Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1960 — Page 2

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Courage, Care Rule Choice Os Exterior House Colors

‘ Home owners are becoming 'increasingly courageous about King color on the exterior of their homes, says Howard Ketcham, a leading home color Stylist. But he warns them to season their courage with common sense for lasting satisfaction. Ketcham explains that the roof, especially, should be chosen with care because it will last for years. Exterior paint colors, on the other hand, can be changed whenever the house is repainted. Thus, the color scheme can be altered successfully only if the roof harmonizes with a variety of color combinations. Ketcham, who has color styled everything from supermarkets to fountain pens, recommends using asphalt shingles in color blends to achieve the greatest cn’nr flexibility. Although the color blends appear to be a solid eolor, their multiple colors make them adaptable to many decorating variations. Ketcham explains that the •olor in asphalt shingles comes

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from thousands of ceramic granules embedded in the asphalt surface of each shingle. These not only provide color, but give the' roofing material, its durability, since the granules literally give each asphalt shingle a coat of rock. This coating not only shrugs off the wearing effects of rain, melting snow and ice, but blocks rays of the sun, keeping them from drying out the waterproofing oils in the asphalt itself. An example of a color-blend asphalt shingle roof, Ketchum points out, is one in which red, gray, and yellow granules are blended. Obviously, this combination provides almost an unending choice of paint colors for the home owner when it’s time to repaint. Especially popular are asphalt shingles in blended pastel colors. These—because they are light in color—help reflect heat for cooler summers. Light color on the roof also helps to add .an illusion of height and size to a small, low house.

Garbage Can Screen Spruces Up Back Yard An enclosure built around the garbage cans is a good way to screen them from the patio or backyard recreation area. Made from smooth-surfaced tempered preswood panels, the enclosure is easy to paint and decorate. Decals can be added for an unusual decorative effect. Quarter-inch pegboard also may be used for the backyard screen. Patio Ashtrays It's a good and practical idea to fill the ashtrays provided on your outdoor patio with sand. This makes the snuffing out of cigarette butts much easier, especially when there’s a breeze. Plastic Beits - Plastic belts look nice, but sometimes stretch and break, particularly at the eyelets. Adhesive tape, pressed onto the back of the belt, will' prevent cracks. Punch holes to match the belt holes.

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Many a so-called modern kitchen is actually OtitmotfrtL Continual improvement in electric appliances, a host of new decorating products, and scientific kitchen planning have sparked a new era in kitchen efficiency and beauty. The Midas touch of a kitchen designer recently transformed an outmoded “modern” kitchen in Byram, Conn., by combining new electric appliances with gold-trimmed French Provincial cabinets. Designed by Cox Kitchens of Port Chester, N. Y., the remodeled kitchen has a new electric refrigerator-freezer and built-in automatic dishwasher. The new refrigerator-freezer holds many more pounds of fresh and frozen food than the old unit did, but it occupies no more floor space. The slim walls and squared-off design of. new refrigerator-freezers blend with built-in contemporary kitchens. Swing-out shelves and special compartments keep meat, dairy products and vegetables at the correct temperature and humidity to preserve their freshness up to a week. Zero zone freezing sections hold large quantities of frozen foods for months. The extra space in this new refriger-

2-Zone Cooling Important Feature Os Levitt's Newest Colonial Home

\ A 2-zone air-conditioning system that provides separate cooling for downstairs and upstairs rooms is a leading feature of a new, 4-bedroom Colonialstyle home now being built by Levitt & Sons, Inc., in Levittown, N, J.. The house has S bathrooms and a lavatory, a 2-car garage, 26-foot living room with fireplace, a library-den, dining room, complete electric kitchen with refrigerator-freezer and built-in dishwasher, and a Bundry room with washer ana dryer. Other features include a 16 x 15-foot master bedroom with its own dressing room, storage attic with folding stairway, and cen-ter-hall entranceway. Levitt’s engineers and designers were faced with a real challenge when they were told by william J. Levitt, the firm’s president, that he wanted to build a big, two-story house and sell it, air conditioned, for $25,000. The problems of providing cooling equipment for a 2-story house with more than 2,500 square feet of living space were difficult enough. They were compounded.by the need for staying within a tight construction budget. Operating costs had to be Tow. Levitt guarantees his homes, and has a reputation for few “callbacks,” builders’ lingo for complaints from buyers. • Another difficulty was that all the houses could not be oriented to keep sun off vulnerable walls and windows because of the

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From outmoded “modern,” this | kitchen was transformed to con-| temporary French Provincial by | tasteful use of gold-trimmed ’ cabinets and new electric ap-. pliancfcs. A new built-in automatic dishwasher replaced an I older portable one, and a spa- li clous electric refrigerator-freezer. was recessed in a wall of cabi-| nets. Its thin, straight walls give i it a built-in look. These photos! show the old kitchen, right, and I two views of the handsome new I kitchen, above. ator-freezer makes it possible for the owners to shop once a week instead of three or more times. They save both time and mileage. Antiqued-white cabinets trimmed with gold molding and knobs, and white louver doors I of ponderosa pine point up the French Provincial theme of this 1 kitchen. Louver doors like these, which can be bought from lumber dealers all ready to install, add warmth and texture to cont temporary kitchens decorated in any period, kitchen designers ; have found. A similar French Provincial effect can be achieved by the home handyman with stock A moldings of ponderosa pine.

i > r . ‘ - ■£? ■ HD st-- ' This is one of four models of a Colonial-style house now being buHt in Levittown, N.J.. by Levitt & Sons, Inc. Completely air conditioned, it sells for $25,000 with all-electric kitchen..

