'Cedar Used for Studio Closet

The use of red cedar as a lining for storage rooms is demonstrated by the illustrations of the storage room recently built by the Good Housekeeping magazine. George C. Brown & Co. of Memphis, Tenn., supplied the red cedar lining, shelving, flooring, quarter round, etc., to build this elaborate storage room.

In the May issue of the Good Housekeeping magazine there appear- ed a very complete illustrative article on cedar closet lining, or rather, on cedar lined siorage rooms. T,he magazine article follows in full

This is the season of the vear when one hundred and twenty-five dollars, while the larbor amounts to two hundred dollars.

The closet built by' the Studio is a spacious one-12 feet 7 inches by 4 feet ll inches. The ordinary closet is only 20 inches by 3 feet, so this closet could be made a third or a half

Inside this inclosure, the shelves, drawers, and cupboards are built of l(-inch by l2-inch cedar boards. The doors to the cupboards are built of V{inch by 3-inch boards for the stiles and rails, with panels made up of the ft-inch by 3-inch tongue and groove boards.

The cupboard which is placed at one end of the closet is made up of upper shelves, a hanging compartment completed by two doors, and four drawers. Inside the doors a pole is placed for hanging garments-or in place of a pole, shelves could be installed if preferred. Above these doors is a seventeen-inch compartment deep protection against moths becomes allimportant. More and more, in modern building, architects are planning for a built-in cedar closet in some convenient place in the house. Perhaps it is an available extra space on the second floor opening from the hall, or more often it occupies an otherwise unusual space of the third floor of the moderate-sized house. In the more modern apartments, a cedar closet is considered as important as the linen closet, and the newer, buildings provide them even in apartments of moderate price.

To those householders or house owners who have not this desirable convenience, the Studio suggests how one may be planned and built at a moderate cost. The amount to be expended depends, of course, upon the size of the closet, as both material and labor would be controlled by it, as well as the simple or elaborate cabinet work with which it is equipped. A simple hanging closet with shelves, without built-in drawers or cupboards, would be far less expensive than the same closet with a spacious cupboard like that illustrated. Which plan to follow can be determined by the amount to be spent. As with all building, the labor cost is the greatest. The cedar for such a closet as we show can be had for approximately smaller. The cupboard, of course, would have to be omitted in the smaller closet. For those who are fortunate enough to have the space, we suggest using the dimensions we give. If the walls are plastered, no studding is necessary. If an open attic is to be used, it would be necessary to put up a two-by-four-inch stud wall as .rough construction for the cedar lining. enough to hold blankets, comforters, and other woolen articles. This is clearly shown in the photograph on page 56. Below the doors are two sets of two drawers in which smaller articles-children's woolens, mittens, woolen gloves, etc., can be placed.

The first step in the construction is to line the floor, walls, and ceiling of the closet throughout with the stock 3-inch by 9f-ir.ch tongue and groove cedar boards.

The other pictures show the hanging arrangement in the main closet. Coats of all sorts, as well as dresses and men's clothing, may be placed on hangers and hung from the ordinary pole which would be installed underneath the shelves. The garments may be placed in moth-proof garment bags as an added protection, or in the transparent clothes bags used for women's dresses. Three shelves, one above the other, line three sides of this end of the closet, above the poles. Hats, pillows, blankets, etc., may be put there.

In building, care must be taken to see that the doors are a close fit. Weather-stripping around the entrance door will help to make a tight closure. Drawers should run properly, so that they, too, will close exactly. The door to the closet must be kept closed, as otherwise the protection offered by the cedar wood is lessened.

Before anything is put in the closet, it should be thoroughly cleaned, exposed to both sun and air, and put away free from moths.