Comments on: 1948 was a very good year: Awesome retro kitchens and Cary Grant’s Dream House, too!

By: maya

maya — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:41:08 +0000

hooked on houses reader here! LOVE THAT KITCHEN!

By: Hooked on Houses

Hooked on Houses — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:58:46 +0000

Yes! I was thinking the same thing (about the movie shorts with marching popcorn boxes).

FYI, I just told my “Hooked on Houses” readers to check out this post and see the dancing veggies for themselves. You can see what I wrote about your site here:

http://hookedonhouses.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/get-your-house-fix-2/

I hope some of them will take my advice and stop by! -Julia

By: Get Your “House Fix” (2) « Hooked on Houses

Get Your “House Fix” (2) « Hooked on Houses — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:42:00 +0000

[...] at Retro Renovation there’s a post about the classic Cary Grant movie “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream [...]

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:30:55 +0000

Those dancing veggies remind me a little of the old drive-in movie short with the marching popcorn boxes and fries…”Let’s go down to the snack bar…”

By: Hooked on Houses

Hooked on Houses — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:10:07 +0000

I also just have to say that I’ve watched “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” too many times to count over the years. I love giving the DVD as a housewarming gift to people who have built their homes. Great post! -Julia

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:05:40 +0000

Yes, the dancing veggies are kind of scary. Be sure to click to enlarge the photo. My goodness.

By: Hooked on Houses

Hooked on Houses — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

I especially love the red kitchen at the top of the post with the border that features what are apparently vegetables that sing and dance. -Julia

By: Retro Renovation » Big news — St. Charles steel kitchens are coming back — with big bucks marketing, too

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:27:09 +0000

[...] my other St. Charles kitchen posts, circa 1948 and 1957. And don’t forget to check the Forum for cabinets for sale across the [...]

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:07:21 +0000

Thanks, Tomorrow Windy. This is so fun! Pam

By: TomorrowWindy

TomorrowWindy — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:33:19 +0000

You’ve likely seen it, but here’s a fabulous video from the 1950s about the “Step-Saving Kitchen.”

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/tsgtv/index.html?id=AQ106-02&link=TSGTVshlk