Medium-Sized Local Home Ideal For Small Family

Medium-Sized Local Home Ideal For Small Family

Ample Closet Space Does Away With Need For Full Basement

"I wouldn't part with this house for $40,000.”

This statement, made by Mrs. Ada C. Barker, typifies her feelings toward her new home at 1490 Cedar Bend Dr.

The house is designed to meet today's needs — easy upkeep and modern appliances. It is spacious without being massive, yet compact without being box-like.

Three-Bedroom Home

The home, built by Wendell O. Edwards, consists of living room, three bedrooms, kitchen and bath. While there is no basement, a partial attic, reached by a disappearing stairway, and plenty of closet space and shelves handle all surplus goods.

Perhaps the most interesting room is the kitchen. Featured here are open wood cupboards and pressed-wood walls, which also prevail in the living room and spare bedroom.

Another quality of the kitchen Is excellent lighting achieved by several large overhead globes and neon lights over a counter which is used for dining.

Two Kinds Of Walls

The living room is a mixture of pressed wood and plastered walls. Off one side of the living room are two doors, one leading to the kitchen, and the other to a hall off which are the bedrooms and bath.

Between these doors, are built-out open shelves for books and family momentoes. The floor of the living room, as throughout the home, is concrete.

Breezeway For Living

A closed breezeway provides more living area. This is fitted with jalousie windows.

Mrs. Barker's son, Morse, did much of the finishing, which included the laying of a brick patio outside the front door.

Situated amid more than two dozen apple trees on about an acre of land, the house has a pleasant view from all sections.

This apple orchard provides an ideal setting for the home of Mrs. Ada C. Barker, 1490 Cedar Bend Dr. Open wood cupboards are a prominent feature of the kitchen (below). The exit to the rear leads to the living room. Note the accordion door.