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e it with
Although It's found in al-
most every room of the home,
molding and the decorative po-
tential it possesses VC Ire-
quently overlooked In most 1
homes molding is applied by
the bui'ier to cover the line
where the walls meet [he floor
and the ceding. It is also used
to cover cracks around doors
and windows.
In addition to its functional
applications, molding makes
an attractive decoration on
doors, kitchen cabinets, book-
cases, and walls. In the room
pictured, the ceiling molding
is painted with a simple pat-
tern which adds decorative
interest and color to the room.
Molding can be purchased
from hardware and paint
stores in a variety of widths
and patterns, ranging from the
plain to the ornate
• Make the most of the
molding you already have, by
painting it with high gloss or
enamel paint in a shade or two
darker than the wall color. This
will give your walls the dra-
matic effect of being encircled
with color!
• For a room decorated in
the country motif, achieve a
sophisticated yet rustic ap-
pearance by either leaving the
molding unfinished and apply-
ing only a protective coat of
polyurethane or staining it
lightly.
Another possibility is to
select a small, simple design
and stencil it onto the molding
at regular intervals Use colors
found in your upholstery or
add new colors tor a bright ac-
cent
• Apply molding to a plain
ol i n
door and create the look of
paneled wood Try painting
your molding a rich gold for an
elegant look or stain it in e
darker shade to contras( Waren
ly with the color of the door
• Remember, designing and
decorating the molding is
easier done before it is et
tached to the wall
Is it real woa:a molding, or is it 1-.1 ted on? Actually, it's
both! The decorative taoldittg around the ceiling is a
deal, a: painted to look like moulding. The carved bookcase
molding is real wood, painted to match the color of the
walls.
Easy, p
For most of us, the best
home improvement we can
make is to find additional ways
to economize. Here arc some
cost-cutting measures that are
both painless and productive:
•Take steps now to control
air conditioning bills this
summer. If possible, place
window air conditioners on
the north or shady side. If you
have no choice, plant some
less cost cutters
bushes so direct sunlight
won't fall on the air con-
ditioner.
• If you've already cut down
on beef meals and added more
chicken, try planning meals
without either for one or two
nights a week. A dinner of
spaghetti and salad or stir -
fried vegetables over rice is
tasty, nourishing and filling.
e Onc-stop shopping saves
gas, but you might save even
more by phoning in advance to
he sure the store has the item
you want.
e Resist all those different
products promoted for spring
cleaning. Read contents and
you 'H probably find that one
or two are all you need for
walls, floors, cabinets and
windows, too.
MAKING'PAC:E IN THE KITCHEN for today's "shared cooking'. nneans selecting appliances
with an eye towards rfficirntly utilizing rvrry availahlr inch. The Maytag 1:onnpany s rye-ireri
range provides a complete cooking renter, with a microwave oven and a full-sized conventional
range, all in .one 30 -inch space.
NI g space in the kitchen
for today's coo
Today, with both husband
and wife working, cooking
and kitchen cleanup often in-
volves two people working in
the kitchen at the same time.
Preparing a meal under these
circumstances, while main-
taining a spirit of friendly
cooperation, requires a kitch-
en and appliances designed to
help rather than hinder the
process.
Kitchen design in flux
Kitchen Designer Ellen
Cheever, a consultant to May-
tag, which recently entered the
cooking appliance field with
gas and electric ranges and
microwave ovens, notes that
kitchens are changing.
"In the past, design has
been based on a family with
two to five children, a full-
time, stay-at-home housewife,
and working husband," she
points out. "Now, the arrival
of shared cooking in the kitch-
en is causing a revolution in
the way these areas are being
designed. "
For persons planning to re-
model their kitchens to adapt
them to today's lifestyles,
Cheever suggests one way to
make room for two cooks in a
small kitchen is to consider an
eye -level range that has a full-
size microwave oven mounted
over a full-sized conventional
range, all fitting nearly into a
30 -inch space.
Dual preparation areas
g couples
The eye -level range should
have 15-18 inches of counter
space on each side so that two
cooks can have their own food
preparation area to use as they
work with both the conven-
tional range and microwave
oven at the same time.
Cheever suggests that the
appliances be arranged so that
the cooks work from refrigera-
tor to mix counter to sink to
cooking appliance to table
area.
The kitchen triangle
An imaginary line should
be drawn from the center of the
range, refrigerator and sink to
form a triangle. If possible,
the triangle should be between •
12 to 21 feet, with no leg less
than four feet.
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