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Show Vood products fit into child's world Lumber paneling and furniture furni-ture made of lumber are excel-ent excel-ent choices for youngster's rooms for the two-fold reason that wood can take the hard knocks that active youngsters dish out while still retaining its natural beauty. Woods such as knotty grade Ponderosa Pine are ideal for either a boy's or a girl's room, while rough-sawn Western Red Cedar is especially appropriate appropri-ate for a boy's room and smooth Englemann Spruce for a girl's. These woods can be used to construct sturdy young-sized desks as well as for matching paneling. When planning a desk area, here are two possibilities that can be considered: the. desk can either be set in, with knee room below, or it can be built on the drop-leaf principle. It should be made deep enough to allow for fast growing legs. The top of the surface can be fat or slanted toward the front. If you decide on a tilt-top, tilt-top, be sure to place a lip at the bottom edge in order to keep paper, crayons, and pencils pen-cils from rolling off. The older child might prefer pre-fer a built-in desk that runs the length of one wall, affording afford-ing plenty of space for reading, read-ing, writing and laying out school projects. Build the cupboards cup-boards or open shelves from level of desk to desired height, keeping your youngster's special spec-ial interests in mind; if he is a ski or fishing enthusiast, he will require extra-high cupboards cup-boards to accommodate skis or fishing rods. |