Vermont Sunday News from St. Albans, Vermont • 16

Sunday, June 22, 1952. 16 The Vermont Sunday Newt. CT Budget House Can Have Lots Of Comfort Plan Allows for Adding Second Bedroom Later Here is a design for the young couple who expect their family to grow a little in the next 10 years. Cut a door through the linen closet anew bedroom fits neatly on the rear. The living room is good sized and it has a corner fireplace and entry hall' and a guest closet.

Theres also a bay-window dining alcove just a step from kitchen. This ome has a full basement too. The architect for this Better Homes and Gardens Five Star Plan No 1 901-B was Silas E. Nelsen. Further information can be obtained from Thomas OHalloran and Son, 198 College i Street.

Let Tomatoes Ripen on Vine Tomatoes are slow to set fruit as long as the nights are cold. First blossoms can be made fruitful by spraying with a hormone which seed stores supply. The fruits which are the result of spraying have very few seeds. Home garden tomatoes should not be picked until fully ripe, if y0u wish to enjoy the rich flavor of this vegetable. 1952 House a Much Better Value Than House of Fifty Years Ago liOOiVi STAGES A COMEBACK Home planning- experts say the pendulum of preference is swinging back to the separate dining room as op posed to the combination living-dining room unit.

Even in small houses, many homemakers are willing to sacrifice other space to enjoy the luxury of a separate dining room for both every-day living and entertaining. Home buyers today get a much better value for thier dollars than home buyers of a generation ago. Todays new hccne buyer now Aberdeen-Augus Outside Lighting Should Be Planned Breed Increases CHICAGO, (UP) Directors of the American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association announced provide for outdoor lighting in that the breed has increased 72 your original wiring plans. percent the last ten years. Present registration is 1,505,000.

An adjustable' weather-proof bracket with a 150-watt projector flood lamp mounted on one corner of the house is an added safety feature between house and garage. For convenience have the light switch-controlled from the Inside say General Electric lighting specialists. NAHB Reports On Housing 111 Europe "Housing in Europe, report disclosing results of a firsthand survey made last summer, has been published by the National Association of Home Builders. The 14-page printed booklet Is the result of an inspection first of its kind sponsored by the national trade association in which pdomlnent American builders' viewed the progress of postwar building programs in England, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland. Conditions ranged from good to ve'ry bad, the report disclosed.

European land planning and community living programs seen in Holland and Switzerland, the a special R. L. LaMay PLUMBING HEATING PHONE 2-4249 were excellent. Worst housing observed was In France and Italy. Home building in England has best housed countries inspected, been virtually stymied by government controls, but is somewhat better than that of France and Italy.

The NAHB European Housing Committee was formed to examine critically everything new and different in house design, material and construction methods. Primary objective was to study European housing trends which might produce new ideas on low cost housing for Americas low income families. ead this ir takes for granted many Items of standard equipment which were either undeveloped or too expensive a few years ago. Luxury fixtures of yesterday are commonplace today. But so gradual and consistent has been the evolution in home improvement and construction that its constant progress is not apparent.

Dramatic events punctuate the transition period during the past twenty years. Plastics Common Plastics, for example, have revolutionized the field of fixtures and equipment. Now widely accepted and used, they were unheard of in 1932 at least to the average person. Mass prefabrication has arrived. Even prefabricated chimneys have been developed for use, replacing costly masonry.

Aluminum, a very expensive material In 1932, has been widely used in duct work, wiring, light fixtures, foil insulation, exterior siding, roofing, gutters, downspouts, and in nails. The government, temporarily, is restricting its use to the defense effort. There has been a great emergence of metals in house construction. World War research resulted In many scientific advances and the appearance of many new products which have contributed directly or indirectly tc the betterment of todays home. Certainly a notable development toward better homes occurre in 1942 with the organization of the National Association of Home Builders and subsequent initiation of its many research and home development programs.

Today's house doesnt grow like Topsy, as it did in many homes of yesteryear. More professionally designed houses are i being built today than ever before by a responsible, progressive home building industry. The last 20 years has seen the widespread advent of mass produced economy houses and neighborhood development programs in direct contrast to the limited number of custom- built houses erected during the depression years. Demands of a rapidly expanding U. S.

population and the defense program have hastened development of streamlined, economic construction methods for low cost housing. 1952 FEATURES Here are some of the features of the 1952 home which your father and mother didnt find in the "House of 1932: Tlie structural shell of homes today is smaller, but has better space utilization and is construct ed of sounder, more durable materials. Much of the gingerbread or ornate exterior decorations have given way to modem, simple and graceful lines. Color harmony, both Inside and out, was virtually unknown in 1932. Now It is a major factor in home decoration and design.

Research has provided relaxing color schemes to produce brighter, more spacious effects. Many new types of paints are better, more permanent, and offer a wider selection. Row houses have been replaced with many styles of economically produced homes. Monotonous effects in developments of straight and parallel streets have been replaced with winding drives. Land planning has been developed to greater perfection and permits more artistic and practical arrangement of houses on plots.

