Comments on: Trish and her two-family 50s house in Woonsocket, RI http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:22:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ann http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-47599 Ann Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:49:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-47599 The kitchen floor dates to somewhere in the 70's. We bought our 1950 ranch house in 1980 and the previous owner had done an update sometime in the 1970's. The kitchen floor was the same pattern and color as this. Also, we were the proud owners of wall to wall burnt orange shag carpet in every room but the kitchen and bath! Plus, avocado green Mexican tile had been installed in the entry, bath, and laundry room. I wish they had left everything as is....sigh. The kitchen floor dates to somewhere in the 70’s. We bought our 1950 ranch house in 1980 and the previous owner had done an update sometime in the 1970’s. The kitchen floor was the same pattern and color as this. Also, we were the proud owners of wall to wall burnt orange shag carpet in every room but the kitchen and bath! Plus, avocado green Mexican tile had been installed in the entry, bath, and laundry room. I wish they had left everything as is….sigh.

]]> By: patti http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-39438 patti Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:42:22 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-39438 I'm looking for pictures of a black and white tile bathroom. Regular size tile and also 1 or 2 " square/hexagon glued on 12 x 12 mesh. I'd like the mesh for the tub surround or at least to accent the regular size tiles. I'd like the floor to be in the regular size tiles, but don't know what kind of trim to buy for any of it. Can anyone help me? I’m looking for pictures of a black and white tile bathroom. Regular size tile and also 1 or 2 ” square/hexagon glued on 12 x 12 mesh. I’d like the mesh for the tub surround or at least to accent the regular size tiles. I’d like the floor to be in the regular size tiles, but don’t know what kind of trim to buy for any of it. Can anyone help me?

]]> By: Kathy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-33395 Kathy Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:56:09 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-33395 Oh!, that framing around the sink is so cute! The shelving on each side and the sweet little thing across the top.Love it. Oh!, that framing around the sink is so cute! The shelving on each side and the sweet little thing across the top.Love it.

]]> By: Lois http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-33189 Lois Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:31:51 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-33189 I disagree about the kitchen sink. My boyfriend's parents built their current house in the 1940's after the old farmhouse burnt down and the kitchen sink is just like this one, and is likewise installed on top of the linoleum-covered plywood countertop. Their cupboards are made of plywood and were built in place (many of the old-time carpenters built cupboards on site). I disagree about the kitchen sink. My boyfriend’s parents built their current house in the 1940’s after the old farmhouse burnt down and the kitchen sink is just like this one, and is likewise installed on top of the linoleum-covered plywood countertop. Their cupboards are made of plywood and were built in place (many of the old-time carpenters built cupboards on site).

]]> By: Another Amy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-7378 Another Amy Thu, 15 May 2008 18:14:03 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7378 Oh, my God. We had this flooring in our tiny San Francisco kitchen, and I'm breaking out in spots just seeing the same pattern. It was in horrible shape when we began renting. Scuffed, worn, burn marks, etc. The embossed surface also made it very hard to clean, because dust and other particles got stuck in the different levels of each square. I miss many things about that house, but NOT the kitchen floor. Oh, my God. We had this flooring in our tiny San Francisco kitchen, and I’m breaking out in spots just seeing the same pattern. It was in horrible shape when we began renting. Scuffed, worn, burn marks, etc. The embossed surface also made it very hard to clean, because dust and other particles got stuck in the different levels of each square.

I miss many things about that house, but NOT the kitchen floor.

]]> By: Amy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-7275 Amy Tue, 13 May 2008 20:07:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7275 I am so drooling over the pink bathroom! I am so drooling over the pink bathroom!

]]> By: Palm Springs Stephan http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-7230 Palm Springs Stephan Mon, 12 May 2008 18:22:41 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7230 LOVE the pink and black bathroom!!! I agree with Pam that a black toilet seat and lid would really "pop" ... preferrably one with chromed metal hinges rather than the modern plastic hinges. That vanity definitely looks like something from the 1970s. I'd snatch that thing out in a heartbeat and but in a black wall-mounted sink with chrome legs. Unless, of course, the tub or shower is white. Then I think you'd be obligated to either use a white sink or (more fun!) replace the tub with a black one. VERY dramatic! Throw in some Miller Studios chalkware fish wall plaques and you'd have the best bathroom in the neighborhood! I am going to disagree (with all due respect) with Pam when it comes to the kitchen. Judging solely by the photos, I have the feeling that the kitchen cabinets are themselves original, though I suspect they were once clear varnished to match the panel wainscoting on the walls and painted over only later. I think the countertops may be original, too, though perhaps the sink is not. I do agree with Pam that the stove is probably early 1960s, though probably not later than 1965. And I agree with Pam that the flooring looks like something from the early 1970s. LOVE the pink and black bathroom!!! I agree with Pam that a black toilet seat and lid would really “pop” … preferrably one with chromed metal hinges rather than the modern plastic hinges. That vanity definitely looks like something from the 1970s. I’d snatch that thing out in a heartbeat and but in a black wall-mounted sink with chrome legs. Unless, of course, the tub or shower is white. Then I think you’d be obligated to either use a white sink or (more fun!) replace the tub with a black one. VERY dramatic! Throw in some Miller Studios chalkware fish wall plaques and you’d have the best bathroom in the neighborhood!
I am going to disagree (with all due respect) with Pam when it comes to the kitchen. Judging solely by the photos, I have the feeling that the kitchen cabinets are themselves original, though I suspect they were once clear varnished to match the panel wainscoting on the walls and painted over only later. I think the countertops may be original, too, though perhaps the sink is not. I do agree with Pam that the stove is probably early 1960s, though probably not later than 1965. And I agree with Pam that the flooring looks like something from the early 1970s.

]]> By: Trish http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-7224 Trish Mon, 12 May 2008 16:57:43 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7224 Pam, thanks so much for the post! I'm definately keeping the tiles in the bathroom. The only thing that I want to change is the kitchen floor. Its in really good shape, but its making the kitchen look so much smaller than it is because its so dark. Hopefully I can get to it before my mother moves in there, and hopefully with a few suggestions! Pam, thanks so much for the post! I’m definately keeping the tiles in the bathroom. The only thing that I want to change is the kitchen floor. Its in really good shape, but its making the kitchen look so much smaller than it is because its so dark. Hopefully I can get to it before my mother moves in there, and hopefully with a few suggestions!

]]> By: Jason http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-7222 Jason Mon, 12 May 2008 14:31:30 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7222 Awesome bathroom tile on the walls and floor. I hope you end up keeping it. Awesome bathroom tile on the walls and floor. I hope you end up keeping it.

]]> By: maddy123 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-7221 maddy123 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:23:12 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7221 Gorgeous tile and floor in the bathroom. I'm amazed that so much of the flooring (bathroom and elsewhere) looks to be in such good shape after so long. Gorgeous tile and floor in the bathroom.

I’m amazed that so much of the flooring (bathroom and elsewhere) looks to be in such good shape after so long.

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