pine boards extends from floor to ceiling, with door openings framed by 2 X 4's or 2 X 2's. Partitions are of in. material on 2 in. X 2 in. framing, and the inside (kitchen) door to the outside compartment is of heavy, cleated construction, adequately weatherproofed around the outer edges. The cupboard door above it should match it in appearance and construction, from the kitchen side, providing access to a series of shelves above the package compartment. The entire cabinet can be painted or enameled to blend with the woodwork and decorative effect of the kitchen. bathroom subtleties Next to the kitchen, the modern bathroom offers perhaps the most fertile field for builtin utilities. Aside from the requisite plumbing fixtures, the careful location of medicine and cosmetic cabinets, linen cupboards, clothes hampers, drying racks, or dressing tables will return high dividends in added convenience. Open Shelving. Gayly colored towels add to the decorative effect when displayed in piles on open shelves, which also render them readily accessible when needed. When not concealed by cupboard doors, the modern practice is to recess the shelving flush with the bathroom walls, with open outer corners, where possible, as shown in Figure 4.44. These are the familiar sunken boxes already described, with the tiling, wallboard, or plaster brought flush to their edges. With wallboard. chromium strips are available commercially to finish off the cut edges. The inside of the niches can be painted a contrasting color in the Colonial manner, or backed BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 291 Courtesy Crane Co. Fig. 4.44. Builtin recess shelving, niches and cupboards in the bathroom. with fitted sections of cheap mirrors, without frames. Medicine cabinets can be recessed flush with the walls in the same manner, with due regard for the studding. Utility Cupboard. Unused bathroom corners offer an ideal location for combination cupboards or chests of drawers. Frequently these can be located at the open end of a builtin corner tub, or between the tub and the toilet. Constructed with 2 X 2's cleated to the wall, floor, and ceiling, as in the kitchen utility cupboard, their outer finish will most often consist of an enamel finished wallboard or tileboard. Figure 4.45 illustrates a combination in which the linen cabinet is built above a tiltfront clothes hamper. The latter is constructed along the lines discussed in Chapter 2, of a size to take a full week's "charge." An optional arrangement is to construct a series of drawers, or build the c.upboard to fit an °ld chest of drawers, in place of the clothes hamper. Dressing Tables. Even the men of 292 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK dressing table alongside the lavatory, provided it is kept clear enough of feminine fripperies to serve as a workbench for their shaving tools. This type of convenience can take the form of a removable table with four legs, built to fit the space, or a builtin type having two front legs with the rear apron cleated to the wall.