Homes with lawns in a park like atmosphere have contributed greatly to community beautification. Car ports very uncommon in 1932 have come into widespread use. Home interior planning has undergone rather radical changes. Rooms are no longer chopped Mr. Slat Happy Give your windows a Spring Facelifting.

Venetian Blinds washed and cleaned. We pick up and deliver. Call: Francis Giroux 2-0792 Early Renaissance buildings in Spain reflect Moorish influence in their use of clay tile for floors I and wainscots, many of the tiles ibelng of original Moorish manu-I facture. More closets are being built, effectively utilizing space in pro viding essential utility and storage areas. Sliding doors permit easy to-see and reach contents.

Built-in furniture is used increasingly to give additional stor age space through less expensiv custom tailored pieces proportioned to meet the design anf needs of the individual room. Utilities have changed, too. Ho( water systems are more efficient compact, automatic, and less expensive to operate. Ventilation-heating system are smaller and more economical with automatic or push button controls a far cry from the hugi old furnaces requiring vast quantities of fuel and work. An increasing number of modern heating systems are easily adaptable to refrigerated aU conditioning as well as warm air circulation.

Forced air now distributes heat evenly so that feel dont freeze while upper portion of the body swelter as happened many times with unregulated gravity heating. RADIATORS GONE Radiant panel heating has com into widespread use. The old fashioned, massive iron radiator has been lost in favor of wall floor, and ceiling outlets, intakes, and compact, built-in radiator. Room decoration and furniture arrangement is easier for that reason. Lighting systems are safer and 1 simpler nowadays.

Outlets for I electrical appliances and lights are more generously distributed and placed for usability instead i of the conventional middle cf the room light fixture and limited number of wall plugs. Fluorescent and indirect lighting have become common. Windows have vastly improved in workmanship and construction, with built-in weather stripping providing better sealed rooms and preventing air leakage. Window arrangement permits more light for practical use, as well as contributing to the design and beauty of the room and house. Many window panes themselves are now Insulated.

Dual purpose frames permit easy exchange of storm windows for screens in summer. The number of picture windows has greatly increased. Flooring is more comfortabl and easier for the housewife to keep. Asphalt as well as modem plastic tile is now commonly used as well as parquet hardwood floors. Roofing has become cheaper and more colorful through development of the asbestos and shingle which has greatly replaced older types.

Other features which have come into prominence: Insulation, used only In limited qu. tity in 1932, has been developed for universal wall and ceiling use to houses warmer (and more economically heated) in winter, and cooler In summer. Due to the tlgher and more efficient construction. one problem now presenting itself that was virtually unheard of In 1932 has been condensation control. M1 I I you intend having your home painted now.

Let Us estimate this job for you at no obligation. With Service We Grow. Homes painted and decorated on our new time plan whether interior or exterior liberal terms local service, as low as 10 down payment. Rocheleau Decorating Co. 30 Maple St.

Ph.2-3811 housing up in box-like cells as in earlier I days, but are open planned for more spacious living. Room combinations are now popular so one flows without boundary into the other. The dining room, for example, is now frequently combined with the living room joining1 the much used area to the limited dining space. Combination kitchen-breakfast nooks have become popular. Recreation rooms or dens are now commonplace, furnishing informal places for family relaxation entertainment or recreation.

The old mid Victorian parlor," used only frequently for formal occasions, has vanished with modem times. Kitchens are now scientifically planned to save steps for the housewife through practical arrangements of built-in efficiency cabinets and equipment. Refrigerators, stoves, and even garbage disposal units are installed by the builder not a common practice in 32. Space Is provided for the many new appliances now within price range of the average family the dishwasher, freezing unit, and the washing machine. In instances where space for these fixtures is not provided in the kitchen.

It is allotted In a nearby utility room. Gone or going are the days when housewives had to carry clothes from a dingy basement laundry room or trudge down steep stairs to regulate heating systems. Those essential tasks are easier now with main floor installations. KITCHEN IMPROVEMENTS Many kitchens now boast counter-type work areas used for breakfast table i use. Plastic, stain proof sink tops are resistant to wear and attractive, easy-to-keep rubber, plastic, or asphalt tile has made the kitchen a much more comfortable place to work.

Exhaust fans remove food odors and vapors before they soil walls and smell-up the entire house. Bathrooms are more practical today. Bulky fixtures have given way to compact units with a trend toward compartmental bathrooms. The half-bath, now included In many homes, avoids traffic problems. Vanity equipment or table space has appeared more and more conjunction with lavatories.

There has been a great increase in popularity of the shower unit Installed with the regular tub bath. Copper pipe now used in plumbing has virtually replaced the old cast Iron varity and permits longer life with less chances of rusting or corrosion. The materials and methods of construction have also greatly improved. ADEQUATE STORAGE Now included in accessible areas is adequate storage space, sadly lacking in many of yesterdays homes when attics, basements, and garages caught the overflow of personal effects. I I I.

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