This functional prefabricated house interior illustrates the omission of partitions to give space.
The sink and refrigerator harmonize with the walls of plywood. The total achievement is
as new and American as the great T.V.A. itself. Such houses should be built by tens of
thousands in this country. Courtesy Tennessee Valley Authority.

The room below shows a convenient arrangement of bunks for two boys. Knotty pine is a
decorative and practical permanent wall surface. A boy's personality is expressed in the
nautical idea that is carried out in the fishing-net curtains with cork floats, the portholes,
ship's lantern, ladder, and bedspread. Courtesy Western Pines Association.