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 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.

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