Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1940, Page 21

REAL ESTATE. “Small Fixtures Offer Solution of Guest Lavatory Problem Can Be Installed in Closet or Limited Space Without Overcrowding By LAWRENCE CROLIUS. Have you ever noticed how few houses, including even the most modern ones, are equipped with that fmportant guest convenience, the downstairs lavatory or a small pow- der room? Lack of space is the ob- ‘vious excuse for omitting this nicety In most cases, but it would seem to ws that it would be possible for * many an unused storage space under the main stairs, or possibly a small but convenient closet to be con- Verted to this valuable purpose. Possibly you have already thought ' of eonverting one of those spaces into a little lavatory, but have been stopped in your tracks because of the size of the plumbing fixture available at that time. After all, Yyou can’t cram an ordinary-sized Iavatory into a little room and have NEW GRASSLANDS HOME—Mr. and Mrs. C. O, ing at 4324 Forty-third street N.W. from Meadowbrook, Inc., builders. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, scar Berry have purchased this attractive dwell- —=Star Staft Photo. enough space to move around in most cases, 80 the idea dies of its own weight. But now you can get a fine little lavatory which will fit into an unusually small space and provide the same facilities that one of its larger brothers ordinarily ‘would. Designed especially for use in small bathrooms and other com- pact locations, this new lavatory is made of vitreous china of high qual- ity and juts out from the wall only 14 inches. It has its valves and spout in a convenient location on a so-called splash back which is 5 inches high, and up on top you will find one of those handy raised shelves for soap and other toilet articles. The shelf is 4 inches wide, €0 that you have ample room for other guest conveniences in powder boxes or glass bottles. This handy fixture is being made in two sizes, 20 by 14 inches and 26 by 14 inches, and may be had in a wide variety of attractive colors, You can also have your choice of quite a few different styles of chro- mium-plated legs, and if you want to do the thing up right you can also have two towel bars provided on the of hot galvanized copper bearing steel. edging are provided with connect- ing pins like the ones used on minia- ture train tracks, which not only simplify the original installation but maintain the proper alignment after it has been put in place. The ends of each section of Steel stakes are provided at 3-foot intervals along the curbing to sup- port the sections in the ground, and all that has to be done to make the installation is to cut out the ground where the edging is to run, drive in the stakes, then fill and tamp in the earth along the metal strip. Because the surface of the edging is bright, particularly the zinc alloy, you can rub it up from time to time and provide the driveway with a re- flecting border which will shine brilliantly when strike it. car headlights * X x X If you would like to know the names of the manufacturers of the products described in this column Jjust cut the column out and send it to Lawrence Crolius, 51 East Sixty- seventh street, New York, N. Y, along with a stamped, self-addressed sides running from the legs to the;envelope‘ wall. * ok X Many home owners with houses | and separate garages have a pretty difficult time keeping the grass in shape along the driveway because of cars which wander up on the lawn from the gravel as they drive in, and back out, the sometimes rather tor- tuous route. Not only does the grass suffer, but oftentimes a fine flower bed or a valuable tree will be run over or into by a meandering driver. Owners tired of these antics are now installing a clever new type of curbing made of light steel which provides a sturdy edging for the protection of grass and shrubbery. Not only does this curbing prevent 8 car from running off the drive- way, but it gives the driver some- thing to go by besides the vague outline of the edge of the valuable | lawn. ‘The edging comes in rolled sec- tions of a unique shape and is easily Installed with only a hammer to drive it into the earth the required distance. The shape gives the steel & large amount of stiffness and strength, but it can be bent into as small as an 18-inch radius for going around curves and following the contour of the road. For ordinary | use the curbing