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 and 60s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Another Amy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/#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-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-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-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-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-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.

]]> By: Alice http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/12/trish-and-her-two-family-50s-house-in-woonsocket-ri/#comment-7219 Alice Mon, 12 May 2008 14:13:45 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2214#comment-7219 Trish - your tile work on your pink bathroom floor...what a treasure! Trish - your tile work on your pink bathroom floor…what a treasure!

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