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W~ If you are looking for ways to expand your pres- ent living quarters, it's a safe bet that you have up to 20 per cent or more of your home devoted to stor- ing garden tools, bicycles and the like, reports the National Better Heating- Cooling Council. Most people use their ga- rages for storage and park their cars in the driveway. If you do, don't you think it will be better to use the space as a playroom, den or bedroom, and build a small shed to house the garden tools, etc.? Converting an attached garage to living space is probably the simplest and least expensive way to add room to your house. Since the foundation, footings and exterior framing are already in place, all that playroomS.• needs to be done is to re- place the garage door with a window, add lighting, interior walls, floor tile and heat. If the house is equipped with hydronics ~modern hot water heating), con- necting it to an attached garage is a cinch. Because hydronic sys- tems use finger-size tub- ing, the installer only has to drill a small hole in the wall next to the garage to make the connection. No walls to tear down or floors to break open. The mess is kept under con- trol. Best of all you can use hydronic baseboard which assures optimum comfort, and at the same time blends in with your room's decor. THE NEED FOR ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS is one lhing that nearly all home improventent projecls have in common. There's nothing so disappointing as a new counter top that has been measured and made a fraction short, or a shelf that needs an eighth of an inch shaved off to make il fit. So measure with care and with accurate tools. WHAT ONCE WAS A HUGE, OLD-FASHIONED KITCHEN was remodelled by a pro- fessional designer to improve use of space, especially of storage space. Ceiling height is diminished by installation of beams and bright yellow/white walleovering. Large refrigerator/freezer has easy access. brought to your home by Your Fuller Brush Dealer ® Outdoor heat pump unit. Connects matching indoor blower-coil. to Outdoor single package heat pump. One unit does it all! During the heating season, a heat pump takes warmth from outdoor air and uses it to warm your home. On many heating days you can put in 1¢ worth of electricity and get back up to 3¢ worth of heat. During the cooling season, it takes heat from your home, leaving you cool and comfortable. Lennox electric heat pumps give you the best comfort for the money. For the complete LENNm' heat pump story call: I I Ing, • Inc. 191 6 Olympic Hy. No. "Ni~T Weather ,M~M:hL, le~" 426-5565 Page S-8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 20, 1975 Kitchen crowding can be eased with island addition framed with 2x4-inch western wood, faced with l x4-inch paneling. Island adds food preparation area, counter for quick meals, drawers on one side, cabinets on the other for welcome storage. Kitchen Island Lack Of Addin.g an island for food preparatmn and casual eating can unjam a kitchen and for many homemakers ease the common complaint of too-little storage and counter space. The island work area also can cure a kitchen runaround by re- placing a large, low table that's too crowded with chairs to be of much comfortable use while cooking. An efficient kitchen island combines a work area, break- fast/lunch counter, storage cabinets and drawers. Ws easily framed with 2x4-inch western wood and clad with solid board paneling. Casters Add Mobility lhe island can be free-stand- ing and fitted with casters for moving around the kitchen if desired, or it can be fixed to the ceiling with 4x4-inch posts. Continuation of the paneling above a pass-through allows the island to serve as a room divider in a large kitchen. in addition to the work area and storage problems that an is- land can solve, it also can spark a general upgrading of the en- tire kitchen. The paneling can For Work, Eating be applied to cabinet fronts and to walls around the cabinets. Creating a kitchen island is a good way to hold costs down on remodeling, by avoiding struc- tural changes such as removing walls and relocating plumbing. Start With Shelves Another easy and inexpen- sive way to add storage to a kitchen, on an unused wall, is to hang rows of wood shelves on adjustable brackets. Western pine lx8s or lxl0s are suitable for this use. The shelves can be enclosed later in cabinets framed with 2x2-inch lumber and covered with I x4 or I x6-inch paneling. In kitchen areas subject to fre- quent splashing, wood paneling "an be sealed and lightly waxed for easy cleaqing. Otherwise, the wood can be left unfinished for full enjoy- ment of its natural color and grain texture. Bedtime Storage To gain bedroom storage, take a tip from boat designers. Make a set of drawers to slide under the bed, sized to store linens and extra blankets. -- and a good buyl This all-wood 8x8 building is all pre-cut and packaged to be assembled in just one day. Assembled trusses, pre-cut studs, 3 tab shingles, completely assembled door, cedar siding. U-haul price or will assemble it for you for additional charge. Also available in 8x10 model a The extra detail that goes into professionally designed custom draperies gives a room character that is very personally suited to you___r home, you.___r way of living. Let us help you use individually styled draperies to add fresh vitality to your home. !13 South Second Sealdown, will withstand gale force winds. CHOICE OF COLORS Per Sq. lb. Per Roll Ill Home Bu~ing Supplies Shelton's fireplace Shop Thursday, March 20, 1975 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5-9