is 4 inches high, but if you should want deeper edging it can be had in a 7-inch height. It 4s made in 12-foot stock lengths of either & hard zinc alloy, which will resist corrosion most effectively, or F. H. A. Home Financing Sets Record for Week All previous records for home financing under the F. H. A. program were surpassed during the week ended April 13, Federal Housing Ad- ministrator Stewart McDonald an- nounced today. New high levels were attained during that week in the number of new homes started under F. H. A, inspection, in applications for F. H. A. mortgage insurance involving new homes, and in the volume of all mortgage insurance applications se- lected for appraisal by the F. H. A, Mr. McDonald disclosed. The new peaks reached under the F. H. A. home ownership program, which carry forward the succession of new records established by the F. H. A. during recent weeks, strengthen the outlook that resi- dential building in 1940 will set a 12-year pointed out. high, the administrator Realty Meeting Tuesday H. L. Shuldener, president, Water Service Laboratories, will adress a luncheon of the Property Manage- ment Committee of the Washington Real Estate Board Tuesday &t 12:30 in the Ambassador Hotel. ATTENTION—HOME BUYERS! 2 and 3 Bedrooms—Brick, Detached Homes Large Sodded and Shrubbed Lots Street Paved and Paid For in BRADLEY VILLAGE Beautiful New Home Community Between Edgemoor and Kenwood 2 Bedrooms—s5,890 3 Bedrooms—’fi,éloo FHA Inspected and Approved Open Today and Daily for Your Inspection Out Wis. Ave. to Bank of Bethesda, sharp left om BOWLING & ) Rd., left to the property. GARDINER G Furnished by room with fireplace, bright dining (5oley Bros INVESTMENT BLDG, = A COMMUNITY OF FINE HOMES (Adjoining Fashionable Estates) 4330 Warren St. N.W. The only completed home we have left in this community, @ high standard of value. It contains a large entrance foyer, spacious living screened porch at the rear, complete modern kitchen and lavatory on the first floor. Big library with fireplace and “walls of bookshelves” over the attached garage. Three master size bedrooms and two tiled baths. Finished third floor. Pine paneled recreation room with fireplace, finished maid's room with bath in full basement. P. J. Nee Co. room with chair rail and adjoining Out Masachusetts Avenue to Nebdraska Avenue, right on Ne- Draska Avenue , - turn left on j2nd Street to Warren Street. DISTRICT 1481 By MARGARET NOWELL. We believe that being forewarned is forearmed—and offer a few sug- gestions to the young men and women who are marrying soon and are picking out their future homes this month. All the things we have mentioned from time to time in the way of location, utilities and facili- ties are important to the smooth running of your home which will go a long way to insure future happi- ness. Today good housekeeping is not an end in itself. You will be a good housekeeper because a well- run house simplifies existence and is the firm foundation for a pleasant, active life. Though you may intend to be a model of domesticity you are not planning to spend your days in the routine of running a house. You see yourself doing the pretty things as well—such as arranging flowers and serving tea on the ter- Tace as the afternoons get warmer. But unless you organize the basic routine of your household and get acquainted with the services your neighborhood offers you will be more likely to be spending your time quarreling with the merchants for forgetting the chops for dinner and remembering too late that the laun- dryman won't deliver your hus- band’s dress shirt in time for that important dinner because he de- livers in your area on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays. Get Acquainted in Shops. If you are planning to continue your job after the wedding or you have many outside interests it is doubly important that you run your house so that it will not be running you. Before you can set your house- hold running you must see that all arrangements for smooth sailing are e e e ELECTRICAL FIXTURES At Lowest Prices! TAKOMA PARK, MD. 6 Denwood Avenue 6,950 An unusually attractive all masonry bungalow containing 6 rooms, tiled bath and an extra lava- tory, automatic heat, fireplace, garage and a large, well landscaped lot. To Reach: Drive out Carroll Avenue to Denwood, turn left to our “Open” sigm. Open All Day Sunday BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K se. Netl. 