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Show HOW TO PLAN A MODERN KITCHEN . ', . , .... ."" . . ' "' ! O ; GLASS BLOCK ! I - ' M" H .CLASS BL -i I Lr DINING, Li i - V ilu ' (clq- -4 j-n p , DINING ROON i NE of the most neglected rooms in the average home is the kitchen. Since most American Ameri-can houses were built more than 20 years ago, when small kitchens were in style- and little thought given to their planning, that important im-portant work room now seems least modern of all. Today the trend is entirely different. dif-ferent. Kitchens are taking their rightful place in the home and fixtures are being made to beautify beau-tify as well as serve. Home designers de-signers are making the dark and dingy kitchen a thing of the past. Their influence on the building and home-owning public is definite. defi-nite. About one out of every five owners, - according to a recent survey, is planning to rebuild or remodel the kitchen to bring it up-to-date. Many of the householders covered cov-ered by the survey have dicfinite ideas for their projects. They want more light, better plumbing fixtures or a more convenient arrangement-of the room. The accompanying design is aimed at helping those who are undecided about what improvements improve-ments are needed. Although conceived con-ceived as the woman's "work shop" in a. new home, this plan can be adapted for remodeling an old house. It contains many features fea-tures for those who want to know how to do it. A Scientific grouping of its most frequently used equipment in food preparation and housekeeping housekeep-ing will literally save miles of walking for the home maker The stove sink and refrigerator are equal distances apart around the rim of an imaginary letter U. Another example of thoughtful h"?? 13 the arrangement for dayhghting, one of the most sadlv lacking features in old-fashioned kitchens. Above the sink and its adjoining work counters is a strip of glass block which gives daylight right where it is needed. to1 m?VC Kncral lighting and to provide a view, a large picture !'" 0W1S Called ovoMhVVi. k. vent,l ,(,01-1. Shdo curtains are re- hght. Kli,,' oI s,l""K su"- li,irC'Xll'a,rOU,TooC,"lir"ri" davit' dav-it' ! ,V,al rrvi's il lh'al IH.r-P""o. IH.r-P""o. is the -lx-i-foot panel of glass block above the s t',. V sides brightening .the n cooking area and ad;1". j, h to the room general . ? a an easily cleaned sh . , protects the wall J and grease of cookiH!.- Unlike windows, : ;,.. glass block produces elTeet on the nvm , weather, liecause ot ' ing qualities, o;iu:' ' ,;,! inch brick wall, t.u not get cloudy . ami window glass. , . To save steps, the Afj included service doer. - :: ot the stove so th-d j (l- passed from the kiU . dmini; terrace. 'I he jo H onto a servinjt la1''1' " ' i b( folded down out et W " th not in use. |