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i * HISTORICAL FILE November-December 1958 ....... ............................**% Off NOT DESTROY A SERVICE ``OF YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT HEADQUARTERS tZO Q fl Shopping Center for Home Remodelers That's Us! BB023 1318 POPULAR HOME November-December Issued 1958 Editor: M. P. Reed Project Directors: Cynthia Montgomery, Robert H. Dougherty Art Director: F. W. Goe&sling Popular Hoxre Magazine, November-December, 1958, Vol. 15, No. 6. Copyright 1958 by United States Gypsum Company, Publisher, 300 W. Adams St,, Chicago 6, III. Six issues a year come to you through courtesy of the dealer named on the covers of this issue. Printed in U. S. A. , J flO YOOltl 071 thC C0V6T here there are teenagers, there's a need for a play Wroom somewhere. A conventional-sized den isn't big enough for them to "operate" and isn't sturdy enough to take the operation. Things like practicing cheers and jitterbugging get any ordinary room "all shook up", as they would say. So from the time we moved into our present home in Atlanta, we knew that some day we'd have to ' convert part of a ground-level basement into a plavroom. During the eight weeks our 14-year-old daughter Sue was at camp, we remodeled, decorated and furnished the playroom as a total surprise. She returned to find the big, empty area of pipes and posts (below) transformed into a bright and airy playroom with television, built-ins and plenty of room for dancing. The room not only saves the furnishings in the main part of the house and cuts down on cleaning, but gives the (continued) by Susan Jones Medlock, Housing and Decorating writer, the Atlanta journal PARTY-TIME ROOM (continued) youngsters a place to them selves which thev enjoy. Sue is responsible for pick ing up, sweeping out. and wiping off. Like any teen ager, she has to be re minded. Fixing up the room was loads of fun. but most con fining. At first we were awav from the house a great deal consulting with Henry Norris, our architect, checking our ideas for building ma terials (inset) with our lumber dealer, W. E Stephens Lumber Co., choosing from his stocks, and deciding on lighting fixtures and furniture. Later we were home most of the time, working with Wallace Eidson. our builder. I had to stav right with the painters to tell them which color to paint what. I couldn't tell them in advance--I didn't know myself, but had to see how things looked as we went along. We chose pastel colors because we were tired of dark walls and dark floors where "dirt won't show''. Have (continued on page 6) garage f* We stretched the room as far as possible, (see plan, left) but saved some catch-all space for general stor age. Folding doors made of USG Hardboard over a 2x2 frame (left and right) open into garage area for ventilation and expansion for extra-large crowds. Undersides of steps were painted the room's colors. 1 BB023 1320 Built-in contains our old radio-phonograph, Sue's 45 rpm player, a vast assortment of recordings, games and memory books. But nothing can contain the teen agers when their favorite rock-and-roll records spin. Before a masonry wall is decorated, it should he brushed with a water-repellent cement-base paint such as Cementico; this makes a good base for a final coat of the same paint, or another. We used a lovely, pinky color to match our soft and light-hearted color scheme. A niche in the stone wall was a perfect place for a built-in. Lightweight doors with 1x2 frames and USG Perforated Hardboard panels close off storage space. 4 POPULAR HOME Sovembcr-Deccmber, 1958 Sent through courtesy of the local dealer named on front and hack enters To make the room inviting and exciting we used two gay pastel colors--'Texolite Blue Chiffon and Peppermint Pink. This latex-huso paint covers equally well on I'SC Hurdboard (doors at left), Panel Sheet hock gypsum wallboard, wood, or waterproofed masonry walls (right). I cut the birdcage from wallpaper. The shelf below it keeps the sofa from damaging the wall, is handy for books, magazines. More on next page LIGHTING KIXTLKES: MOE LICHT PHOTOGRAPHY: RODNEY MC CAY MOKCAN except construction photOS by BOB MC GINNtS We purposelv used as little fu rniture as possible, be cause the main purpose of the room was open space. We built in all we could (below), and tucked the rest out of traffic. In this way, teen-agers have more room to expand, and breakage is less. For the same reason, all lighting fix tures are up out of the way. BB023 1321 PARTY-TIME ROOM (continued) the room light and colorful, we said, and wipe off the fingerprints when they get too bad. We've found that the bovs and girls like the room so much that they take good care of it. Now don't get the idea that teenagers are the onlv ones who enjoy the playroom. The room gets plenty of family as well as individual use. Sue uses the room on school nights for studying; her father often listens to recordings, television or does office work. We've had quite a few adult gatherings ourselves, and even have a special compart ment in the music built-in for our dancing records. We built in our old 78-rpm phonograph and