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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1 910 



Fig. 2 — Another small kitchen in a $5,000 house, nine feet, six 

 inches by eleven feet 



the refrigerator should be a good one — as a permanent and 

 important part of the house. The best refrigerators are 

 scientilically designed for the economical circulation of dry 

 cold air from the ice chamber and are lined for cleanliness 

 with heavy enameled iron — tile glass or solid white glazed 

 vitreous ware molded and fitted to each compartment. 



The floor drain for the refrigerator should have a drip 

 pipe arranged for flushing with hot water and discharg- 

 ing over an open head leading in turn to the house side 

 of the laundry trap or to some other properly trapped 

 waste outlet in the basement where a water seal is always 

 assured. The refrigerator waste should never have a 

 direct drainage connection to a sewer or even to a dry well. 

 It is important that the service portion of a house should 

 have a well planned system of artificial lighting. Where 

 electric current is available it is advisable to have but one 

 separate gas outlet for emergencies, as combination gas and 

 electric fixtures are comparatively clumsy. If switches are 

 conveniently locateci where required, to control the several 

 kitchen outlets, there is no necessity of wasting current 

 through failure to extinguish lights when not in actual use. 



In a small kitchen it is 

 a good plan to have one 

 ceiling light in the center 



of the room, a ceiling 



or bracket light over the sink and a lamp socket or bracket 

 above and to the left of the range. 



There are many who, while unwilling to have a door 

 opening directly between the kitchen and dining-room, are 

 quite willing to dispense with the cook's pantry, making a 

 large serving pantry answer all purposes — sometimes with 

 the refrigerator built into the outer pantry wall instead of 

 in the kitchen or in the kitchen entry. It is undoubtedly a 

 convenience in the serving of salads and desserts, particu- 

 larly in summer, to have the refrigerator located in the 

 serving pantry. The cook's pantry may often be treated 

 to advantage merely as an alcove off the kitchen, where 

 other provision is made for cold storage. Many of the 

 operations ordinarily performed in the kitchen may be 

 carried on to better advantage in an alcove or working 

 pantry, at the same time reducing somewhat the necessary 

 dimensions of the kitchen and concentrating the drawers, 

 cupboards, etc., in one place. 



In planning kitchens, a common difficulty is the number of 

 swinging doors which seem to be necessary. The door to 

 the kitchen pantry may often be planned to slide in a pocket, 

 thus practically doing away with one door as far as waste 

 of wall space is concerned either in the pantry or in the 

 kitchen. 



Nearly every woman would like to have a kitchen with 

 tiled floor and tiled walls, but it is seldom that the appro- 

 priation for a small house is suf- 

 ficient to provide these luxuries. 

 For the average kitchen there 

 is no better looking, 

 more comfortable 

 or sanitary 



Fig. 4 — The service end of a $ I 0,000 house is a combined sitting 

 and bedroom for two servants 



Fig. 3 — A kitchen in a $15,000 suburban 



house supplemented by a serving 



and cook's pantry 



floor covering than heavy lino- 

 leum, preferably laid down in 

 one piece before the floor con- 

 nections for the plumbing have been made and before the 

 moldings covering the joint between the baseboard and 

 floor have been placed. A good linoleum will last and 

 give excellent service for at least ten years. It is agree- 

 able under foot and easily cleaned. It should always be 

 laid on a fairly good, durable wood floor with the joints 

 of the boards planed true and level in order that they may 

 not show through the linoleum and cause uneven wear. 



The kitchen walls should be finished in a good standard 

 cement or patent hard plaster troweled to a smooth pol- 

 ished surface, then painted at least four coats with a dull 

 gloss finish. There are a number of paints on the market 

 specially prepared to resist heat and moisture which are 

 particularly suitable for kitchen finish. For the wood- 

 work, which should be as plain as possible, I prefer 

 a similar painted finish, in ivory white. If the 

 woodwork is sufficiently plain and devoid of moldings. 



