Quieter kitchens: tips for lowering the boom on noise

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The kitchen can be the noisiest room in the house, and the noise can spill over into other rooms. Steps to make the kitchen a quieter place include the use of solid-core doors, noise-absorbing acoustical material added to the walls, floor and ceiling and the use of quiet appliances.

Kitchens, Architectural acoustics, Architecture, Domestic, Home design, Soundproofing

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Room at the top: strategies for converting attics to additional living space

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Attics may provide additional space for an office, den or bedroom, but a number of factors must be considered. For example, building codes in most areas will require a seven and one-half foot ceiling height in at least half of the space, as well as an emergency exit window.

Cover Story, Dwellings, Home remodeling

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The case of the disappearing bed

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The problem of how to fit a bed into a small room that must serve as guest room, music room and home office was solved by designer Gary Johnson. Johnson used a Murphy Bed that folded behind a paneled wall. Bed installation details are discussed.

Room layout (Dwellings), Room layout (Housing)

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