speaker, then hooked Sue's 45-rpm record player into the same speaker. Though we had excellent architectural help and a fine builder, we improvised some as we went along. We planned originally to leave studs exposed, and put the Sheethock gypsum wallboard on the back side. But for the sake of simplicity we changed our minds. All attractive structural features we left exposed, and concentrated on hiding everything else behind building materials or paint. If we had to do it all over again, we would. We thought the room would be useful, but never dreamed how won derful it would be. Frankly, we don't know how we got along without it. Project Director: Cynthia Montgomery We grouped most built-ins at the stairway end of the room. Seat at left is built over heat outlet; ceiling above slopes to clear a duct. Chest in background (a teenager itself) was re finished to match the room, and holds all table supplies. USG Perforated Hardboard provides a bulletin and hanging space. To enclose the stairway, we chose Panel Sheetrock gypsum wallboard, applied ovei standard stud framing. Its vertical lines seemed to raise visually the room's ceiling. To control the noise level, we chose Quietone acoustical ceiling tile from our dealer, W. P. Stephens Lumber Co.; it helps the tone of our ancient phonograph, and absorbs racket Popular spot between rec ords is this little niche. It's just big enough for two, and three is too much of a crowd. On the garage side of new partitions, studs were faced with boards and batten strips. Folding doors provide ventilation, and a place to lean. The single door opens to stairway. That refinished chest beside which Sue is kneeling, makes a fine serving bar for cokes and cake. A small refrigerator and old sink are in the adjoining space on my side of the pass-through. We gained storage space for cardtables and games by boxing in the lower part of the stairway. Once useless, this space now has a purpose, and is easy to reach through pairs of hinged doors. "I wish we could do something about this ceiling!" If you've ever said this, or even if you haven't, the thing to do is to ask at your lumber dealer's Home Improvement Headquarters for a copy of new Handyman Plan 386--Ceiling Refinishing. It gives you all the cures for ceiling woes. You'll find your dealer's name on both covers of this issue. 7 cP CP c= CO OJ CP N> OJ Something old, something new... by Robert H. Dougherty There's a marked difference between addition and original house, but see how compatible they are! The brick chimney and white-painted wood siding tie to old, while more modern windows set the new pace. Note balcony that extends the length of the second floor wing. Serene, with a great sense of style-- that's the master bedroom. Red Top plaster over Rocklath plaster base provides smooth walls and ceiling for creamy Gardenia White paint. French doors open onto the narrow balcony. Corner cabinet that displays colorful hat collection is stock type available from most lumber dealers. 8 POPULAR HOME Nooember-December, 1958 Sent through courtesy of the local dealer named on front and back covers BB023 1324 ... mix and blend well m:v people in Owings Mills, Md.--a suburb Wof Baltimore--learned that Mr. and Mrs. Grinnell Locke were planning a two-story addition to their home, there was much speculation as to what style of design would be employed. There was reason for wonder, because Grinnell Locke is an architect who usually favors the contemporary mood, but his own home was a Dutch colonial, housing a lovely collection of heirloom furnishings. Tire final result that you see here is an adroit design that may be called "modern"--vet modern with a spirit of timeless elegance. Its fine blending of ideas may be the spark that lights your expansion plans. PHOTOGRAPHY . COKTLANDT V. D. HUBBARD View of the garden dominates the window wall (top) in gracious new living room. Flooring is wood parquet. Up three steps is the entrance foyer, visually separated from living room by screen made of dowel rods. Low-cost planter (center) is a heavy copper tray supported on blocks of structural glass. Walls of Red Top plaster (below) are accented by touch of wallpaper over fireplace and built-in cabinets. Windows at right are for ventilation only. In the plan (left), notice that new addition is angled to gain maximum vista of the garden. 9 BB023 1325 CKER ALEXANDRIA, VA. Corner that serves a three-fold purpose: home office, guest sleeping area, place for relaxation. Twin-size bed slides under bookcase to make sitting-width sofa. USG Perforated Hardboard makes quick work of hanging framed photographs. Quiet is provided by Audicote acoustical plaster ceiling. All built-in units are made of stock materials available from your lumber dealer. aRemember that man in your house with male comer he trouble is, there axe whole houses Tthat don't seem to have even a comer of one room in which the main fellow of the household can be kingpin. Populah Home asked three top-flight male interior designers--Top Recker, Dick Himmel and Everett Brown (all members of the American Institute of Decorators)--to give these forgotten fellows' wives some ideas on how a Male Comer should be handled. The ideas make good sense. Look them over, adapt them to your own house, add your own. Take a sharp look! WINNETKA, ILL. Unique showcases--locked gunracks over windows and above television in comer cupboard--are good decorative units and insure safety for inquisitive children. Hinged panels of framed frosted glass give new look to old windows. Ceiling here is Quietone acoustical tile; it's easy to apply yourself. Louvered screen at right is made by hinging together stock doors from your lumber dealer. 