New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Country-Here's an Attractive House Design
Where Should HOUSEWIVES
Workshop BE Located?
At Front of House or Where Outlook Is Most Cheer
+ full, According to Expert; Gives views on Ar
rangement of This Important Room

dining aicove, with permanent table
and benches for informal meals o.
one nigh. have breakfast table that
folds up into wall cabinet between
meals, and which may also be used as
work table, or for dozen other pur-
poses.
A pantry is matter OF personal
preference. ii one is to be Included
have it between the dining room and
Kitchen, TO eliminate noise and odors,
and as the most convenient location
for tableware. By all means have a
dlshwashlng sink there, close TO the
china cupboards and out of the kitchen
heat. The refrigerator should also not
occupy kitchen space, nor be III the
kitchen heat. It should be in rea.
| entry adjoining the kitchen, so that il
can be filled without tracking into the
kitchen.
Built-In dressers, work tables ard
| wall cabinet ironing boards economic
space in the kitchen. Each should be
carefully placed with respect TO light.
both natural and artificial. The space
below all counters, tables and drain
boards may be used for bins and slid
ing pan racks, bring many things
within convenient reaching distance
In some suburban homes a gsrbage re-
ceiver is placed beneath the drain
board, and is removable from the out
side Of the house. Woodboxes may be
fashioned in a similar way, to be t;lled
from outside. Sinks may be purchased
that are provided with a revolving
seat, where one may work comfortably
seated. OF course, you will see 70 it
that the sink and all worktables and
dressers have their counters at just
the right height. The best known ones
have established the correct measure
ments and manufacture their stock in
accordance with these. The sink should
be under group of windows, should
be open below for convenient repair
ing of plumbing, and the back and
drain boards should be made without
crcylces where grease may accumulate.
4. Arrangement Many points in
ment Of the kitchen have already been
brought out. The work should be
routed" The before-meaIs work
progresses from refrigerator, mixing
table and sink TO the range, thence t.
the dining room; the after-meals work
progresses from the dining room 20
the table, sink and dresser The fix
lures should be arranged IN accordance
with this route. eliminating any re
crossing of ones path. Prize-vinning
kitchen plans from contests held BY
OluSIeNG HdHul dctuIeIS OF Kitchen
cabinets, and by magazines, are worth
careful study. Be sure that your
kitchen has direct, handy access TO
the basement, the front door and Of
you have them) the downstairs bed
room and bathroom There should be
q stair SO arranged that the kitchen
worker need not pass through the rest
of the house to go upstairs. In small
houses this is most economically done
by having a common stair landing.
reached by few steps up in the
the house.
Arrangements Worth knowing
Ii your not water boiler must be in
the kitchen rather than in the base
ment, inclose it in a closet for better
appearance and cleanliness. You will
want to provide broom closet for the
vacuum sweeper, table leaves and oil
mop. There should be a clothes chute
leading to the laundry in the basement.
A dumb waiter will repay its cost in
conserving ice. Parcel-delivery receiv-
ers are convenient, especially in the
city. Another convenience that should
not De overlooked in planning the ideal
kitchen is the garbage incineratoy
bulit-in in the chimney. Plan to have
branch telephone in your kitchen,
even If the main telephone cannot be
conveniently placed there. These arc
the little things" which really ought
not be omitted from the carefully
planned home laboratory.