9300 The Home Clinic Some Suggestion? for Brides Who Will Begin Housekeeping Soon in order or it will not run at all, either by direct control with you at the helm, or by remote control with an ever so efficient a maid to follow your orders. If you have located in a good shopping center—as most smart young things do—take a day off and with your most attractive hat and a pad and pencil go out to get ac- quainted with the merchants in the neighborhood. “Go to market” and look over the refrigerating facilities, the quality and prices of the fruit possible to buy your meats at the same shop it will be most convenient, but by all means get a good butcher to serve you. He has your successful future in the palm of his hand. Explain to him that your family is small, that your food budget is limited, that you don’t know & steak from a chop until it'comes to the table with parsley and ask for his advice and counsel, At the bakeshop do the same thing. Find out the specialties and the days they are offered. Find out about deliveries and make arrange- ments for bills to be rendered. In other words, get acquainted—inform the stores of your household needs . and your standards of living and see which one can serve you best. While you are at it pick out a florist that can deliver fresh flowers on short notice, and unless you are prepared to read the back of your husband’s morning paper, have two morning papers delivered. Planning Saves Time. Plan your housework and its equipment. This you will have to do yourself as no one ever gave a good broom and a dry mop to a bride. Once you have a cleaning closet well stocked you will feel that you are ready for anything. But don’t become so intrigued with cleaning that you spend all day at it and the next day in bed getting over it. The average six-room house can be put in shape and kept in shape by one woman in two hours a day if she plans her week. One day's real cleaning with vacuum cleaner and attachments and a daily going over will keep any household for two spick-and-span. Fifteen min- utes on the telephone immediately after breakfast will have all the day’s necessities started in your di- rection and by 10:30 the “top of the morning” has gone into the house and the rest of the day is “for your- self.” Half the joy you will get out of your first housekeeping depends in arranging the machinery of every- day living as simply as possible, so that you will be free for fun the rest of the time. Builders, realtors and city planners have had this in mind in planning attractive living com- munities within convenient distance of shopping centers, bus or car con- nections, theaters, schools and churches. This is good co-ordinated living and planning and takes much of the burden of routine duties off and vegetables displayed. If it is your shoulders. 350 FT. ELEVATION A DISTINGUISHED DEVELOPMENT Ueliglafully Dj Different; Nearly 100 Wooded Acres Fronting Indian Spring Golf Club ROOMY—COMPLETE—CUSTOM BUILT 530 Merwood Lane You will be delighted with this spacious dwelling . . . First floor, large entrance hall with wood paneled end. Lavatory and pow- der room, spacious dining room and living room with fireplace, communic ing to covered porch. Unusual size kitchen. Second floor, two bright, airy bedrooms with tile bath, also master bed- room with lavatory and dressi outside entrance. Oil, air-con garage. Price, Full basement with Spacious site with $9,150 Out Colesville Pike at trafic light in_ Silver Spring, Md.. to Four Corners, then right on Montgomery Ave. s mile to property ofice on left, fronting golf course. CAPITAL TRANSIT BUSES AT PROPERTY Indian Spring Village, Inc., .Owners and Developers Shep. 3430 Presented by F. R. Spear, IHC. 8422 Georgia Ave. IN 1732 K St. N.W. Tel. SHep. 5678 First Showing of a Distinctive New Home in Rock Creek Park Estates 7600 17th Street N.W. ONE of the most exclusive residential sections of the city, on a lot with 114-foot frontage, this beautifully appointed home represents the acme in construction, quality materials and price. Library and 1st floor lavatory, 3 master bedrooms, 32 baths, large rear screened porch with open sun deck above leading from master bedroom. Servant’s quarters. Air-conditioned oil heat. around rear yard. 2-car garage. Price $1 8,500 Open Daily and Sunday—To inspect out 16th St. to Holly St., left one block to property. J. WESLEY BUCHANAN, Realtor Picket fence MEt. 1143 APRIL 20, 1940, Architectural