Requirements

Body. 1 Butter Box (about 10 1/2 in. deep, 13 in. wide, 25 in. long). 2 Condensed-milk Boxes (about 7 1/4 in. deep, 13 in. wide, 19 3/4 in. long).

Top. 1 Piece 5/8 in. thick, 7 in. longer and 2 in. wider than the bottom of the box.

Doors. Made from the covers of the boxes.

Small Shelves. 4 Pieces 1/2 in. thick, width equal to the inside width of the box, and length equal to the inside depth of the box.

Large Shelf. 1 Piece 1/2 in. thick, about 13 in. wide, 10 1/2 in. long.

Legs. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/4 in. wide, 31 in. long. 4 Strips 1/2 in. thick, 1 3/4 in. wide, 31 in. long.

Towel Rods. 2 Child's broom handles.

Curtain Rod. 1 Child's broom handle.

Waterproof Cover. 1 Piece white enameled oil-cloth, 3 in. wider and longer than the top.

Curtain. 1 Piece cloth, 3/4 yd. long.

Hardware. 1 package carpet tacks to fasten oil-cloth. 6 brass hinges. 4 brass curtain hooks for towel-rod hangers. 2 brass curtain hooks for curtain-rod hangers. 2 small brass hooks and screw-eyes for fastening the side doors.

Construction

Make the legs. Place the largest box with its side upon the floor. Put the small boxes upright upon it, one at each end, with the faces even at the end, and nail them to the lower box, driving the nails down through the ends of the small boxes. Clinch them on the under side of the top of the bottom box. Keep all the open compartments of the boxes to the front, and all the faces even with each other.

Make the top of the washstand of two or more boards 7 inches longer and 2 inches wider than the bottom box. Cut a circular hole in the center of the top, suitable for the bowl which rests in it, allowing the edge of the bowl to project about an inch above the top. Sandpaper and smooth the edges of the hole. Then nail the top across the tops of the upper boxes, so that the front edge will project 1 1/2 inches, the ends 3 1/2 inches each, and the rear edge 1/2 inch beyond the boxes. Make the shelves and fit them in place, securing them with nails driven through the sides of the boxes. The shelf for the waste-water pail should be placed so that the top of the nail will be 3 inches from the top of the washstand.

Nail the legs on the outside corners of the upright boxes, driving the nails into the edges of the upper boxes. Make the doors and hang them. Put the pull-knobs 2 inches from the edges, in the middle of the doors. When finished, the outer faces of the doors and the legs will be even with each other.

Put on the brass hooks and screw in the eyes for fastening the upper doors.

The curtain pole is made of a child's broom handle cut to the proper length and held up by two brass hooks screwed into the under side of the top. The towel racks at each end of the washstand are made of broom handles held by brass hooks placed 3 1/2 inches below the top of the stand.

Cover the top with the white enameled oil-cloth, stretched taut, turned under the edges, and tacked underneath. For the bowl opening, cut a hole much smaller than the opening and slit the edges, turning them back and tacking them on the under side.