. The Ladies' home journal. out a useless partition and turn two rooms into a single one of usable size. Removing partitions isnt always easy, and in very old housesis often inadvisable because the big overhead beams sag without the sup-porting uprights in the wall. The Remodelfng. The most practical way of enlarging the 14-by-15-footHogan dining room was to expand the outer wall and to remove the endpartition to include the old utility space as part of I he remodeled brought the dimensions of the altered room to a comparativelyspacious 14 by 19; an increase of 56 square feet. To ope
. The Ladies' home journal. out a useless partition and turn two rooms into a single one of usable size. Removing partitions isnt always easy, and in very old housesis often inadvisable because the big overhead beams sag without the sup-porting uprights in the wall. The Remodelfng. The most practical way of enlarging the 14-by-15-footHogan dining room was to expand the outer wall and to remove the endpartition to include the old utility space as part of I he remodeled brought the dimensions of the altered room to a comparativelyspacious 14 by 19; an increase of 56 square feet. To open the space >tillfurther and to give abundant light, we planned to set in a 5-by-6-footpicture window, using multiple panes exactly matching the old ones alreadyin l he house. Not a ventilating window, but one with the sash set solidlyinto the wall. This is much less expensive (Continued on Page 260). * HOW AMERICA LIVES * i36 Th Automatic Meetric Hoover Iron A brand new product by the makersof the famous Hoover Cleaner. The Pancake Dial*for positive heat control You asked for these features {Brought to light in u nationwide surrey of what women wanted in irons) • P \\< IKE 1)1 \l. precision heat selector—easy to read, easy to set • KOOLZONE II INDLE-fits your hand, proteets it from heat • LOW-ANGLE bevel of sole plate slips easily under buttons • THUMB REST—makes iron easier to guide and use • WIDE HEEL REST—gives firm support when iron is standing • TWO WEIGHTS —light and medium—to suit your needs Styled by Henry Dreyfuss— £? ~m zl *t and displayed now at limner dealers everywhere including excise tax. The Hoover Company • North Canton, Ohio ? Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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