Knotty pine kitchen and more - in this month’s Old House Interiors
Mid Mod Pam on Aug 08 2008 at 8:00 am | Filed under: kitchen
The August issue of Old House Interiors features a Catskills cabin including several rooms decked out in 1950s knotty pine kitchen. I adore knotty pine, and if I ever finish off my attic - it’s getting knotty pine paneling finished with amber shellac.
Knotty pine was very popular in the postwar era - due to our country’s continued fascination with both colonial and our western-ranch heritage…because it was easy to DIY (in an era of much DIYing)…and because it was inexpensive. One of the interesting points from the story - EVERYONE loves this cottage and the owner’s builder-friend is going to start replicating the look (and the small house) in other, new Catskill cottages. I’m tellin’ you, those whole 50s live small, live cosy and unpretentious thing - it’s big!
Some other knotty pine posts:
- Arian’s contemporary in Fla.
- A ’60s knotty pine kitchen - and how to replicate the look!
- Autumn birch cabinets - paneled doors - that also approach this look.
Pick up your copy of Old House Interiors in bookstores (like Barnes & Noble), or call the editorial office for a copy: (978) 283-3200 during ET business hours. Photograph(s) by Steve Gross and Sue Daley for Old-House Interiors.
Seems like everyone has knotty pine memories — what’s yours?
When Wayne was a kid in the late 50s/early 60s, his father — a pioneer DIY-er — put up knotty pine paneling in the living room and dining area of their 1910-era cottage (along with a dropped ceiling of acoustical tiles — ugh). He also used knotty pine and acoustical tiles in the attic when he converted it into a bedroom for Wayne’s older brothers. Wayne later bought the house from his parents, so, he lived with that knotty pine for decades. He grew to hate it (and the acoustical tiles), but, the problem was that it just was not the right look in that lovely, Victorian-style cottage. We’ve seen knotty pine used in dens of 50s-era ranches, and it’s a really nice, cozy look.
My great aunt’s house is entirely paneled in knotty pine! My dad is moving into the house and loves the all the wood. In our rental the ceiling of the former sunroom is knotty pine and the basement has painted pine paneling. A lot of the houses I see for sale here still have pine dens and basements!
I had a lead about 9 months ago on a lot of FREE knotty pine paneling from C-List. I didn’t get it as I was just a bit too slow with the e-mail. I was going to do my music room/den with it. I’m sorta trying to do themes with different rooms. My music room/den is going to be that sorta Adirondack lodge getaway room. What used to be my living room is now a fully functional Tiki Bar! My second bedroom is now the Theater complete with stadium seating (the couch is on a raised platform and is staged behind the love seat). I know, I’m weird.