Show ier WOMAN S WORLD lock lack of hehs chores by ertta era hal haley OY E OF THE MOT MOST frustrating ONE things any homemaker homer can experience is the lack of storage space it destroys her pence peace of mind and upsets her work schedule its bad e enough in any part ot of the house but its even worse in the kitchen for here she must prepare tier her meals and do a great part of her work theres good good news though for the woman who will but use her imagination agi agin nation atlon even it a little bit no matter how old the kitchen no matter how deplorable the situation looks at a discouraged glance ts its surprising a ur how the kitchen can be remodeled to something practical and efficient in many kitchens wall space Is entirely wasted and this can be easily remedied with a few cupboards more working space is ia easily provided too with a few feet of clay tile these two remodeling tricks can increase both both the me appearance appe aranco and efficiency of the kitchen you can save hundreds of steps behaving by having proper storage space in P 7 4 j haaf atty 0 01 thi the kitchen areas in which its roost most needed you can save needless lo 10 headache over broken dishes that are piled high in a crowded cupboard by making intelligent use of at space apace already there and its iti usually there simply waiting to be A little study of your own kitchen activities will show how you where you want to store dishes as well as foods and equipment make a list of activities in various work centers such as range refrigerator abid sink prom from then on you have a concrete plan make thorough use of sink area one ot of tho the basio basic rules in putting together on an efficient kitchen con elsts of narrating separating rating all the major na appliances end and wor working k ind are areas a with irith plenty of space for working for ex example ampie on either side of the tha sink you should have a table liable top if you simply cant manage to have bava table space on both sides aides at least have it on art one side frequently in older kitchens one finds that the area below tho the sink te Is not utilized at all think how handy this to is for storing pit pots po copans pans bread boards rolling plus pins and such supplies as soap detergents blaache lilea chea 11 dish pans racks and col anders if yau you eave a e kitchen sink stand stafia ing simply baro against a wall on its legs its a simple enough matter to find an under sink cabinet that will fit this utterly useless space if you already have a cabinet and find th that at it give the mos most t efficient use possible try putting small racks on the doors inside to hold the smaller items thus releasing shelf space for items which need it when the sink Is in front of a 11 window its easy enough to have cabinets i on either side of the windows to take care of storing some dishes glasses bowls and other items used in that area store as many dishes as possible in this sink area as you can easily E 1 to kerp new r put them away immediately after drying no steps to cart dishes to io another cabinet will be needed if its possible to have a cabinet near thi the sink this may be used for storing cleaning items such as broom mops dust pans cleaning cloths claths and towels towel s t look at th the e area in back of your range Is it being used fully in an old fashioned kitchen the an awer is in all probability no in the newly arranged kitchens you probably have a cupboard in back of the range that will house not only such staples as tugar sugar coffee flour seasonings and other foods needed for cooking but also some utensils A cupboard near the range should hold pots and pans as they will then be nearest the area where their greatest use is if space is short use the inside of the doors on the cabinets for holding such accessories cess ces ories as spatulas spa tulas cooking spoons and forks knives strainers er etc in this way you con can keep them right at your finger tips and need not rumble through a drawer to get them in a hurry when you have enough space between the range and the sink tor for a table top cupboard this is the ideal place for vertical storage of cookle cookie sheets griddles friddles gr iddles and pot cov cookie sheets and pot covers thin vertical pieces of wood may be constructed inside the cabinet to hold these separately in apple pie order if the cabinet does not come with them already made |