- ___ ■ &XS* I «K 3 KS ♦i fri y 1 I ■ BMB JL ■ I 1 n a. I t+*t+H+r I ct - ci 1 o hfaTTr] £ K 4 ' I Broagi tivino-nnt I| uni fl w»n' tc-oniT-o | I atonoom II I •pi U'OxIO'O I !■» "" L &y a DESIGN C-502. A generous screened porch is a feature of this design. Ample storage space is provided by closets at the front and rear entries, wardrobe type closets in the bedrooms, game closet in play room, linen cabinet in bathroom and storage linen closet in hall. The handy attached garage adds interest to the exterior which combines asphalt shingles, wide horizontal and vertical siding and brick veneer in the planter and beneath the front bedroom window. Floor area is 1.040 square feet (without garage), cubage is 19,240 cubic feet (with full basement.) For further information about DESIGN C-502, 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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By replacing conventional masonry beside the door with large floor-tc-ceiling panels of insulating glass, light is “borrowed” from outside to correct the constant impression of night-time which is created bylhe use of only artificial light. Although the hallway is actually small, the glass panel gives it a feeling of spaciousness, enhances its use as a functional living area, and provides a bright entrance foyer for adjoining rooms, points out Ralph Sherwin, chief designer of Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. By designing the side panels to accommodate standard sizes of Thermopane insulating glass, the homeowner gains the added advantages of year-round protection while at the same time relating the entrance to the glass-walled styling use elsewhere in the hous. In many instancs the door itself has a large plate glass center to “doubted She light and illusion of spaciousness. Especially interesting effects can be achieved by separating the glass-panelled entrance from the living area with a moveable partition of decorative glass which transmits light but assures privacy by blocking clear vision. When more space is required for entertaining, Mr. Sherwin points out that the divider can be easily moved along a nearby wall where it takes up very little room. With the barrier gone, the hall becomes part of the adjacent room, providing more space for relaxation.

How To Keep Wet Nylons Out Os View The man of the house who is tired of encountering nylon stockings and other wet lingerie hanging in the bathroom will cheer the invention of a small electric drying cabinet about the size of a medicine cabinet, says the Construction Research Bureau, national clearing house for building information. In a review of new products for home improvement and equipment. the Bureau describes this compact dryer for light laundry. The cabinet can be mounted on a bathroom wall, or recessed between studs in the manner of a medicine cabinet installation. Laundry is hung on three swingout bars, the door is closed-and electric current is switched on. A combination of a 325-watt heating element and a 4-inch exhaust fan does the drying. The unit is made with and without automatic timing. New Glamour For Floors Distribution of a new line of high - style pure vinyl by Kentile, descriptively named "Crystalite Glitter,” also is reported by the Construction Research Bureau. Permanently brilliant tiny metal-lic-like flakes of various colors are embedded in a resilient vinyl to give an air of stardust beauty to a room. White, flecked with gold, and black with either gold or mul-ti-colors are available in tiles of an eighth-inch In thickness. Other patterns in Kentile solid vinyl present larger flakes of gold and silver brilliants producing the appearance of a polished terrazzo floor made out of crushed orebearing rock. Gloves To Throw Away Thin plastic gloves to protect the handyman using paints, stains and acids, have been put on the market in rolls like paper towels. When you want a glove, you tear off a sheet containing a heatsealed polyethylene glove in the center discard the surrounding part of the square. The Bureau reports that the makers claim these plastic gloves offer more sensitive touch than rubber. Ventilation is provided by a flared wrist in the thin gloves, while heavier types have perforations in the back. Rolls contain from 12 to 1,000 gloves. Protect Floor Os Station Wagon With Hardboard Want to protect the floor of the station wagon from unnecessary punishment- Cut a piece of ¥«” tempc.-ed hardboard to conform to the sides of the car. The rugged hardboard will protect the permanent flooring from scuffing or other damage occasioned by rough cargo. The hardboard floor can be stored in the garage when not needed. Durable Containers Corrugation strengthens galvanized steel garbage cans, making them highly resistant to abuse and hard wear.