10 BB023 A326 I 'S.Tfcn.'VTk Fifth in a series on problem houses: THE IDLE CUBICLE Svewtt S$ttota/ed SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK Secret Hideaway of Twentieth Century man was formerly a dismal end of the basement. Decorator Brown says, "In this paradise of diversity the harried executive or `junior executive' (for the expenditure in creating this room was slight) can retire to a stimulating laboratory or a peaceful study". New Fashion-Tile acoustical ceiling tile plays a big part in muffling the booming basses and soaring highs of the hi-fi stereophonic unit seen on back wall; below cabinets on back wall is USG Perforated Hardboard--tools, equipment, and small shelves are supportd on Handy-Hooks. Left wall utilizes flush doors suspended on glider tracks to separate this area from the rest of basement. Wall behind open bookshelves is covered with Woodgrain Sheetrock wallboard in new Sablewood pattern. Large desk-table in foreground is made of a flush door covered with laminated plastic; the pedestals were salvaged from a junk shop. Unfinished kitchen-type cabinets, available from many dealers, are used generously around the room as storage units. 11 CO 00 o no CO CO PO f On the street side a glazed porch, too exposed to public view for i much use, became the first casual ty. It was enclosed (right) and the walls insulated with Red Top in sulating wool batts. Half the old porch was partitioned into an en trance hall (above) and new closet. On the garden side of the house a small back porch became the " second casualty. It was completely removed and replaced by a tworoom addition--family room (large window) and that third bedroom. EDITORIAL SOURCE: RUTH w. LEE PHOTOGRAPHY: NOWELL WARD 12 l he building boom of the '20s (yes, they had one, too) and a thruwav for a kitchen--for a while. But why do it? Tsaw hundreds of thousands of sturdy one-story bunga Every improvement you make to a house increases its lows rise quickly across the country. Like the home of Mr. value and adds to your own comfort and enjoyment. & Mrs. Deale E. Denson in Winnetka, 111., most bear their Faced with the need for another bedroom, another bath age well, are in respectable neighborhoods, and have a room, a family room and more closets, the Densons at one comfortably settled look. Structurally, they are still sound, stroke solved all their space problems. The photographs but for quality of living by today's standards they leave and plans show vou how they did it--and may give you much to be desired. some ideas on what you can do to remodel your home You get used to an undersized living room and an over economicallv. Decide what you want, then let your Popu- sized dining room, and you can put up with one bathroom lah Home lumber dealer help you achieve it. .. without stretching their budget You see here how the additions helped. For changes in living space, please turn the page. The joy of extra closet space is a major result of remodeling. To hide an exposed duct and gain more wall space tor the beds, the old closet was torn out (see plan) and a complete stor age wall was built around the door to the sitting room. Though the same size as before, bedroom now seems larger because much of its furniture is in new room. Juat two years apart, Leslie Denson and her younger sister Pamela share new bedroom ( be low). Each girl has a closet with sliding doors. All new walls of Sheetrock gypsum wallboard were prepared for paint with Perf-A-Tape joint system. THEY STRETCHED THEIR LIVING SPACE (continued) Old living spaces--living room and a separate dining room -- were combined into one large room. To keep tlie fireplace in proper proportion with its wall, bookshelves were added to one side and the wall resurfaced. New double-lning windows and the inside shutters replace the old windows which were too weather-worn to be repaired. New living space--the family room at the rear--is primarily for the children. It is close to their bedrooms, directly off the kitchen, separated from the main living area (top of page), and accessible from outdoors. Closet (left and above) has drawers and shelves for toys and games, and a panel of USG Perfo rated Hardboard for hanging up the sort of "collector-type" things that little girls love. 14 POPULAR HOME November-December, 1958 Sent through courtesy of the local dealer named on front and back covers BB023 1330 - V. FIXIT FORUM CLIP FOR YOUi TIGHT SPOTS DO NOT SAND BOTTOM EDGES UNLESS BADLY WORN TOP DRAWER GUIDE If it sticks, first try lubricating the drawer slides (1) with wax or a stick lubricant. This cures sticking from friction. Next look