Comments on: Knotty pine kitchen and more – in this month’s Old House Interiors http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/08/knotty-pine-kitchen-and-more-in-this-months-old-house-interiors/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:33:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/08/knotty-pine-kitchen-and-more-in-this-months-old-house-interiors/comment-page-1/#comment-36873 pam kueber Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:22:24 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3299#comment-36873 Welcome, Gabby! I am envious. I want a knotty pine kitchen! Welcome, Gabby! I am envious. I want a knotty pine kitchen!

]]> By: gabby http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/08/knotty-pine-kitchen-and-more-in-this-months-old-house-interiors/comment-page-1/#comment-36869 gabby Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:31:43 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3299#comment-36869 I am on my second Knotty Pine mid century kitchen. I see lots of folks who otherwise love mid century taking out the knotty pine and agree it's time for a comeback. I had a 600 sq ft 1959 cabin ( no, really, it was that small!) that was completely knotty pine....walls, ceiling, floors, etc. It was already in the woods, so to relieve some of the "eyes follow you" effect I whitewashed the bedroom walls. Never again! It's just fine the way it is. The best thing about a knotty pine kitchen is the near indestructability of the finish. Scorch marks, mold or greasy mess? Just sand it a bit and apply two coats of Bullseye Amber varnish. Within two weeks, the patina will blend with the rest and no one will ever be the wiser. Just the easiest to take care of ever. My sister refers to the traditional hammered metal hardware style as""Mister Ed". She's about right. The pix with the yellow oven will look much like ours when we get the clock fixed and back in. Wedgewood-Holly 1959-complete with Rotisserie in the lower oven. I am on my second Knotty Pine mid century kitchen. I see lots of folks who otherwise love mid century taking out the knotty pine and agree it’s time for a comeback. I had a 600 sq ft 1959 cabin ( no, really, it was that small!) that was completely knotty pine….walls, ceiling, floors, etc. It was already in the woods, so to relieve some of the “eyes follow you” effect I whitewashed the bedroom walls. Never again! It’s just fine the way it is.

The best thing about a knotty pine kitchen is the near indestructability of the finish. Scorch marks, mold or greasy mess? Just sand it a bit and apply two coats of Bullseye Amber varnish. Within two weeks, the patina will blend with the rest and no one will ever be the wiser. Just the easiest to take care of ever.

My sister refers to the traditional hammered metal hardware style as”"Mister Ed”. She’s about right. The pix with the yellow oven will look much like ours when we get the clock fixed and back in. Wedgewood-Holly 1959-complete with Rotisserie in the lower oven.

]]> By: chriss http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/08/knotty-pine-kitchen-and-more-in-this-months-old-house-interiors/comment-page-1/#comment-12301 chriss Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:56:48 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3299#comment-12301 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. 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.

]]> By: angela http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/08/knotty-pine-kitchen-and-more-in-this-months-old-house-interiors/comment-page-1/#comment-12031 angela Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:11:36 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3299#comment-12031 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! 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!

]]> By: Sumac Sue http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/08/knotty-pine-kitchen-and-more-in-this-months-old-house-interiors/comment-page-1/#comment-12028 Sumac Sue Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:23:11 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3299#comment-12028 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. 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.

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