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BONNINGTON LUMBER CO.
Offices
Wholesole distributors of DOUGTAS FIR - REDWOOD - PONDEROSA cnd SUGAR PINE ond olher lumber producfs TO CAL//FORN'A RETA'L TNNOS
505-6-7 Morris Plon Bldg. 717 Morket 5t., Son Froncisco 3 Phone YUkon 6-5721
Eugene, Oregon, Office Preslon T. Coursen P. O. Box lo2l
Phone Eugene 4fi14
Pondero5a Pine Ttouldings
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{1003 economically produced homes. Monotonous efiects in developments of straight and parallel streets have beell replaced with winding drives. lfome interior planning has undergone some rather ladical changes. Rooms are no longer "chopped up" in box-like cells as in earlier days, but are "open planned" for more spacious living. Room combinations are now popular so that one flows without boundary into the other.
Land planning has been developed to greater perfecttion and permits more artistic and practical arrangemetrt of houses on plots. Homes with lawns in a parkJike atmoshere have contributed greatly to community beautification.
Car ports-very uncommon in I932-have come into widespread use.
The dining room, for exampl,e, is norv {:equently combined with the living room-joining the much used area irt the limiting dining space. Combination kitchen-breakfast nooks have become popular.
Recreation rooms or "dens" are now commonplace, furnishing informal places for family relaxation, entertainment cr recreation. The old mid-Victorian "parlor," used oniy infrequently for formal occasions, has vanished with modern times.
Kitchens are now scientifically planned to save steps for the housewife through practical arrangement of buiit-in efficiency cabinets and equipment. Refrigerators, stoves, and even garbage disposal units are now installed by the builder-not a common practice in'32.
Space is provided for the many rtew appliances no'iv nithin price range of the average family-the dishwasher, ireezing unit, and the compact washing machine. In instarrces where space for these fixtures is not provided in the kitchen, it ss alloted 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 deep stairs to regulate heating systems. Those esselltial tasks are easier now with main floor installations.
Many kitchens now boast counter-type work areas used also for breakfast table use. Plastic, stain-proof sink tops are resistant to wear and attractive, easy-toJceep rubber, plastic, or asphalt tile has made the kitchen a much tnore 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 in conjunction rvith 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 variety and permits longer life with less chance of rusting or corrosion
The materials and methods of construction have also greatly improved.
Now included in easily accessible areas is adequate storage space, sadly lacking in many of yesterday's homes rvhen attics, basements, and garages caught the overflow of per- sonal e11ects. More closets are being built, efiectively utilizing space in providing essential utility and storage :rreas. Sliding doors permit easy-to-see and reach contents. Built-in furniture is used increasingly to give additional storage space through less expensive, custom tailored pices proportioned to meet the design and needs of the individual room.
Utilities have changed, too.
Hot u'ater systems are more ef;ficient, compact, autonlatic, and less expensive to operate.
\-entilation-heating s)'stems are smaller and more cconomical u'ith automatic or "push button" controls-a far cry from the huge old furnaces requiring vast quantitics of fuel and 'rvork.
An increasing number of modern heating systems are easily adaptable to refrige:ated air conditioning as well as warm air circulation. Forced air now distributes heat evenly so that feet don't freeze while upper portions of the body 51vsl1s1-n5 happened many times with unregulated gravity heating.
Radiant panel heating has come into widespread use. 'Ihe old fashioned, massive iron radiator has been lost in favor of n'all, floor, and ceiling outlets, intakes, and compact, built-in radiators. Room decoration and furniture arralrgement is easier for that reason.
Lighting systems are safer and simpler nowadays. Outlets for electrical appliances and lights are more generously distributed and.placed for usability instead of the conventional "middle of the room" light fixture and a limited number of u'all plugs. Fluorescent and indirect lighting have become common.
Windorvs have vastly improved in workmanship and construction, rvith built-in weather stripping providing better sealed rooms and preventing air leakage. Window arrangement permits mo:e light for practical use, as well as contributing to the design and beauty of the room and the hc-'use.
Many windor,r, panes themselves are now insulated. Dual purpose frames permit easy exchange of storm windows for (Continued on Page 50,'