over sides and edges (2) for points of rubbing. Sand smooth with a piece of sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood. Always sand parallel to the drawer's movement (3). Note: never sand bottom edges of a drawer unless they are badly worn. You'll just make matters worse. the balky drawer DRIVE FINISH NAILS Vi" USG HARDBOARD GLUE JOINT NOTCH IN DRAWER SECTION THROUGH CABINET AND DRAWERS If it binds from too much weight, add a center slide and nylon rollers. Remove the drawer slides (1) if you can; if not, cut them back with a coping saw far enough to clear a roller (2). Then fasten rollers to front cabinet rail (3) so they barely protrude above the slide. In the cer. .er of the back of the drawer (4) add a third roller. Finally, glue and nail a strip of hardwood (5) as a center track for the roller. If you like, you can use this same strip as a guide for the drawer below by notching its back (6). REASSEMBLE m ON FLAT ^ SURFACE If the bottom is bad, turn drawer upside down and either pull out box nails (1) or drive finishing nails through the bottom (2). Slide out the old bottom and use it as a pattern for a new bottom of )>-in. USG Hardboard (3). Working on a flat surface, check squareness of drawer (4), then slide new bottom into place and nail only to back rail (5). Do not glue the edges. New bottom will usually hold the drawer square; if joints are loose, however, spread them as far as possible, work glue onto the contacting surfaces, and tap joints lightly together. Add new nails if old nails aren't holding. Clean joints by taking drawer apart; scrape and sand, reassemble. If it is loose, the cause may be a loose slide, worn slides, or no slides at all. First remove worn slides (1), using a small chisel if necessary. Then insert new hardwood slides, and attach with screws and glue. If lower edges of drawers are wom, plane them level (2) and with glue and brads add a new hardwood cap (3). If a drawer slips sideways, add thin strips of hardwood (4) to the sides of the cabinet to narrow the drawer opening. Drawers need only about 3/32-in. total clearance to slide easily. 15 BB023 1331 ARCHITECTS: HOWARD A THORN Sunny and inviting, the living room lias windows in both end walls for excellent light and ventilation. Materials and color scheme suggest quiet. With cocoa paint on plaster walls and white paint on the ceiling, trees become important accents that further a country-living feeling. by Ethel Brostram ll secrets are fun to know. This one is too A_ good to keep, and Mr. & Mrs. John Wilson of Westport, Conn., don't mind shar ing their secret with you. From the street their home looks like a small house, with perhaps five rooms and all of those minimum size. Yet under that straight asphalt-shingle roof are a large living room, an equally large family room, a com bination kitchen-dining room, three bed rooms, a large store room and a library! Trick photography? No, sound design. For Popular Home's House with a Secret'is two stories high on the rear, and has a full floor of living space below street level, yet still at ground level on a lot that slopes down from front to back. Rooms are placed according to use. At street level, for example, are rooms of quiet purpose -- bedrooms, living room, library. Noisier rooms--the kitchen, family room and a huge shop--are on the lower level. Yet be cause these rooms are at ground level, chil dren can come in for play or for something to eat without tracking through the house. Low-cost building blueprints of this House with a Secret are available. Your lumber dealer, named on the covers of this issue, will be happy to order them for you. Ask for Family-Tested Home Plan No. PH 15-6B (available only with basement), and move your family into a new home in 1959. BB023 1332 w 1,312 sq. ft. (lower level) 3:3.702 ci'. ft. (all excluding garage & porch) Ready for anything, the family room is always a busy place. David is painting cabinet doors bright colorsred for Candy's dolls and clothes, blue for games, green for records, and so on. The fireplace is the scene of many winter cook-ins. Plaster ceiling helps reduce the transmission of noise into the silence of rooms above. Informal dining area adjoins kitchen, and the storage cabinet the W ilsons built themselves fills one wall. Wide counter makes serving and mixing convenient. Drawers below counter height are shallow--no burrow ing to get to the bottom. Louvered doors keep items on shelves mildew-free and dust-free at the same time. Hard-to-store items go on open shelves in the center. BB023 1333 PHOTOGRAPHY: BILL JACKSON More on next page 17 Here s another fine home ... you can order plans at Home Improvement Headquarters Popular Home's Gity House with Privacy _ riArq 'Mgssgrcr I <T?>| LIVING ; FAMILY I V ROOM : | I'm I * LWJaa^wA 0 & KiTCNEN U ~ I IS 19 5 ,t> SL Sfc?l . If you are looking for a house ' * that will fit on a small city lot, '.// that makes full use of every inch of space inside and out, that offers privacy outdoors and indoors, and -. that is well designed in keeping with the times, _.