Jan. 1, 1949 The Farmer The Brown County, Minnesota Home Improvement Tour last fall gave 147 women a chance to see 4 remodeled homes and one new home. The first stop was the Ted Klabunde home where the new house was ready for the final trim. In fact, the carpenters were there the same time as the tour. The George Moe home was the next one visited. On the south side of the house they added 12 feet for kitchen and utility room and also added an attached garage. The old kitchen sink was put into the utility room and a new sink, with dish washer and garbage disposal unit, was installed. The former bedroom and kitchen were coombined into a living/dining room and the former living room is not the downstairs bedroom. They also installed a downstairs bathroom and so planned the layout that the bathroom opens off a central hall rather than directly off one of the downstairs rooms. The living/dining room is carpeted wall to wall. Next stop was the Ellis Badger home. Here we found a charming living room, made by combining a six feet wide porch with a former dining room. The former living room is now an airy and attractive downstairs bedroom and a new downstairs bathroom opens off a central hall. Mrs. Badger has turned the space under the stairs into a linen closet. The lower shelves are wide from front to back and are built to pull out so she can reach the things at the back of the shelves. A former back entry has been turned into an eating unit with the door widened into an archway. Mrs. Badger herself refinished the table in the dinette and the one in the kitchen. The last two homes were in the process of being remodeled. In the Clarence Moe home a huge kitchen was transformed into a compact, U-shaped kitchen , a hall and a utility room. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Feil added a guest room, a downstairs bathroom, a kitchen and a hall to their home.