The House That Jill Built

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 45, 23 May 1930, Page 32

The House That Jill Built

ANOTHER feature of rae Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, London, says the "Evéning Post," is "thes Hotuse That Jill Built." In order to! give women an opportunity of bearing out an oft-repeated charge that ‘architects cannot design a house to fully meet the requirements of wonien, a competition was organised, and the house that Jill built is based on the winning design of the first-prize winner, Mrs. P. A. Lee, of Croydon. Although extremely original, and even daring in conception, it is of a very practical order. The principal idea has been to avoid any waste of,

money in unnecessary decoration, and to extend the outlay on good materials and a maximum equipment of real labour-saving devices. Fireplaces and mantelpieces are eliminated, there being only one fireplace-in the living room-the rest of the house being fitted throughout with central heating \ap paratus, operated thermostatically. Instead of a dining-room, there is a dining recess where meals aré served by way of a dresser fitment communicating with the kitchen.