community’s winding streets. The problems eventually were solved with the 2-zone cooling system; a big attic under a steep-ly-pitched Yoom of asphalt shingles, and plenty of insulation. The engineers virtually wrapped the entire house with mineral wool to block the flow of summer heat They installed wide louvers in the gable ends of the attic to let accumulated heat escape before it could penetrate into living quarters. The 2-zone cooling control system, with separate thermostats upstairs ana down, permits cooling of individual levels when they are in use. The end result was use of a

Uh > St IF* W JU The owners of this kitchen were so pleased by the extra hours their old portable dishwasher had saved them that they installed anew, built-in, automatic dishwasher when they remodeled. They can save at least an hour a day by stacking dirty dishes out of sight in the dishwasher and doing them all at once with just a twist pf the dial. Since the automatic dishwasher goes through several wash and rinse cycles using very hot water, and then a hot-air drying cycle, dishes and cooking utensils are more sanitary than, if they had been painstakingly washed by hand. •

smaller, less expensive cqoling system that would do a comfortable job, yet would operate at the lowest possible cost. The roof of asphalt shingles is a factor both in economics and design. The soft, rich texture is ideal for Colonial-style homes since it has no harsh, metallic glare. Yet asphalt shingles can be applied at low cost White and light-color asphalt shingles, available on many of the new houses, reflect heat and make air conditioning more efficient. The house is available in four models, and will be built in the “County Club” section on lots of at least 12,000 square feet in the 16,000-house community.

Ever-Changing Wall ‘MuraV Dramatic Effect of Windows

Have you ever thought of windows as one of the most important “tools” of interior decorating? More and more interior decorators are doing just that. The reason: windows, as many as possible, and the jigger the bet,ter, provide an ever-changing living mural as a background for any room in the house. This is especially important in a house with a view, or even a small, attractive garden. The beauty and color of the outdoors in any season actually become a part of the interior decorating J 'scheme. — Windows of ponderosa pine’ are ideal because the wood frames and sash can be painted to harmonize with any color scheme. Or, they can be stained to take advantage of the beauty of natural wood. Styles and sizes in windows of ponderosa pine are available from building materials dealers to fit almost any decorating or architectural theme. t Most of these are available in pre-constructed units, making them ideal for remodeling or new construction since they go in place quickly at low labor cost. Large groups of windows also* provide more healthful sunlight and ventilation.

Dishwasher Big Help' In Caring for Baby ' "iWZ’W 1 I 'T fIMMM ‘•I : J I MbwfWf » I!®| Em ■ | WlWEaln «I : WMKiI ■BK S I . oHHB Portable automatic dishwasher gets baby’s bottles really clean, ready to be sterilized. New, portable electric dishwashers are ideal for families with too little kitchen space for built-in-units.

Ari electric dishwasher is a boon to the mother of a small baby, whether she uses the terminal or aseptic method of sterilizing bottles, says Anne Rowland, of My Baby Magazine. First, a dishwasher scours and sanitizes bottles and all the paraphernalia that goes with baby feeding and formula making. Second, it frees the mother from the drudgery of hand-washing pots, pans, dishes and utensils used by the rest of the family day after day, giving her more time for her baby. An automatic dishwasher does an efficient job of washing, rinsing and drying nursing bottles, small pots and pans, quart meas-

New ‘3 R’s’ s Golden Rule For Insulation Just as sound education always has depended on a thorough knowledge of the “three R’s,” so does efficient, low-cost air conditioning in the home today. The “R’s” in this case are not the well-remembered “readin’, ’ritin’, and ’rithmetic.” Rather, these “R’s” stand for “resistance” to the flow of heat—the most important factor in good, economic air conditioning. I The new “three R’s” are the result. fit years of scientific exploration by the mineral wool insulation industry to discover the exact formula that would result in the lowest-cost, yet mostefficient air conditioning for today’s homes. The “R” method is based on • exhaustive calculations that show that a home to be air conditioned (or heated electrically) requires a given amount of resistance to heat flow for the equipment to be practical economically as well as to make the house completely comfortable. To combat heat flow, mineral wool engineers worked, out performance standards for insulation resistance in the three areas where heat penetrates or escapes —ceilings, walls,- and floors. These resistance standards are R-19 for ceilings, R-ll for walls, and R-13 for floors. This standard conforms to the new All-Weather Comfort Standards developed by electric utilities and manufacturers of air conditioning and electric heating equipment. For the most efficient, low-cost air conditioning available today, families who plan to build or buy an air-conditioned house should insist that the ceilings, walls, and floors be insulated with mineral wool batts and blankets bearing these “R” numbers.

■ ■ I ■ ■ six IB Ikmlm fifth jsgfwgg Walls of glass—eliding window units of ponderosa pine—provide a living mural that enhances the. beauty of this enchanting room. s of wood casement-win-dows gdd to the comfort of this bedroom by providing full Ventilation, and increase its beauty with a view of woodlands.

uring pitcher, can opener, funnpl, strainer, mixing and measuring spoons, and juice glasses. It even washes the sterilizer. The easiest way to handle bottles after a feeding is to rinse them with cool water, then fill with hot water and a few drops of detergent. Soak them until it’s time to put them in the dishwasher. Today’s automatic dishwasher is not, in itself, a complete sterilizer. But it helps to protect baby’s health, as well as the entire family’s, by cleansing dishes, glassware, utensils, pots, and pans with repeated washing and rinsing in Water hotter than human hands can stand;

Masonite Panels Practical For Docks Boat and swimming docks can be given non-slip, splinter-proof surfaces by applying durable panels of Vi” tempered preswood with the screen side up. The panels also will add to the strength of the dock. The panels should be fastened with the nails driven flush with the surface so they won’t catch on shoes or clothing. About 1/16’’ space should be left between adjoining panels. Life of the surface will be extended by applying several coats of exterior grade paint.

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