Comments on: 1959 kitchen – scary but wonderful photo of the week!

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:42:15 +0000

So if we put a BBQ inside the kitchen then my husband will cook in the and I can be outside on the patio? Marketing to the wife to make her life easier again. Really, I do love it though. check out the stainless countertops!

By: Wonderfoley

Wonderfoley — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:37:22 +0000

I have that exact char-glo in my kitchen!

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:34:00 +0000

Send me pics, send me pics, Bill!

By: Lawrence Bill

Lawrence Bill — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:48:15 +0000

That looks to be pecky cypress, quite common in the 1950s, sourced from the swamps of Louisiana. We’ve got in our living room and it’s quite beautiful.

By: Retro Renovation » 1959 vintage Drexel: Colonial lives, even heading into the 60s!

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:12:21 +0000

[...] rocks. And (2) we get to see more of that weird and wonderful paneling which we originally saw in this scary photo-post, also from 1959. I will have to see if I have periodicals from that year which identify what this [...]

By: Retro Renovation » 50s kitchen — American brand coppertone and wood combo

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:51:50 +0000

[...] coppertone / light birch color scheme. Hey, look beyond to the dining room — it’s those birch-bark-paneled walls, which we saw last week in the scary kitchen photo. I saw them in another magazine the other day. [...]

By: Sumac Sue

Sumac Sue — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:54:56 +0000

I like how the floor adds a lot of color.

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:04:30 +0000

Wait a minute. Birch bark striations run horizontally…

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:03:47 +0000

Is that birch bark wallpaper? I love it!