This piece was used in a limited space for one year in a model flat in a tenement district and one year in a studio in the art quarter.

Requirements

Body. 4 Bottled Soda Water Boxes (about 15 in. wide, 20 in. long, 4 in. deep).

Cover. 3 Covers made from the box tops. 1 Cover 3 in. wider and 3 in. longer than the boxes.

Partitions. 9 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, width equal to the inside depth of the boxes, length equal to the inside width of the boxes.

Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 in. wide, 56 in. long. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 2 in. wide, 56 in. long.

Hardware. 8 1 1/2 in. hinges (butts) and screws.

Construction

Make the legs 56 inches long. Remove the covers. Fit and nail the partitions in the boxes, spacing them to suit the various articles they will contain. The top box is to be used as one compartment for table linen.

Fasten the partitions in place with l 1/4 inch brads driven from the outside of the box into the ends and lower edges of the partitions. The covers will be in two parts hinged together, the rear part, 4 inches wide, to be nailed on the rear top part of the box, with its back edge even with the outside face of the rear side of the box. Hang the wide portion of the cover to this narrow portion with the butts or hinges. The cover of the top box will be 3 inches wider and longer than the other three, as it will project 1 1/2 inches over the outside face of the box all around. The narrow portion of this cover will be 5 1/2 inches wide. Having hung all the covers on the boxes, place them in a row upon the floor, rear side up, with all the covers facing the same way, keeping a space of about 11 inches between them. Nail the rear legs to the bottom box, allowing the leg to project 6 inches below the bottom. Set the top box so that the upper ends of the legs will come even with the under side of the cover. Nail the legs to this box also. Move the two intermediate boxes until the spaces between all the boxes are the same. Nail the legs to the intermediate boxes. Turn the four boxes completely, so that they will face front side up, and adjust and nail on the other legs in the same manner. Stand the " silverette" on its legs.