Comments on: 1953 Formica pink kitchen – today’s kitchen flashback design http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Thu, 24 May 2012 02:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: christi Harris http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/comment-page-1/#comment-59342 christi Harris Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:16:45 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/#comment-59342 One of the most unique features of this kitchen is the sink placement. Not a double sink, but single sinks used on separate sides of the counter. Get Daddy to help with the dishes? Most likely a "bar" sink. Love it, thanks for sharing. One of the most unique features of this kitchen is the sink placement. Not a double sink, but single sinks used on separate sides of the counter. Get Daddy to help with the dishes? Most likely a “bar” sink.

Love it, thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Joe Felice http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/comment-page-1/#comment-51782 Joe Felice Sat, 29 May 2010 18:43:17 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/#comment-51782 Pink was a popular color, but mostly for fixtures and appliances. Aqua metal cabinets were more popular, as I recall. Yellow was another popular color. Also, pink was preferred in the bathrooms. I guess the idea was to wake us up in the morning! Never heard the term "bulkhead." Sounds like something left over from WWII. But the soffits (and I don't think we called them that back then, either) were never closed in, except that lots of folks built custom cupboards up there with paneled doors. It was very popular to store things up there (especially our newly-invented electrical appliances), and also to have display dioramas -- cats were popular, but you could display almost any knick-knacks you had. Pink was a popular color, but mostly for fixtures and appliances. Aqua metal cabinets were more popular, as I recall. Yellow was another popular color. Also, pink was preferred in the bathrooms. I guess the idea was to wake us up in the morning! Never heard the term “bulkhead.” Sounds like something left over from WWII. But the soffits (and I don’t think we called them that back then, either) were never closed in, except that lots of folks built custom cupboards up there with paneled doors. It was very popular to store things up there (especially our newly-invented electrical appliances), and also to have display dioramas — cats were popular, but you could display almost any knick-knacks you had.

]]> By: Retro Renovation » 61 Mamie Pink Kitchens: Let’s start with 10 from the big name brands - St. Charles, GE, American-Standard, Crane, Formica and more http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/comment-page-1/#comment-5568 Retro Renovation » 61 Mamie Pink Kitchens: Let’s start with 10 from the big name brands - St. Charles, GE, American-Standard, Crane, Formica and more Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:53:22 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/15/1953-formica-pink-kitchen-todays-kitchen-flashback-design/#comment-5568 [...] #3, a 1953 pink Formica kitchen (which we have analyzed before): [...] [...] #3, a 1953 pink Formica kitchen (which we have analyzed before): [...]

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