October 7, 1956
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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With a series of masterful strokes, our researcher
is able to solve the interior decorating problems of hundreds
of students who have been in deep despair
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orange crates, which are still
available in some of the better
markets. This allows you to build
on the principle of growing up-
ward and economize greatly on
space. Of course, if you don't read,
this is a small problem.
2. Since you are using the clos-
ets to live in, use paper bags and
hooks on the wall for storing your
clothing. Paper bags have been
found to be very utilitarian for
this, and do not scratch the wall
when you pile them up.
3. For dining, keep on hand a
card table which can be folded
and put inconspicuously aside
when not needed. Bring it out only
for guests; you desk is good
enough for dining alone.
4. Although a studio couch is
ordinarily excellent as a bed at
ight and a luxurious sofa during
the day, it probably will not fit -
into your apartment. Your best bet -
is a cot, which can be decorated
adequately for seating purposes. -
JIOST of these approaches are
A. relatively inexpensive, unles
you pay for the card table and cot. ~
If you are not able to obtain a
card table from a friend or rela-
tive (who, by the way, comprise
the most important way of saving
money on furnishings), you will
probably have to purchase one.
- The cot, however, you can con-
struct yourself with wood from a
lumber company. -
Provisions from a lumber deal- -
er, or better yet, from a sawmill - -.
at wholesale, are even more im-
portant in a larger apartment, FOR THE SOPHISTICATED
where there is a greater vacuum , ithout risinc froi your chair
to fill. .
he grudging 1 y admitted, he
One student we know desgined -bought.
and built his own studio couch
with two-by-fours. Altogether, he IF YOU have enough room in
used 300 feet of the 400 feet of 1
two-by-fours he bought to con- your apartment to manipulate
struct the couch, a work bench, a a hammer, saw and paint brush,
typewriting table, shelves, tables, here are some hints on building
chairs and assorted tidbits. The furniture:
other 100 feet, he planned to "keep 1. Bookcases of boards and -
around in case I need it." bricks have become quite common,
His apartment is a pertinent but you can add zest to yours by
showcase for the do-it-yourself in- choosing the cight color combina-
terior decorator. He also built a
desk and record shelves, and a tion. Crude bricks are just that
stand for a television set, which,. See REFURBISHING, Page 15
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