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Built In Cabinets And Storage Walls

If a dressing table is to be included in your arrangement, make the height 30" or 32". A mirror that fills the entire area above the dressing table will give the best appearance.

Living Room And Hallway

THE KNOTTY PINE BOOKSHELVES AND CUPBOARDS SHOWN ON THE RIGHT ARE EASY TOmake. Shelves are made of 10" wide boards, the counter is 18" wide and 36" high and the spacing between shelves is 1 1". The scallop on the edge of the side members and valance has a radius of 13". A dressing table at the end of a hallway with a picture window full width of the hall makes a most attractive addition to the house. The lift-up mirror with attached lights permits the built-in to double as a desk. All of the surfaces shown— drawers, sliding and hinged doors, and walls—are of West Coast hemlock finished in a natural blond.

Under-Eave Storage

THIS STORAGE UNIT TRANSFORMS THAT AWKWARD, BUMP-HEAD SPACE UNDER A SLOPING CEILING INTO ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL AREAS IN YOUR HOME. ITS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED for remodeling expansion attics or use in story-and-a-half homes with sloping upstairs ceilings. By cutting the sides to the proper angle, it can be made to fit any ceiling slope.

The plans provide for reach-in closet space for clothes with room for at least 12 clothes hangers. The built-in desk is for homework and correspondence. Cabinets and drawers have ample room for clothes and bedding. The rear is for bulk storage. The unit was developed by the Iowa State College Extension Service.