South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-26
4 KHchinette-
It's Virtues

Improviscd kitchens are the lot &C
many beginning householders Who
are determined 10 keep house" re-.
gardIess Of the fact that there is q
paucity or standard Housekeeping
apartments.
Many OF the owners OF non-houso-
keeping apartments. or those o.
private houses. are converting small
suites for complete hoasekesptrs-,
Some of them are the despair CT teS
occupants-sO small 80 little elbow
room. that il seems as though con-
venient !!yirg were imposSdblB
therein. 3ut on The other hare
they offer good opportunity for ex-
perimendng with ingen.ous devices
for saving space. tire and labor
For. after al. whatever may b9 saiH
against the smell apartnent--its
boxlike aspect. its i1sdeQuats spscsi
there is something 20 be said IN -
favor also. with gooG arrangement
!. can be made moro cOsey IN ap-
pearance than more spacious guar
ters. And blessed adv8a.ngs At
times OF servant shortage. - is easy
70 manage and keep clean.
Moreover. IL can be made most
amazingly convenient. You csa
have a small apartment equipped
with all the latest l1bor-ssvers even
il there is little space. Such de-
vices as vacuum cleaner. fcelessl
cooker. serving tray. can be obtains
ed in sizes small enough to NJ into
any tiny apartment. There are in-'
Vulnerable other labor savers that
can be fitted into the small apart
ment and make its management
simple.
Tricks OF "EnIarging.
The most important point 20 re-
member in making the tiny apart
ment comfortable is 20 plan 10 use
every inch &C space well.
For instance. in the larger apart
ment, II is customary TO let the cor
ners. doorways and other odd cor
ners be used for decorative pur-
poses, or simply wasted. OF course.
beautiful effects are sometimes
achieved. But you can't afford 20
have too many doors in the tiny
apartment. Remember that there
must always be an empty space OF
three by three feet TO permit the
swing OF every door. Recently 4
saw a room six by 10 feet in which
il was possible 20 keep only one desk.
and one chair. because there were
two doors leading TO other cham
bers which swung inside this room.
BY removing both doors and using
draperies instead, an additional
length OF nearly six feet of space
was recessed.
Another point OF convenience 10
remember in planning the small
apartment is TO keep objects at the
places they are needed instead OF
concentrating quantities in one place.
A Good Example.
For example. a friend who moved
/ into a tiny studio apartment was in
despair because she could not make
a place for dining room suite. She
had no place 10 keep linen or sill
yer. But she solved the problem by
making an even more convenient ar
/ rangement than the standard side
/ board buffet" afforded. IN the in
/ expensive little Dutch settle
which Is a combination seat. table
/ and chest-the kept table linen. to-
gether with a velvet-lined box con
tanning table silver. A cretonne-
/ covered wooden box in the bathroom
/ replaced the customary woody en-
amelled stool, thus providing a seat
and also a generous container for
towels, face cloths, etc. Kitchen
towels were snugly packed IN one
corner Of the kitchenette drawer.
Thus not only was there a place
/ for everything. but there was a su-
/ perior convenience OF keeping things
at the place where they were needed.
instead OF concentrating all similar
/ articles in one place a la the depart
ment store.
II you'll think first OF where al
article is most needed, you'u be able
not only 10 have a place for every
thing in your tiny apartment. but
you may add considerably 20 its con-
venience.