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/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:25:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig Cadwell http://retrorenovation.com/2008/11/24/carries-time-capsule-storybook-ranch-in-los-banos-calif/comment-page-1/#comment-54730 Craig Cadwell Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:48:05 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=6940#comment-54730 Awesome house! The model you live in was built by Walter Bollenbacher and Louis L. Kelton developers. They have numerous developments in San Diego county and I think I live in possibly the largest tract in Spring Valley, CA. I have always loved these houses, sadly they are being stripped of their scroll work trim, fake shutters, garages being converted to bedrooms, etc. I am taking pictures of the finest original examples to preserve their memory. Our house has the knotty pine cabinets, brown O'keefe & Merritt wall mount oven with matching range, the knotty pine paneling in the living room, diamond pane double hung windows and the best part is the glitter on the ceiling. Keep this house the way it is! Awesome house! The model you live in was built by Walter Bollenbacher and Louis L. Kelton developers. They have numerous developments in San Diego county and I think I live in possibly the largest tract in Spring Valley, CA. I have always loved these houses, sadly they are being stripped of their scroll work trim, fake shutters, garages being converted to bedrooms, etc. I am taking pictures of the finest original examples to preserve their memory. Our house has the knotty pine cabinets, brown O’keefe & Merritt wall mount oven with matching range, the knotty pine paneling in the living room, diamond pane double hung windows and the best part is the glitter on the ceiling. Keep this house the way it is!

]]> 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.

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