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A pedestal as shown in the working drawings on the next page is a useful piece of furniture for the bungalow.

This simple design for a dining room buffet should cause no trouble for any amateur who is reasonably skillful with tools. The working drawings appear on the opposite page. It is built of quarter sawed oak with mortise and tenon joints; the mortise and tenons were used in the original, but there is nothing to…

This waste paper basket was designed to match mission or craftsman furniture and the usual bungalow surroundings. As the construction is the simplest possible, it will present no difficulties even to the inexperienced amateur. The bottom is made of a piece of pine 10″ square. The frame is made up of four pieces, as shown…

The bathroom cabinet herein described is a handy receptable for all articles and utensils used in and about the bathroom. As a general rule, the bathroom is the catch-all for articles to be put away temporarily. They become permanent fix-tures, until a general house-cleaning resurrects them. To have a place for everything and everything in…

Below are drawings of a record cabinet, which is simple in construction and of neat appearance, suitable as a piece of furniture for the bungalow living room or dining room. In view of the fact that simplicity is the keynote of the design in this cabinet, it would be well to have it made of…

Sauerkraut is a delicacy relished by all nationalities. Its use is increasing almost daily and it has become a staple article of diet in numbers of homes where it was practically unknown a few years ago. Sauerkraut has been a popular food in Germany for generations. The wholesomeness of its constituents and the tissue forming…

When the bungalow sportsman wishes to go fishing, or hunting there is a general scrambling after the “weapons of the chase.” I often used to experience this difficulty myself but recently devised ways and means to obviate this confusion. The sporting cabinet is the result. It was designed with a view to having a place…

A rustic settee, made of wood in its natural state, is illustrated herewith and described for the benefit of the amateur bungalow craftsman. This settee may be used either on the porch or in the garden. Perhaps many amateurs may be unfamiliar with the making of rustic furniture, but as a general rule it may…

In most homes, where magazines are taken, current and back numbers will be found strewn about unless suitable provision is made for taking care of them. A magazine rack, therefore, will serve a useful purpose and, in many cases, prove almost in-dispensible. The magazine rack shown here can be made of oak, chestnut or any…