Show WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD Proper Storage Space Insures n su res Order Orderliness o Bess By Ertta Haley D DOES OES picking up your house before cleaning consume more time than the actual effort to scrub and polish If you must say yes to this question then youre you're I probably not making proper use of space for tor storage Adding storage space to your home does not involve putting in inan inan inan an extra room or making a n basement base bas basement ment or attic or any such major work Its It's making good use of space you already have and much of ot this can be done with simple carpentry A place for everything is becoming becoming becoming be be- coming one of at the most important phases of building and ing ng When y you u have a n place for tor everything this means that with everything in place you have not only neatness and orderliness but with little effort When you h hive have ve to shift things from rom crowded drawer and shelves shelves shelves shel shel- ves constantly or or try to put stacks of ot things somewhere out of the Va way vay it may mean that you are accumulating too m many my things However it may also mean that you simply do not have adequate storage facilities for your posses posses- ions Check yours yourself ell on some of the common household p pro problems r o where does luggage go What happens happens hap- hap pens ens to extra bedding Where do you put your keys Are extra dishes in the wa way Can you find pots and pans and other cooking utensils tonsils easily If your home does now not provide provide provide pro pro- vide easy answers to the above as i ii t N i P ky Us Use your em empty ty walls well as any others of at which you youcan youcan can an think start solving the problem problem lem em with proper storage Many of f the above difficulties can be answered with very simple filing and nd little work other problems can an be resolved with only slightly more work Use Ins Built-Ins For Tor Storage Look around your home and see how much empty unused wall space pace you have Then look around at t all the things you would like to put away Put the two together and you come up with built Cupboards as well as all sorts of f devices can be installed into most of at your rooms at little expense expense ex- ex pense ense and at great saving to not only your possessions but to your disposition as well Add to this the he great saving in actual housekeeping housekeeping housekeeping house house- keeping and you have some idea what a small investment can do But just how does one go about deciding where and what the built- built ins ns should be This must be plan- plan I Durable Curtain CurtainS S tr tri i t t i. i 1 k i. i j i ia 6 a ps lw fh F f These dainty looking luxurious luxurious ious lous curtains with a lovely lace pattern are made of or viny- viny Ute 11 te plastic film rum and require no laundering Ironing or stretch stretch- ing They are cleaned simply by wiping with a damp cloth and wIll not fade Cade streak crack or react to the weather I ned for the uses and needs each home has but some illustrations may offer help For example if linen lillen storage is your main problem check the walls of your bedroom and see if they're being fully used Or what about a hall that joins two bedor bedrooms bedrooms bed- bed I rooms or is at the entrance of a aI bedroom I Many of these walls can take several rows of shallow chests without crowding the room If It the I room is larger deeper chests can be used These may be waist high or even higher depending upon how much space you need as well as what will look right in the room in relation to its proportions and furnishings If It you have to save space there are many ways in which to do it For example do not have knobs on the chests for the drawers These take several inches Cutouts at atthe atthe atthe the drawer fronts eliminate knobs and make them smaller and neat neat- er Thus they can really be blended into the wall as though they were actually built balt in when the he house was constructed I 0 o L Lor fo for or cupboard storage cater cases How to Use Unseen Space for Storage Frequently you'll find that windows windows windows win win- dows which do not come all the way to the floor and most of at them dont don't leave wall space that can be pressed into storage cases If It you have such a space in the bedroom bedroom bedroom bed bed- room and the bed or beds are set against this particular wall place the cases right in back of ot the bed bcd Storage cases can be low out as long as they come to the floor loor and run all the way across the wall there will be much space provided Use these for tor blankets pillows I linens or seasonal items In children's childrens childrens children's childrens children's chil chil- drens dren's rooms these types of cases are excellent for tor putting away toys Tops raps of the cases can be used for tor radios books and clocks If desired potted plants or InterestIng Interesting interesting interest Interest- ing collections of various hobbies can be displayed on them No place for shoes in the bedroom bedroom bedroom bed bed- room or not enough room If It you have wall space above a heating vent convert this into a small shoe closet This can cnn be done by slanting boards on which the shoes are placed with horizontal molding strips attached to the boards to act as heel catchers holding the shoes to the tilted shelves Do you have a kitchen and breakfast nook built together Its It's not only smart looking but also space providing to construct a narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row counter between the two units The counter itself itsell may be used to hold serving items as well as food Create Orderliness In the Kitchen Cupboards are natural furnishings to the kitchen but there are still a great many kitchens with bare wall space that could be put to excellent use Cupboards can and should surI sur sur- I I round all the main working centers to house all needed tools Not only is cupboard space essential essential essential es es- es- es but when organized like a file it will increase in usefulness Cupboards surrounding the range or cooking area can be shaped to hold pots and pans of all sizes so sotha that tha t you can pick the one you want without extracting it Jt from a nest of pans Shaped partitions often made of plywood can be used for storing lids as well as shallow pans trays and large platters To be most efficient efficient efficient ef ef- ef- ef make the partitions removable removable removable able so they can be taken out for easy cleaning as well as for changing changIng changing chang chang- ing the sizes of the particular files iles to take care of oth other r pieces Drawers near the kitchen sink can also be made sectional so that utensils like forks and knives mixing mixing mixing mix mix- ing spoons spatulas and pancake turners are not jumbled together inthe in inthe inthe the drawer Slotted holders placed in the drawers are excellent for knives particularly because they protect the cutting edge of the knife Select Furniture For Storage Value While you try to stretch wall space to cover storage needs dont don't forget that furniture can help you in the same way Much of the new furniture being maCe made available is not only decorative but it also has hasa a great many storage features In selecting an occasional table do not just expect the top to be of use See Sec that its base is a cabinet or a shelf shell or two which can be used l for sewing boxes magazines or books |