1 . .. Dinette and laundry were combined In thl* home ao that laundry equipment would take up a minimum of space. Good features include a quarry tile floor which won’t be damaged by water ‘spilled on washday and wall cabinets, part of which hold laundry supplies and the remainder dry cereals and canned goods. The long shelf covering ironer, auto matic washer and dryer Is used for sorting clothes on wash day, and as a work and serving counter at other times. floors and walls. It should be water I proof, easily cleaned and* main Itained as well as durable. Clay tilo is frequently recommended for this purpose as it meets all these re quirements. and at the same time provides needed color. Color is an important factor in the laundry .just qs in other rooms «.f the home for research shows that color can lighten work or make it drudgery. For laundries, blues or greens in clear shades are best be cause they make a room in which fairly warm work is done. Seem cool. Clay tile for floors arid walls is now available in wide color i anges It's wise, in color selection for laundry room combinations, to ob -erve the rule of coordinating the loom with others in the home Th- re are slight variations possible. . f course, but there should be har mony among all the rooms in the home-, decoratively speaking. When the laundry room is in stalled. make certain that It is pitched to drain properly, and that a drain is put in. Tile flooring can then be washed in a hurry, simply by putting a hose to it.

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