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Wednesday November ins Design a kitchen that suits you Where do moot women spend biggest share of heir time In the kitchen of course cooking eating talking working on bob bles lists Kitchens serve a wide variety of purposes In the typical borne Not all kitchens are alike either One kitchen design wont do the same job for a bachelor as It does for a family of 10 The needs are different The life styles are dif ferent Is your kitchen you or is It hist another room in the house Kitchens should be designed especially for the people who use tbem For instance do mlng ice that Is giant ice for a hand a set of Jets In their knife stock have a I 101proof i for the Scotch whisky no Polish Measure of Told down hat tastes Martini lot ties of for with fresh And a for r low proof pen simply or in the cocktail board dishes the bar fell napkins and small There should be room for highball oldfashioned and liqueur glasses for a cocktail shaker and mixing pitcher The pleasure of convivial cocktails before dinner wear out the hosts before the evening has barely begun A built in bar odds per sonallty to your room and makes It easier for guests to help themselves if they wish And the cost is repaid by all that between room walking cocktails and canapes you used to require The plus Is the fun of relaxing with your guests urban I nation of g plants to exotic of he new a selected Unlike garden I pats can Bate new both in- you like to cook try out recipes collect cook books Or do you regard cooking as something to be done as speedily as possible Are you the only cook in the family or does your husband like to make food preparation a Joint project This one fact will largely determine how much working area youU need If you like to mix cooking with talking a preparation area and dining center combined in one room may be the answer Of If youre an everyone stay out of my way so I can get something done cook you can Install dividing counters for privacy Do you and your children work on hobbles in the kitchen Plan a desk or work table area where adequate lighting is available If youre a gourmet cook with a large assort ment of specialuse tools utensils spices and herbs going to need some extra storage areas Just because the rest of your house Is decorated in Early American you dont have to have maple cabinets in the kitchen too For a new warm solid look try oak The distinctive grain and rich color of Sheffield Oak new wood variation by can give your kitchen a sociable and homey at mospbere with Jus right touch of massive elegance Theres a big selection of other woods that creat specific moods for cooking Do you want a kitchen that incorporates all the latest designs and spacesaving devices If you treasure the mellow charm of some loved possessions that have come to be apartofllvlngyou may need a display area Do you eat Informally In the kitchen around a big table near the stove If yours is a tails family you may want to enclose the work area by suspending cabinets from tno celling for a divider effect Make an I wish list Let yourself go Decide who you are and what your want your kitchen to do Make this a rapidfire enumeration of what you would like If you 1 could have your druthers Dont let practical considerations of what you believe Is possible or impossible either financially or architecturally enter Into this list In kitchens it Is planning not dollars that makes the difference This wee conservation tip How to fix a leaky faucet DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP One drip per second from a leaky hotwater faucet or sends about gallons a month down the dram Thats cash down the drain The compresion tap is the most common type found in Canadian homes The flow of water is regulated by turning a handle which Is attached to a threaded spindle When the spindle is turned down the washer or disc at tached to the bottom of the spindle Is pressed tightly against a smoothly finished or ground seal to shut off the flow of water If this doesnt make a good contact usually because of a wornout washer water will leak through Youll need a wrench screwdriver fiber or com position type washers and adhesive tape The washers should be a good grade start with inch inch and inch Turn off the water directly below the tap or If there isnt a shut off valve turn off the main water supply Drain all taps that are higher in level In the house than the one that you are going to work on otherwise the water will back up when you take the tap apart 3 Wrapadheslvetapearound the bonnet it being marked by the wrench Take off the handle by removing the screw that holds It to the top of thejplndte There may be a knurled nut or snapon button over the screw head that you will have to remove first Remove the bonnet by turning counterclockwise with a wrench Slip the Spindle out of the bonnet and remove the washer by taking out the screw that holds it In place Replace it with a washer of Identical site If he washer is chewed up you will have to check the bottom of he of the lap for any damage Wipe the inside of the tap to remove any metal chips Put the bonnet over the spindle and check the packing on the outside If its worn replace It with cord that you can buy at your local hardware Wind the cord clockwise from bottom to top Reset the bonnet and spindle but don t spindle in the seat 10 Tighten the bonnet by turning clockwise until it is secure 11 Replace the handle turn on the water and you have Just finished fixing your first tap CUTAWAY OF WATER TAP Handle screw Handle Bonnet Cone bonnet packing Top bibb washer Spindle Tap washer Cone slip joint washer Brass friction ring