The Dining Room and Kitchen 



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dirt rapidly. The walls should be of a medium tone, and the ceiling, while 

 lighter, considerably off the white. 



The ordinary kitchen floor is laid in narrow strips of matched rift Georgia 

 pine; this or some other hard wood makes a good flooring. Better than this, 

 however, is the tile floor. The only objections to it are its non-yielding qualities, 

 which are easily remedied by the use of several rubber mats which can be taken 

 up separately and cleaned; or, what is equally effective, the cook can be shod 

 with rubber heels. The interlocking rubber flooring is not bad either, although 

 somewhat inferior to the tile from the standpoint of durability. The tile has 

 one advantage over all other floor coverings which should recommend it for 

 kitchen use that of extreme cleanliness. In fact, where the question of ex- 

 pense is not too pressing, it should be used for floor, walls, and even ceilings. 

 There is nothing better. For the walls and ceilings glazed tiles may be used, 

 as they are more easily cleansed than the unglazed; they are too slippery for the 

 floor, however. 



The kitchen or pantry dresser, as commonly built, comprises a counter 

 shelf, with a number of enclosed shelves above with glazed doors. Below the 

 wide counter shelf 

 is a cupboard for 

 flour bin, drawers, 

 etc. The accom- 

 panying cut (see 

 Fig. 29) shows one 

 form of construc- 

 tion. The upper 

 case of shelves is 

 supported at the 

 ends by wooden 

 brackets or by pro- 

 longations of the 

 sides of the case. 

 It is well that the 

 ends either butt 

 against the wall or 

 be provided with a 

 guard formed of the 

 end brackets, t o 

 prevent dishes from 

 taking a quick trip 

 to the floor. If the 

 width be consider-' 



iron brackets This shows the exposure of the kitchen utensils, as is the custom in France 



(g) are used in the 



interval. The front, or nose (h), of the counter shelf (st) projects beyond the 

 cupboard door in the manner already suggested. The bin is made to swing on 

 two metal pins (b), one on either side, from metal cups in the irons (k). This 



