Fig. 4.21. Foyer. BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 267 they generally stop well short of 8 ft. in height. Since they are in reality two cupboards built back to back, their uses are many, and their interior construction varied. Foyer. A couchsize cupboard in a long living room that has no vestibule can be placed to screen the entrance door and form a foyer, as illustrated in Figure 4.21. In this case the side of the cupboard facing the door could be constructed as a wardrobe for coats, hats, umbrellas and overshoes, wheras the opposite, or room side if left solid, would serve as a back for a couch or loveseat with shallow builtin bookshelves above, corresponding to hat shelves on the other side. In order to save space on the foyer side of such a cupboard, sliding flush doors can be constructed of plywood, as shown in Figure 4.22. Depending on their thickness the frames can be mortised and tenoned or halflapped, with central dividers and rails where the width requires reinforcement. After being covered with Ущ'т plywood, the edges are finished off by a mortised and mitered edging or banding, as shown. Rollers and tracks are available commercially, only requiring accurate fitting to insure ease in operation. The rollers and upper track are concealed behind a headpiece or rail extending horizontally across the cabinet. Thin chips or strips of veneer should be inserted between the doors when fitting them into place and aligning their tracks, so that sufficient clearance will remain for one to pass the other. Sliding fig. 4.22. Plywood flush door, doors are valuable additions to builtin furniture because the basic convenience of the piece is often menaced by its location with respect to the conventional hinged doors, which require considerable space when open. Dining Alcove. Another useful room divider is a double cupboard to partition off the dining alcove. The "dining room" side of this type of cabinet is built similar to a tall sideboard, as shown in Figure 4.23. A counter space is provided beiow the upper cupboard, with shelves and drawers arranged to house the dishes, silverware, and linen required for complete dining service. The living room side may include bookshelves, a dropleaf desk, a radio and record cabinet, couch back, or cupboards, as dictated by the room plan. Powder Room. For the hostess who entertains, a wardrobe across an end of the bedroom near the door will provide a private dressing alcove, shielded from the rest of the room. To conserve space, a single cupboard in the form of a wardrobe can be constructed as in Figure 4.24. with a solid sheet of plvwood as backing for the dressing table. Long rooms can accommodate deeper wardrobes with chests BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 269 Fig. 4.24. Powder room. Double Bedrooms. Semiprivacy for two persons in a single, mediumsized bedroom can be insured by echeloning the beds and shielding their heads by means of the wardrobes shown in Figure 4.