It’s amazing how you can transform an uninteresting room into one of distinction by paneling one wall. And what will surprise you more is that it need not be costly. Shop around for your wood. Shop around for your carpenter. Buy odd lots, and hire a man during the slack season.

To follow the photograph on the left above, buy a good stock mantel from your lumber dealer. He will have pictures to show you. Then have a carpenter fit bookcases and cupboards to your space.

Above is a good treatment of a tongue – and – groove knotty pine wall with concealed double doors, and a single door, which when opened, reveal the kitchen. This is one end of a living – dining room. To left, plywood is used in an interesting way over the fireplace and for the walls. Note the modern lighting, hinged door to adjoining room, hitches to left and cupboard to right of fireplace.