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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1956)
. ... - 9 n o i THE CATITAL JOURNAL o 9 Section 8-Page Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, April 25, 1958 Kitchen Cabinets Make Quick, 'Easy Built-iris Imaginative homeowners have discovered that kitchen cabinets o i f e r expedient short-cuts for built-ins. These unfinished, ready made units available af well slocked lumber yardii, can solve many decorating and storage problems throughout the house. They fill a variety of furnish ing needs whether used singly as chests and cupboards, or in various eombinirtions to form room dividers or to build up a useful surrounding for a vanity table and mirror. Such cabinets, usually made of pomlerosa pine because of its ease in workability, are suitable for almost any type of finish paint, stain or waxing in natrual tonefi. A regular kitchen base cabi net, properly finished, with a lamp placed on top, makes a service able night table. Two such cfbi nets on either side of a sota pro vide smart end tables with plenty of storage space for ash trays, glasses and coasters. Two base cabinets set side by side and covered with a marble top make an attractive dresser. Two cabinets placed a few feet apart and bridged with a pan eled door covered with a sheet of plate glass form a sturdy mod ern desk. Add a wall mirror in back of this arrangement and you have a vanity. SMART AND USEFUL room dividers In the style of modern bullt-lns ' can be quickly assembled by using standard kitchen cabinets avail able at well-stocked lumber yards. These pre-made cabinets are easy to paint, stain, varnish or wax to harmonize with any room In the house. In this picture they arc used to separate dining room from living room. They can be grouped around mirrors in a bedroom to form an attractive vanity corner. How to Estimate Paint Job The quickest way to estimate the amount of paint needed to paint your house is to measure the distance around the house, multiply by the height of the house, without deducting for windows and doors, and then divide by the num ber of square feet which can be covered by one gallon of paint. A gallon of primer for a first coat is supposed to cover 468 square feet of frame siding clapboards. One gallon for a sec ond coat will spread to 540 square feet. A gallon for a third coat should cover 630 square feet. These figures arc for brush application. Experts agree that several thin coats of paint will look better and last longer than a lesser number of heavy coats. Your Money's Worth The smartest economy is to vise . Mult hi,, noinf of all limpc O INMl Muul,lJ pant . ..... . Cheap paint may look good at first, but" It can chalk and wash awayi too fast, or Chip and peel. A good paint Is formulated to provide a tough and durable film that still can "breathe," as the painters call it. The reason no deduction is made for, windows and doors, unless they have an area of more than 100 square feet each, is that these openings will be canceled out by the areas added by board edges, eaves and other irregularities. , Dormer windows protruding : from a roof arc quickly figured : as adding 100 square feet each, I regardless of their widths. Figuring Gable Areas A plain gable at the end of a pitched roof is figured by niulti-j plying the width at the eaves line by the height, from gable base to j peak and dividing by 2. A gothic gfble. like the type commonly used on barns, Dutch colonial houses and the like, is I figured the some way as a plain gable) and then 50 per cent is , added. A cambrel gable, lower ; than the gothic. calls for an addi tion of only 25 per cent. Eaves arc not figured separately unless the overhang is 1 foot or more. For projecting beams under an overhang, double the area. If you plan to paint the trim the same color as the walls no special figuring is needed since the windows and doors were not deducted for the total area. When more than one coat is being used, the first coat for the trim also can be the same as used on ine rest of the house. Good practice. ; however, usually calls for tinting the under coat for trim to approxi-' mutely the finish color for perfect coverage. The amount of paint needed for a finish color for trim can gen erally be figured at one-quarter; the amount needed for the final coat on the walls. Figuring Windows Separately It you want to estimate the, trim separately, a handy rule Is I to figure 35 square feet for each window and door. This, will allow for painting one side of the door and its frame and for covering one side of the window sash and its frame. : For-painting both sides of wood framed storm sash, figure 15 square feet. The same goes .for wood framed screens. The wire mch of about eight scrcojis can b pajntcd with one pint of screen Cnshu(ters arc figured at 35 square , feet per pair, covering Wh sides. To'estimato for columns, either square T roun. multiply the; iengtfi around by 11 height. JUNIOR BATHROOMS .! Miniature toiletiPfor children arc matlc by plumbing xture manu factors Other fixtures for a child;s bSlhroom ai otn. Q gnZu any. Lavatories are hug cl&cr to e floor r youngsters o and can be raised later. Small, siW bathtubs are common. O Vou probaly tried them in j l"fc!s- HARP OR SOFT WOOD 0 Haroods generally come torn trees that have broaden"- Most . mCetnpit come from tvergrcens. I o o ANOTHER EXAMPLE of do-it yourself remodeling and finishing is the Robert M, Pritchard home, 3030 Hulsey Avenue. Like many other Salem families, the Prlchardt moved into their house be fore it was finished and have been working on the last touches themselves. Transforming their bare basement into a pleasant place to relax included building benches along the wall and a refreshment bar. Later, they plan to tile the concrete floor. (Joe Tompkins Photo) Hm J Hcu tftuck Here is tabic prepared by painting experts showing the average areas in square feet which one gallon of paint should cover when applied with a brush: First or SURFACE Primer Exterior Wood Siding 468 Exterior Trim 850 Wood Shingle Siding 342 Asbestos Wall Shingles 3rd Interior Smooth Plaster: Flat Oil Paint 630 Gloss or Semi-Gloss : 630 Interior Doors and Windows (Enamel) 603 Second Coat 540 Mill 423 400 Third Coat 630 972 540 540 405 630 540 504 '56 ... the year to FIX! See KEITH BROWN For All Your Home Improvement Heeds New Budget Plan 31 MS? ADD JIMFI il TpjfjWM0& I IIP FINISHED ATTIC V KITCHEN ,j Keith Brown now makes it possible to do all those things you've wanted to do around the home and farm without upset ting the budget. Come to Keith! Brown's . . . 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