Comments on: 1955 time capsule ranch bungalow in St. Louis – frozen in time http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/20/a-1950s-ranch-bungalow-time-capsule-in-st-louis-frozen-in-time/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary Beth from Austin http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/20/a-1950s-ranch-bungalow-time-capsule-in-st-louis-frozen-in-time/comment-page-1/#comment-82640 Mary Beth from Austin Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:56:23 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=9127#comment-82640 I am humbled by the story of the immigrants living. I feel so wasteful! I bought a 1955 ranch house 12 years ago from the original owners. After living in it for 10 years and enjoying the knotty pine cabinets in the kitchen my spouse, upon marriage and moving into my home, convinced me to remodel the kitchen. I still have regrets. The good news is the cabinets are solid wood and still there, and now have a coating of white paint. Alas, I have TONS of iron hardware (pulls and hinges) from these cabinets and some from the living room. The ones from the kitchen look like the ones in the picture in the link below. The living room pulls are a heart with a circle pull. I love them. I want someone to have them who will upcycle them in their home. Does anyone have an idea of how I might sell them? Love this site! Cabinet pulls like these: http://retrorenovation.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/rotator/1950s-kitchen.jpg I am humbled by the story of the immigrants living. I feel so wasteful!

I bought a 1955 ranch house 12 years ago from the original owners. After living in it for 10 years and enjoying the knotty pine cabinets in the kitchen my spouse, upon marriage and moving into my home, convinced me to remodel the kitchen. I still have regrets. The good news is the cabinets are solid wood and still there, and now have a coating of white paint.

Alas, I have TONS of iron hardware (pulls and hinges) from these cabinets and some from the living room. The ones from the kitchen look like the ones in the picture in the link below. The living room pulls are a heart with a circle pull. I love them. I want someone to have them who will upcycle them in their home. Does anyone have an idea of how I might sell them?

Love this site!

Cabinet pulls like these:

http://retrorenovation.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/rotator/1950s-kitchen.jpg

]]> By: Joe Felice http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/20/a-1950s-ranch-bungalow-time-capsule-in-st-louis-frozen-in-time/comment-page-1/#comment-66681 Joe Felice Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:31:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=9127#comment-66681 OMG! I have nearly that exact same bedroom suite! OMG! I have nearly that exact same bedroom suite!

]]> By: Jason http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/20/a-1950s-ranch-bungalow-time-capsule-in-st-louis-frozen-in-time/comment-page-1/#comment-51450 Jason Mon, 24 May 2010 02:15:18 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=9127#comment-51450 A side line on the "company only" use of certain parts of the house.......In one of the last episodes of season 3 of Mad Men, the family gathered in the living room to talk about the separating of the parents. The daughter, Sally, has a frightened look on her face and asks, "Why are we in the living room?". Kudos to the writers of the show for that little bit of dialogue detail which relates to the subject at hand. My Mom grew up in the 30's and 40's and though I do not know much about her in those years, I do believe that is where her need/desire for cleanliness was embedded. Growing up, Mom would spend all day on Saturday cleaning the house. The furniture that was bought in the mid 60's was still as pristine when we relocated to Florida in the mid 80's. Mom's living room in the Florida house was seldom used and then mostly when guests visited. Same with the dining rooms of boths houses. I, myself, love the vintage look and now that I am living in Mom's house.....and as much as it pains me to remove the decorating that she did......I am enjoying "retro-ing" the house out for a late 1950's appearance. The St Louis home featured should serve as an inspiration to many of us. Thanks. A side line on the “company only” use of certain parts of the house…….In one of the last episodes of season 3 of Mad Men, the family gathered in the living room to talk about the separating of the parents. The daughter, Sally, has a frightened look on her face and asks, “Why are we in the living room?”. Kudos to the writers of the show for that little bit of dialogue detail which relates to the subject at hand.

My Mom grew up in the 30′s and 40′s and though I do not know much about her in those years, I do believe that is where her need/desire for cleanliness was embedded. Growing up, Mom would spend all day on Saturday cleaning the house. The furniture that was bought in the mid 60′s was still as pristine when we relocated to Florida in the mid 80′s. Mom’s living room in the Florida house was seldom used and then mostly when guests visited. Same with the dining rooms of boths houses.

I, myself, love the vintage look and now that I am living in Mom’s house…..and as much as it pains me to remove the decorating that she did……I am enjoying “retro-ing” the house out for a late 1950′s appearance.

The St Louis home featured should serve as an inspiration to many of us. Thanks.

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