Fullfledged photographers build a dark room there for developing negatives and making prints and enlargements, and sometimes use an adjoining portion of the basement as a place to hang prints or show slides. A dark room will require some special plumbing and wiring, and slideviewing is most convenient when both a suitable electrical outlet and a switch for turning the room lights on and off are located near the projector. These things should, of course, be planned as part of the basement remodeling operation. If the hobby is moving picture photography, the same electrical conveniences will be needed near the projector. Both slide projection and moving picture projection require a screen which may be constructed as a permanent part of one wall of the room, or may be placed on a roller and rolled up out of the way when pictures are not being viewed. " Washtub Camouflage. Often a plan for a small basement rumpus room, after successfully solving the problem of bypassing the cellar heating unit, runs afoul of that' other unsightly household necessity, the pair of oldfashioned laundry tubs. By constructing a wellfitting closed cabinet and finishing it in any of the Methods discussed in the previous section on builtin bars, a selfservice snack ™ar results, which effectively hides the basic utility. The inclusion of unobtrusive Ирвз permits its easy removal on wash days, when its dampproof top will be 298 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK unharmed by wet clothes, and it can be later utilized from the rear as a stand for the ironing board. As shown in Figure 4.51, shelves can be provided that project under the tubs to hold laundry supplies and the electric iron, if desired. Oilclotlz TacHs Wallboard Casters Fig. 4.51. Washtub cover. The dimensions in general will be based upon a pair of oldfashioned tubs 48 in. long, 24 in. wide, and 34 in. high. The framing consists of buttjointed 2 X 2's or 2 X 4's covered with wallboard, plywood, or whatever material is consistent with the planned finish. The top should be strong and well finished or covered, with due allowance for the height of the casters. A pair of hooks and eyes at the sides, under the overhang of the top or counter, will hold the cabinet securely in place when it is doubling as a bar. A builtin niche with shelves, or a shallow wall cabinet above the bar, will not only aid in the deception, but also provide valuable space for bottles, glasses, or condiments. Furnace Enclosures. When no amount of plotting or planning will yield a room of desirable size and still exclude the ubiquitous furnace, it too, must be treated boldly, like the washtubs in the preceding section. Whenever one side can be left open to the unfinished part of the basement, the problem of air circulation is simplified, since the other two sides can either be inclosed in knotty pine or wall Fic. 453. Furnace enclosure.