Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1913 — FOR THE BEDROOM CLOSET [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE BEDROOM CLOSET

Row of Shelves Easily Arranged That. Will Bs Found Most Valuable. v The bedroom closet is frequently a secondary consideration, although it may be made an economic and artistic portion of the house. The perfect closet should have a window which readily opens. Under this a chest of drawers is arranged. If the room be sufficiently wide, a portion of these drawers can be built to accommodate hats, after the faßhion of the hat-boxes purchased in furnishing stores. Provision for shoes and slippers in a shallow drawer is a convenience often overlooked. Whenever possible, the clothes-closet should be easily thrown oped to outdoor air and light. The linen-closet

does not need such an arrangement to so great an extent; but clothes that are frequently worn and ÜBed should be cared for in a well-ventilated room, and sunlight also is a wise provision. Mirrors are frequently placed in closet doors, occasionally on the inside, where the effect of the woodwork finish is not interrupted by the mirror-paneled door; but, more often, they are placed on the bedroom side. Shallow closetß, or wardrobes, while not so hygienic, are sometimes a necessity, and they may be made most convenient. When built along one side of a room with mirror doors, they make an attractive feature. Shallow drawers are frequently built below the main clothes space, and a cupboard above for hats. There are firms which manufacture fixtures for closets of this type. The fixture consists of a pole, which pulls out and exposes the clothes placed on hangers. This shallow closet takes up more wallspace in a bedroom; but, where compression of floor space is a necessity, it may be easily arranged and made, very convenient.

Drop Doors Cover Shelves.