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Living room converts for parties. Includes instructions for building a hard-surface dance floor, decorative light boxes, fold-down table, and window valance.
APARTMENT LIFE Jan 1980 (v.12#1) pg. 57

Photo shows how an L-shaped living/dining room takes on new dimensions with a waist-high divider.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1971 (v.49#5) pg. 44

Ten pages of projects you can build using simple box construction. Includes photo of built-in seating, storage and recreation space, all at different levels.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1973 (v.51#4) pg. 87

How to decorate a living room in an Oriental style. Instructions are included for making tie-dyed cushions for a modular seating platform. Plans can be ordered for building a vertical plate display rack, the seating platforms, sliding shoji screens and three stacking tables.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1974 (v.52#9) pg. 74

Photos show how to create a bright attractive living room using inexpensive items.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1976 (v.54#5) pg. 85

Photo shows how to give a "basic box" living room more height by removing the ceiling, covering the roof rafters with drywall and installing a skylight.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1977 (v.55#11) pg. 78

Tip: How to build a corner closet and recessed niche for a sofa across one end of a living room.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1979 (v.57#2) pg. 106

How to make one room work like two. Five average rooms are given a double use. Extra uses include quilting room, playroom, guest bedroom, music room, and bedroom for two.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jan 1980 (v.58#1) pg. 72

Two designs for the typical "room end" of an 18th-century chamber or hall (living room). Molding and paneling details are shown.
EARLY AMERICAN LIFE Aug 1982 (v.13#4) pg. 58

Twenty-five ways to make a living room more inviting.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 20 1978 (v.91#13) pg. 208

A do-it-yourself living room with a professional look. Includes 3-step platform, built in couches, storage wall, colorful graphics, and tie-back drapes.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 1 1980 (v.93#15) pg. 74, 102

Description of restoring a Victorian parlor.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL May 1978 (v.6#5) pg. 57

How to create an entryway or minifoyer in your living room. Three styles are shown: (1) a floor-to-ceiling divider wall, (2) a semi-enclosed vestibule with coat closet and (3) a two-sided room divider.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1973 (v.139#4) pg. 148

Tip: How to turn one end of a living room into an entry hall by adding a false ceiling, diffused lighting, and a slate floor.
SUNSET Oct 1980 (v.165#4) pg. 171

How to create one room that can serve as living, dining, and family room.
WOMAN'S DAY Mar 11 1980 (v.43#7) pg. 106

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