An Extension to a Kitchen 



By George E. Walsh 



IX many houses, there is no room for 

 little devices, especially when these 

 are for the kitchen. The old house has 

 been remodeled and extensions added, 

 but the kitchen has not kept pace with 

 the growth of the rest. 



There is a great deal of work to do 

 in too small a space. There are not 

 shelves enough. \A hat ordinarily can 

 be stored on the first floor must be 



This well-planned extension can be fitted 

 to almost any house 



carried down into the cellar. 



This condition ends in a serious con- 

 sideration of building an extension to 

 the kitchen. A carpenter is probably 

 consulted, and an estimate given, but 

 nine chances out of ten this extension 

 will be only an increase in floor area. 



This would not be the case if the 

 owner realized how many extra advan- 

 tages he could obtain by making this 

 change more thoughtfully. There are 

 a great many devices which could be 

 planned for. If foresight is used, many 

 of the little conveniences can be built 

 by the householder, after the carpenter 

 has finished his job. 



The first illustration shows a well- 

 planned extension which can be fitted 

 to almost any house. Arrangement 

 has been made in it for various little 

 contrivances. The storage of the food 

 that is desired to be kept handy, such 

 as crackers, cakes, bread and unopened 

 groceries, can be put in the cupboard 

 which opens both into the extension 

 and into the kitchen. This saves many 



steps, because the supplies may be 

 reached from either side. As all the 

 doors are glass, quite a little light 

 comes through into the kitchen from 

 the extension. 



At the further end of the extension, 

 along the entire wall, are adjustable 

 shelves for canned goods, preserves, 

 vegetables, etc. These shelves are 

 easily made, as shown in the diagram. 

 They consist of six uprights with 

 holes for pegs in them at intervals, 

 upon which pegs the shelves rest. 



At the bottom, are lockers with 

 screens and places for boxes and bar- 

 rels of flour. In one end are deep draw- 

 ers which work on hinges, and swing 

 out and down, forming a trough in 

 which loose sugar and flour can be 

 kept. It is easy to scoop out the con- 

 tents from them and save the extra 

 labor of uncovering and covering bar- 

 rels and tins. 



A handy device for the delivery is 

 installed at one side of the entrance. 

 It consists of a small opening with a 

 swinging door, something like a letter 

 box. The goods, pushed through by 

 the delivery boy, slide along an inclined 

 plane out of reach. A small bell can 

 ])e arranged at the side to give notice 

 of delivered goods. This saves many 

 a weary chase down stairs to open the 

 door for the tradesmen. 



Garbage Cover.— ^ 



Plan of the extension to the kitchen 



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