Another type of builtin dressing table is pictured in Figure 4.19. Dual Functionalism. The side walls above alcove builtins can in turn serve as foundations for additional builtin features, thus doubling the utility of the basic project. For example, into one of the side walls over an end of the vanitydesk table previously described, can be built a panel to which can be attached a portable electric sewing machine, hinged outward to lay flat on the table top, as indicated in the drawing. To afford leg space under such a setup, it would prove more comfortable to build the kneehole offside, with both drawer cabinets opposite.the sidewall containing the sewing machine. An alternate method would be to substitute a hinged door cabinet under that side, with shelves set back to permit leg room, as indicated in the drawing. Building in Old Furniture. Where the recess between the closets is narrow, it is sometimes possible to wedge an old bureau or dresser in place flush with the side walls, after the overhang of the top along the sides has been sawed off. A piece of baseboard can be lapped into the front legs, which may have to be 266 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK blocked up to secure the necessary height. Once the bureau is leveled up, the drawers are removed and the sides nailed to studs in the closet walls, using blocks where necessary to insure a tight fit. A deeper top can be cut from plywood if desired, and fastened to the original top to conceal any open space at the rear. A circular mirror fastened to the rear wall can be accented by constructing a falsework or solid cornice of wallboard (A, Figure 4.20) tacked to two wooden frames and nailed between the closet walls at the ceiling. When both dresser and cornice are painted to match the walls the effect is definitely architectural. A similar procedure is possible when building rooms in an unfinished attic. Available chests of drawers can be built into the low eave walls, with their fronts flush to the wall, during the process of construction. Folding Screen Doors. If the closet or closets are deep enough ,to create an alcove that can house a bed, workbench, sewing machine or dwarf piano, for example, it may be desirable to provide a means for closing it off at times. One very effective method is by means of a pair of narrow paneled folding screens attached by hinges to each wall, so that they can be pulled together or folded back without danger of falling over. Serving as folding doors, they can be built to extend to the ceiling of the latter if not too high, and fitted with casters to facilitate movement. By using butt hinges with removable pins when fastening the end sections to the walls, they can be entirely removed if a change in the room plan is made at some future date. room dividers Built out, rather than in, double cupboards constructed with a common central back are winning increasing popularity as semipartitions. In moderately low ceilinged rooms they can be built ceiling high, but since this destroys their mobility.