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so that you can make the most of
Have you ever suspected that the
man next door or the neighbor
across the street achieved just a
little more of a professional result
with his outdoor holiday decora-
tions than you have? If so, maybe
the answer lies in the fact that he
planned his display on paper, not
as you did, as you went along put-
ting up your outdoor lights.
One of the best ways I know to
arrive at an effective display is to
and indicate how you are going to
decorate it. Then check your equip-
ment to see if you have everything
yon need and that what you do
have is in good condition.
Save Time-Energy
There are many ways this plan
on paper can help you. If your house
has interesting architectural fea-
tures, it will remind you to em-
phasize them with lights. Once
you've decided on your basic de-
sign, you may find it helpful to in-
stall ordinary brass cup hooks which
can’t rust and hang your strings of
hooks in year 'round to speed up
next year’s lighting job. Remember
too that the neater you string your
wires, the more professional your
results will be. Dangling wires de-
eract from the design.
Notice in the photograph above
how lights can emphusize the inter-
esting line of ‘a roof. Placing the
lights close together can outline the
roof in almost a continuous band of
light. Although you can't see it in
the black and white photograph,
using only one or two colors will
give your display a more unified ap-
pearance.
Lights Can Contrast
For contrast, for instance, you
can use cool colors to outline the
house and warm colors around your
door. Warm colors will give a feel-
ing of welcome at entrances.
In addition to your strings of out-
door colored lights, plan your holi-
day decorations so the whole ef-
fect will present a pleasing picture.
The home pictured above shows
good use of ready-made, ready-to-
variety to your exterior decorat-
ing. Notice how a lighted star on
one side ‘of the house is balanced
with a lighted Santa mask on the
opposite side of the house. The in-
door tree in the picture window
which is framed with strings of col-
ored lights, becomes an important
part of the overall holiday theme.
For additional highlights, the
front doorway which is hung with
sprays of Christmas greens and
shiny red bells, is spotlighted by a
weatherproof projector spotlight
concealed behind the shrubbery.
Vassar, Hamilton Choir
To Sing The Magnificat
Graduates of Vassar and Hamil-
ton Colleges who tune in to station
WBAX Sunday afternoon at 4:30
will hear their combined college
choirs singing the Magnificat, by
Johan Sebastian Bach. This is a
re-broadcasting from a tape record-
ing made in the newly decorated
chapel at Vassar on December 13.
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Make A Toy
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Christmas toys will stay out
of the way and be better kept
if the child has an attractive,
usable toy chest.
The completed chest, A, is
begun by constructing a sturdy
frame, B, to which sides, ends
and bottom are nailed to form
a box.
The back rest and arm rest
rnit is built separately and
mounted on 1x 8 rails, nailed
from the bottom. Details are
shown in A, C, and D. The
Interior Frame
For Christmas, and especially for
after Christmas when the season's
accumulation of toys clutters up the
house, the answer to the question,
“Where is my box of paints or my
toy wagon?” is an attractive toy
chest. A chest that serves also as
seat does double duty.
Since the chest will see hard
usage, it should be built around a
sturdy frame, Drawing B. Corner
posts, 2x2’s, 11 inches high, provide
for a seat 14 inches high in the
finished chest—the right size for a
small child. The top of the frame
is of 11x2 material, 30 inches long.
The frame has mitred corners. If
the home craftsman has a mitre
box, he will use the 45 degree an-
gle; but without a mitre box, just
measure back 2 inches on the inner
sides and cut to the corner. If
screws are used to fasten the mitred
corners, the frame will be drawn
tightly together. The frame is then
nailed or screwed to the corner
posts.
The rest of the basic box is com-
pleted by nailing the sides and ends
to the frame, using ordinary butt
joints, so that the frame is com-
pletely enclosed. The bottom boards
are nailed to the corner posts and
Chest Bench
completed unit is then screwed
to the top of the original
frame.
A hinged seat, 15 by 28
inches, completes the chest and
serves as a lid. The back rails,
shown in D, add greater
strength.
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3 * radii
to the sides and ends. {
The top, which will include a
hinged seat, is made separately and
later fastened to the box.
The back rest is of 1x8 material,
30 inches long. Drawing C shows
how to cut the back to fit the arm
rest. The rounding may be ac-
complished with dividers, or with |
a pencil, a piece of string and a
thumb tack. Use the thumb tack |
as a pivot, the string as dividers,’
and the pencil to swing an arc at
the end of the string. Now for
cutting the curve: if you have al
coping saw this is no trick at all;
but if you haven't a series of
straight cuts with a handsaw will
soon produce a multi-sided corner
that can easily be reduced to the |
penciled arc with a wood rasp.
The arm rest is then screwed or |
nailed into the back rest. A 34-|
inch rail of 1x3 material is nailed
along the bottom of the back rest
so that the back rest is flush with
the back edge of the rail. Nailing
is done from the bottom of thei
rail. A similar rail, 15 inches long,
is fastened from below to each ne
rest. Now ‘the back rest, side arms,
and rails are all one unit. This
unit is lifted on to the box, the side!
rails and back rail are fastened
with screws to the frame.
The hinged seat is'15 inches from
front to rear, with a 1-inch over-
hang in front ‘to make lifting
easier. It is hinged to the back rail
as shown in Drawing A. The hinges
may be exposed, as shown, or in-
side hinges may be used.
For additional strength, two
binding rails are added on the back
of the chest, the upper one being
most important since it supports
the back rest. These are 1x3 ma-
terial, 32 inches long.
Added frills include a handhold
on the side arms, made by boring
a l-inch hole and cutting out the
saw. Beveled edges are produced
with a wood rasp and plane. The
tend to encourage use of the chest
as a vehicle rather than as a re-
ceptacle. :
“There’s always free cheese in
happy mouse there!”
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