-r ; then see the man whose name is always on the cover of Popular Home. He will be glad to order low-cost building blueprints of City House with Privacy. Just ask for .. . ~ Family-Tested Plan No. PH 15-6C (not available with basement). j;'_ - - SIZE OF HOUSE: 1,673 SQ. FT., 10,730 CD. ft. . (excluding garage) NOTE: Localcondttionsmay require v slight adaptationof theseplans. . .., . . see us for Advice... Ideas... Materials! you'd like What would it take to make your home more complete, more modern, more livable? Another room? A picture window? More closet space? It takes something else, too-- sound Advice, good Ideas, the right Materials. That's where we come in! As Home Improvement Headquarters, we will advise you every step of the way; we provide all sorts of suggestions and ideas for home improvements; we have complete stocks of the latest materials. Come in soon! I Four wars old, but still Fit for the '60s by Mart Reed, Jr. is nearly as old-timers can recollect, the brick house J\_ clown in the valley was built in '59--1859. that is. The place was known as Mynster Springs in those clays before the Civil War, and still is to many residents of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The house looks different now. When Fred and Ruth Schlott bought the old place during the last war, they had just married. Yet when they remodeled, they foresightedlv provided space for the four children they now have. A landscape architect by profession and a remodel ing designer by avocation, Fred did his own design work. Structural changes downstairs were comparatively few. A pair of tall narrow windows in the living room were replaced bv a picture window, and interior walls and ceil ings were resurfaced with plaster and repainted. But as much as possible of the old farm flavor was retained (notice the front door). Upstairs, the narrow gables were sheared off and three box-shaped bedrooms were built over and out from the existing downstairs. Addition of a screened porch, open porch and a wrap-around roof over hang tie the upper level visually to the lower level. Though the second story is redwood outside, the existing brick work downstairs was painted a color which matches so closelv that from a distance it looks like one material. Just as time took good care of the old house, the Schlotts took the time to remodel with care--and superb effect. More on next page PHOTOGRAPHY: INFINITY, INC. In the upstairs bedroom-office the Schlotts often take a break from busy routine to enjoy coffee and their view. Glass in gable end is fixed: ventilation is through louvers below seat. Door (left, above) leads to narrow balcony from which all bedroom windows can be washed. Fred's work corner (right) has a wall of USG Perforated Hardboard, another of plaster and shelving. The light trough is suspended below the ceiling where it reflects light both up and down. POPULAR HOME November-December, 1958 Sent through courtesy of the local dealer named on front and back covers 21 FIT FOR THE '60S (continued) Blending of old and new is most apparent from the rear. A new asphalt shingle roof, new up stairs windows and paint over old brick to match new redwood were the only changes in the orig inal farmhouse. Yet the overhanging second-story addition is in complete harmony with the house. Mary and Susan share a bedroom. Only two years apart and with similar needs, they each have a desk, storage cabinet, magazine rack and shelves. Low partition of USG Perforated Hardboard separates new closets from rest of room. Michael and David also share a bedroom. Their similar needs are satisfied with matching chests for clothes, and shelves for displaying models and mementos. But because they are twelve years apart, the partition and shelves in fore ground are needed to shut off sleeping area so David can sleep while Michael does homework. i i i turti NOTICE: The following trademarks are owned and/or registered by the United States Gypsum Company in the U. S. Patent Office, and are used in this publication to distinguish the indicated products manufactured only by this company: Skeetrock (gypsum wallboard), Perf-A-Tape (joint system), USG (hardboard). Red Top (plaster, insulating wool), Rocklatk (plaster base). OrientAii (stucco), Qvietone (acousti cal tile), Cementico (masonry paint), Texolite (paint products), Audicote (acoustical plaster), Fashion-Tile (ceiling tile). BB023 3338 ' Treat your home to beauty that takes a beating! You can be proud of your home when ihe roof is crowned with the enduring beauty of USG Asphalt Shingles. There's a type and color to harmonize perfectly with the style of your home. You're sure of protection, too - USG Asphalt Shingles give you added resistance to wind, sun, water, and flying embers. Enduring glamor on every side with glatex*-the aristocrat of modern sidings Give your home a bright new face in your choice of pleasing pastel colors. The beauty of Glatex Asbestos Cement Siding is baked right into its ceramic surface. Smudge, soot and grease wipe right off. Glatex siding is fireproof --and never needs paint! For long-term protection, see the U.S.G. dealer whose name is on the cover 'T.M. Rag. C.S. Pat. Off. the greatest name in building BB023 1339 HISTORICAL FILE PH-86A-7 B8023 1340