A BACHELOR'S MODEL HOME

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, 26 October 1916, Page 2

A BACHELOR'S MODEL HOME

It would appear that E. J. Beall, of Cincinnati, pmo, has solved the problem of running a womaniess-hoi sei?old. His success is due to the compactness of his living quarters, which make for a high order of efficiency with, thg minimum of labor; in fact, ihe apaitment consists of, but one loom which, by the sliding of ■■ various doors which comprise the walls, can be converted into a diningroom, a sittingroom, a kitchen or a 'bedroom,.

The four-in-one flat, fgr such i;fc truly is, measures 10 by 20 feet. When the owner desires to prepare a meal he has only to slide a few partitions aside, revealing a gas range, a kitchen table, chairs, sink with running water, and every other convenience that goes to make an ideal kitchen. When the 'meal is ready to be served, a .few : partitions on the opposite side of the room are moved, bringing into use a dining table and the necessary tableware and chairs. The meal once dispose*! of, the doors or partitions are closed so as to remove all traces of the diningroom and Mtchen. Other partitions are then shifted; bringing to view a few easy chairs, a library, table, eiectric lamps, .and electric fans, all of which go to make a? comfortable sittingroom. £afe in the evening, when the owner wishes to retire, h.e goes to the remaining or fourth side, of the room, and behind other sliding partitions finds his big, double bed folded up against the wall. He lowers the bed and moves aside a nearby partition, revealing a dresser. Still, no house is complete without a bath. But the designer of the four-in-orie flat has not overlooked this fact, two other partitions concealing this very necessary adjunbt.