School Accrediting Board Formed A national board for accrediting the schools of architecture in the United States has been organized by the American Institute of Archi- tects, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and the National Council of Architectural Registration Borrds. “The primary objective of the ac- crediting program,” the announce- ment states, “Is to insure that the graduates of an architectural school have a Jound background for enter- ing and practicing the profession. “It s expected the accrediting pro- and co-ordinated program of archi- national in scope and afford op- YO Beautifully Purnished for Your Inspection Here, we have on disploy a unique Williomsburg type home with furniture of the Colonial period. You are ct dially invited to inspect this home todoy and see how pleasantly the past_and pres- ent have been blended. Open Daily 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. 2 Awards for Yionof betms s .‘..15':‘-'.’5 e - one " block 1730 K STREET N.W. HOME which gives a degree in architecture gram will create a well integrated tectural education which will be portunity for architectural schools with widely varying resources and REAL ESTATE. appropriste to their special ob- jectives and do high class work therein.” Edwin Bergstrom of Los Angeles, first president of the National Architectural Together with Charles D. Maginnis of Boston, he will represent the in- stitute. Prof. P. H. Bosworth, jr., of Cornell University and Prof. Roy Minnesota have been named repre- sentatives of the Assoctation of Col- legiate Schools of Architecture. Wil- and Clinton H. Cowgill of Blacks- burg, Va., will represent the Na- tional Council of Architectural Re- gistration Boards. | Architect Opens Office architect, has opened an office for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Housing operating conditions to find places SON MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE The New Model Home 23 Worthington Drive To Reach: Drive out Massachusetts Ave. ond the District Line to Jamestown Rd., right to Worthington Drive. Guild, 6840 Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda. RKTOWNE VIILAGE LOCK BEYOND THE Colonial At Its Best The architectural details of fine old Williamsburg, Virginia, homes have been combined with effictent, compact modern planning in Yorktowne Village. perfect location for an exclusive community—just 10 minutes from DuPont Circle. neighborhood in perfect harmony—each home an indi- head of the American Institute of | @ Architects, has been chosen as the Accrediting Board. | # Childs Jones of the University of |& liam L. Perkins of Chariton, Iowa, | George 8. Brock, jr., registered m. EM gt COMPVANY § the practice of architecture at the |8 622 WOODSIDE | PARKWAY Woodside Park, Maryland 9,450 Suburban home of pleasing architecture surrounded by at- tractive homes of congenial home-loving owners. Large @ enough for Pa, Ma and the @@ Kiddies. OPEN TODAY AND SUNDAY, 2 to 6 P.M. Go out the Colesuille Pike in Sijoer Spring to Woodside Parkway, left 1% blocks to the home. Nat. 0765 @ o) 721 10th St REALTORS—Established Since 1915 Here we have found the And here we are creating a vidual type—and all blending into an interesting scene. AL Brninger’d Soms S DISTRICT Yorktowne Village brings all the niceties of life into the moderate priced field. Built to Breuninger standards. these homes are in the forefront of Washington housing values. NATIONAL 2040 ANNOUNCING ONE OF THE MOST EXCLU- SIVE DEVELOPMENTS OF FINE IN WASHINGTON 55 riarcli ' N a setting that nature alone could create—a symphony of hills, vales, knolls and woodlands on the beautiful slopes of the Potomac Valley—we have chosen for ourselves the task of creating one of the finest developments to be found in the Nation's Capital. It is our intention to build a splendid com- munity, completely protected by covenants, where pride of ownership will be paramount. To this end we have employed prominent architects, skilled technicians, and the full co-operation of our own building organization, whose reputation is measured by the praise of those for whom we have built. THREE HOMES ARE NOW READY FOR INSPEC- TION—Drive out Mass. Ave., turn left on Nebraska Ave., continuing on Loughboro Rd. to Maud street, then left to Briarcliff and homes. FRANK S. PHILLIPS 927 FIFTEENTH ST. N.W. 1411 BRIARCLIFF is being planned and developed by Edw. R. Carr and Frank S. Phillips.