. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. on. Fig. 249, of a part interior is is submitted to the carpenter and builder as a suggestionwhich may in most cases be installed in many kitchens or beprovided for in the plan. It would be a matter of appropriatingfrom 16 to 18 in. of floor space, in building a battery of cup-boards and drawer divisions as indicated, or according to re-quirements, and personal judgment. It will be seen, and great-ly appreciated by the housewife, that on sweeping and scrubbingdays the floor space is entirely free from furniture
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. on. Fig. 249, of a part interior is is submitted to the carpenter and builder as a suggestionwhich may in most cases be installed in many kitchens or beprovided for in the plan. It would be a matter of appropriatingfrom 16 to 18 in. of floor space, in building a battery of cup-boards and drawer divisions as indicated, or according to re-quirements, and personal judgment. It will be seen, and great-ly appreciated by the housewife, that on sweeping and scrubbingdays the floor space is entirely free from furniture moving, andeverything up in its place guarded from dust. Several divisions in the illustration are shown without doorsto suggest their possible use. Herein feminine counsel shouldbe sought that the most frequently used articles be located with-in free reach, and such things as fruit jars and infrequently used CERTAIN KITCHEN ACCESSORIES 251 supplies and utensils find storing space on the upper shelves anddrawers. As indicated in the illustration an open compartment. Fig. 249.—Partial Interior View in Kitchen, Showing Equipment. might be found better for the coffee and tea pots to receive allthe airing possible between meals. In this instance it is imme-diately over an open space above the sink drainboard. In es-tablishing such a system of shelving it should, of course, be builtabout a window, and a wide working shelf set in front of thelight whereon bread making and other operations will be carriedout under the best light possible. Supplementary to this a draw-out board shown on the left will always be found serviceable. 252 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN This should have a strengthening and extension device similar toa table expanding fixture, or in place of this, as the board isdrawn out to a proper stop, two light iron rods or sticks comewith it, which can be inserted in catch or over pins thus sup-porting the board as a bracket. A proper covering for the window table is of o
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