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all the furniture which is placed against the wall for the sake 

 of filling an empty space will be eliminated. 



"All the money," he concludes, "which we have spent be- 

 cause of this pathological fear will then be available for the 

 furniture we need for actual use in our rooms. And we can 

 concentrate on making this furniture beautiful, or finer qual- 

 ity, and available to all." 



Robsjohn-Gibbings adds the prediction that the men in the 

 airplane industry, who are making amazing experiments in 

 wood fabrication, may have an important influence on the 

 furniture industry of the future. 



Mass-Produced Closets 



One long-standing complaint of housewives has been the 

 lack of good storage space. They want more coat closets, 

 bedroom closets, linen closets, toy closets, and so on. The 

 usual skimpy closet could be expanded into a dressing room 

 with specialized drawers and shelves for protecting and stor- 

 ing clothing. Designers are planning new mass-produced 

 closets to give maximum service at a low price. These closets 

 will have raised floors and rounded corners for easier cleaning, 

 built-in lights, mothproof linings, built-in drawers, and a vari- 

 ety of hangers and racks for trousers, shoes, ties, coats, and 

 hats. A few of these closets could easily turn an ordinary 

 house into a good one. 



Small Items That Mean Comfort 



Plastics, which are made of air, water, coal, and limestone, 

 will be used for interior decoration in your home. Window 

 molding, doorknobs, mantels, and other trim made of bright, 

 colorful plastics will make your home more cheerful. Lucite, 



