Comments on: Carrie’s home sweet home Cinderella ranch in Los Banos, Calif. http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Renee http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-21601 Renee Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:57:37 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-21601 I have a 60s Westinghouse Brown range that my husband rewired and replaced the elements and thermostat in. I would not part with it for all of the Vikings, Wolfs, Dynasties or any other high end commercial style ranges in the world. It bakes perfectly and doesn't heat the whole kitchen up (a plus in Florida). The burners get very hot, much hotter than today's stoves, even the $5000 Wolfs. It boils a pot for pasta in 10 minutes and also holds a very low even simmer. Not even the top of the line commercial style ranges today work as well as the stoves from the 50s and 60s. I have an old fridge too. My husband calculated that it actually does not use more power than the newer Energy star fridges. My new old fridge does not make iced spinach and rotted yogurt like the new one in my old house did all the time. It doesn't have an icemaker or water on the door, but these are minor tradeoffs for food that is not always spoiling. I have a 60s Westinghouse Brown range that my husband rewired and replaced the elements and thermostat in.

I would not part with it for all of the Vikings, Wolfs, Dynasties or any other high end commercial style ranges in the world.

It bakes perfectly and doesn’t heat the whole kitchen up (a plus in Florida). The burners get very hot, much hotter than today’s stoves, even the $5000 Wolfs. It boils a pot for pasta in 10 minutes and also holds a very low even simmer. Not even the top of the line commercial style ranges today work as well as the stoves from the 50s and 60s.

I have an old fridge too. My husband calculated that it actually does not use more power than the newer Energy star fridges. My new old fridge does not make iced spinach and rotted yogurt like the new one in my old house did all the time. It doesn’t have an icemaker or water on the door, but these are minor tradeoffs for food that is not always spoiling.

]]> By: Michael http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-21412 Michael Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:21:13 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-21412 After I posted that, I looked back and photographs and it's quite similar but not an exact match to what we had. After I posted that, I looked back and photographs and it’s quite similar but not an exact match to what we had.

]]> By: Michael http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-21411 Michael Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:14:39 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-21411 The wallpaper in the kitchen is exactly what was in the house I grew up in. My mom put it up in the early 70's. It is a perfect match to a popular Corning Ware cookware set. My mom had absolutely everything to match that pattern. Every single kitchen doo dad you can imagine! The wallpaper in the kitchen is exactly what was in the house I grew up in. My mom put it up in the early 70’s. It is a perfect match to a popular Corning Ware cookware set. My mom had absolutely everything to match that pattern. Every single kitchen doo dad you can imagine!

]]> By: Sara http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-21311 Sara Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:13:26 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-21311 What about window boxes overflowing with salmon pink geraniums and petunias? What about window boxes overflowing with salmon pink geraniums and petunias?

]]> By: sumacsue http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-21277 sumacsue Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:22:36 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-21277 After reading Alice's comment, I had to go back through all the photos to find the cat -- thanks, Alice, for throwing in a fun little game. What a great house, Carrie! Congratulations to you. It's interesting how a touches like scalloped exterior trim and scalloped switch plates can turn a regular house into something dreamy. Also, while I personally have a more natural (OK, messy) approach to landscaping, I think that these tidy, sculpted bushes and the manicured lawn are a nice foil for the curvy lines of the house trim. What does everyone else think? After reading Alice’s comment, I had to go back through all the photos to find the cat — thanks, Alice, for throwing in a fun little game.

What a great house, Carrie! Congratulations to you. It’s interesting how a touches like scalloped exterior trim and scalloped switch plates can turn a regular house into something dreamy.

Also, while I personally have a more natural (OK, messy) approach to landscaping, I think that these tidy, sculpted bushes and the manicured lawn are a nice foil for the curvy lines of the house trim. What does everyone else think?

]]> By: Alice http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-21232 Alice Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:37:06 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-21232 What a doll-house Carrie! Congrats and enjoy it! (I notice you have the all important asset of a cat as well!) What a doll-house Carrie! Congrats and enjoy it! (I notice you have the all important asset of a cat as well!)

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