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Don’t Discard Old Dresser There may still be life in that old dresser or chest of drawers which is now collecting dust in the basement or attic. Probably all it it needs is a dusting and conversion to special storage use. One such use may be achieved by lining its drawers with aromatic red cedar closet lining. Then use the red cedar-lined unit for storing items which need protection from moths., Although, as its name implies, aromatic red cedar closet lining is specifically designed for mothproofing closets, this fragrant wood is equally efficient as a drawer lining. Moths won’t penetrate cedar lined drawers, as the cedar aroma is like an abnoxious gas to them, yet it is a pleasing smell to people. Lining drawers with cedar is especially easy. All the job really amounts to is cutting pieces of the wood and nailing them to the inside portions of the drawers. Fitting pieces of cedar neatly together is simplified by the fact that the wood is tongued and grooved on edges and sides. In lining a drawer, do the bottom I first. Then do the sides. Cedar closet lining is sold in packages • containing random lengths of the ■ wood, so some pieces will have to be cut. Always cut off tongue ends, . so that left over pieces from one . course or section may be used to i start another course. The cut off , ends fit flush against drawer sides. Use small finishing nails to at- ’ tach the cedar to the drawer bots tom and sides. Don’t even think of painting or varnishing the cedar ■ after it's in the drawer, as this would seal in those moth-repellent , fumes. No finishing of any sort is ’ needed. ’ A dresser or chest of drawers lined with cedar is especially practical because of the wide variety of articles, including woolen blank--1 ets and fur coats, which it can 5 hold. Its portability is also appreci- - ated, for during the storage season it may be moved to a cool, out-of-the-way place. ’ Three Kinds of Light Needed In Each Room Three kinds of lighting are required if your house is to have up-to-date illumination. “Today's Home” magazine states in its Spring issue just distributed to newsstands. It says that "to be well-lighted by night, each room should have general or overall lighting, specific localized lighting for such purposes as reading, and decorativt lighting. “General lighting may be direct or indirect,” it says. "It is not bright enough to work by, but in combination with local lighting it reduces strong contracts which are fatigiulng to the (eyes. “Local lighting is direct, though it may be combined with indirect general lighting. These local centers must never be at eye level and should be shielded from the eyes. Whatever a task is to be done, they are needed. They must be either permanent fixtures or ‘ plug-in lamps. “Decorative lighting, by pierced shades, slots with jewel-like color--1 ed inserts, stained or fluted glass, I crystal pendants and shell add - sparkle, color, and shadow-play on • walls.” i The magazine says that a room’s i character at night is determined t by is lighting. Bright lights are stimulating and encourage you to get things done. Low levels lend a sense of tranquility in a bedroom. Warm-tinted lights brighten warm colors, but subdue blues and pur- ' pies. Cool lights make rooms more ! spacious, but are unflattering to I the human face.

| Badroom Hat Writing Ana k- :: ■ f > - • * I* ll f I w “lfe“ W hnuif |Q| fl ]|3|| s ’ w rrmiii Mi jm i ; r_M fc&JINWVNM I i Handy wall storage and work areas, such qs this bedroom desk and shelf arrangement in the NAHB Research-Masonite house at Knoxville, Tenn., can be set up quickly on a new interior wall system. Known as the Masonite Panelok system, it consists of hardboard panels separated by perforated steel splines on which objects can be suspended. ■HESSPSMJU (HH '1 .. HR. iB ’ H s| V' >■ - SPACIOUSNESS AND LIVABILITY are added to this modem entrance hall with a Thermopane insulating "picture window” and glass centered door. Flooding the entrance with outside light eliminates traditional "hallway gloom” and enhances its use as a functional living area

Storage Unit Near Carport Is Convenient If a carport is substituted for a garage, where will you store all those garden tools, wheelbarrows and the like? An interesting answer was found at the NAHB Re-search-Masonite house at Knoxville, Tenn., where a commodious, well-designed storage house was constructed adjacent to the carport. Like the house itself, the storage unit was constructed of component panels having an exterior of Maronite Sunline siding and an interior of ¥4” Peg-Board, the heavy-duty type, strong enough for hanging power mowers or outboard motors. Another feature is the door heignt, which goes to the ceiling, instead of the conventional 6'B”. The extra height simplifies the removal of ladders and other large equipment. Doors this height can be built simply by covering a framework of 2x2-inch lumber with a Masonite tempered hardboard Vi” or 5/16” thick. Floor of such a storage house may be cinders, concrete block, concrete or blacktop. Co-ordina-tion of the style with that of the house will assure a pleasing overall appearance.

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Dry Cleaning At Home Is Fire Hazard Home dry cleaning with flammable liquids is extremely dangerous, as these liquids emit fumes which may be ignited by a small spark, causing an explosion or a destructive home fire. Safety officials particularly warn agains the use of gasoline or benzene. These liquids are highly volatile and may even be ignited by friction which is created by rubbing a piece of fabric with a cleaning cloth. The safest practice, the experts say, is to use only non-flammable fluids for removing spots from soiled clothing, and if the clothing cannot be washed, it should be sent to a commercial dry cleaners. If gasoline is kept in or near the home for use in small motors, it should be stored in galvanized steel fuel cans. These containers have hight-fitting caps to safely confine flammable liquids and their explosive fumes. Silence Door Rattles Few people would think of attempting a repair job on a rattling door in the middle of a windy night. But it doesn't take long to wedge a strip of. cloth between the door and the jamb, tying the ends around the door knobs. Then you can go back to sleep and wait until the weekend to get at the real seat of the trouble.

New System Saves Space In Kitchen Kitchen cabinets, shelves and equipment hang right on the unusual wall in the kitchen of the NAHB Research-Masonite house at Knoxville, Tenn. Modern in every respect, the cabinets are much lower in cost than conventional ones, according to the builder, Martin L. Bartling, second vicepresident of the National Association of Home Builders. Here’s why: The cabinets consist of the wall that supports wood shelves, which in turn support wood ends and an extruded track for hardboard sliding doors. In addition to supporting the cabinets themselves, the special wall holds fixtures for various racks and shelves needed fear dishes, various kitchenware and cooking utensils. The working wall consists of hardboard panels, floor to ceiling height, joined, by slotted steel splines on which are placed fixtures to hold the cabinets, shelves and other items. Under the name of Masonite Panelok, this wall system will be available through lumber dealers in 1959. Their installation over existing walls will modernize any room or closet. Get Proper Mixture Bare spots on the lawn can be patched by mixing a handful of grass seed to four parts of peat moss in a galvanized steel pail, which can be used to carry the mixture out to the yard. The peat moss holds moisture, helping seed to germinate and its dark color warns passers-by not to step on freshly seeded areas.

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