Comments on: In praise of vintage Daystrom dinettes

By: Carolyn Gilden

Carolyn Gilden — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:14:14 +0000

My mother in law bought a Daystrom Table and 4 chairs in the 1950’s. When I married her son (1962) in got her Daystrom. It has been in constant use since then and my kids are fighting over it. They both want it.( We made cookies, glued on it , plus homework,etc.) It still has the original cover that has been recovered by me many times. The rubber tips to the chairs have finally worn through and I am having trouble replacing them. It is a really neat design with double legs on each chair leg so I need a tip that has a place for 2 legs. Does anyone have an idea when I can find this or have some custom made?

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:49:47 +0000

I have this table, but no chairs. My Aunt Fran told me this summer that she custom picked her colors after she got married so its aqua on top and black edging instead of chrome. This is my prize possession! Does anyone know where I can send pictures for an unofficial appraisal?

By: Heidi Swank

Heidi Swank — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:40:32 +0000

While not for real people, this Watko dinette on ebay is wonderful. Wish I had had stuff like this for my dolls when I was a kid.

Item number: 130315074135

Gotta love the pink chairs with the black speckles!

By: Elvis (aka) Jane

Elvis (aka) Jane — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:49:08 +0000

Russell, we replaced the cracked, yellow plastic-covered sidelights at our front door with reeded glass and were able to get it from a local glass shop (Portland). Besides looking much nicer and letting in lots more light, our kitties like it because they can (sorta) see who’s at the door! I’d use in in our interior if I could just figure out a place to put it….

By: Russell

Russell — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:42:07 +0000

Elvis/Jane, I too love the cross reeded glass, I have a similar partition in my 56 ranch. You can see it under “readers homes”. However this one really stands out because of the light background colors. I’ll have to remember that when I get to redoing the kitchen. I found one supplier that still makes the glass http://www.tglass.com. Sounds like there are probably others. I really dig those splayed legs on the table.

By: Pam Kueber

Pam Kueber — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:09:01 +0000

Elvis/Jane – here at the home show I see there are many styles of glass still available – included the reeded/fluted. Very nice!

By: Holyoke Cindy

Holyoke Cindy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:57:32 +0000

I can imagine sitting there with my morning coffee. I still use my set of Revereware pots and pans which might be what they show in the background….Mom’s homemade soup simmering?

By: vintage_gal Colleen

vintage_gal Colleen — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:10:10 +0000

I love this – such a pretty set, and I’m dead set on getting a room divider/cabinet like the one in the photo. Even if I have to make it myself!
If anyone is looking for a formica set and lives near East Hartford, Connecticut, here’s a pretty sweet set on Ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RETRO-CHROME-VINYL-FORMICA-TABLE-CHAIRS-50s60s_W0QQitemZ300299155272QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item300299155272&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
Only $100. Needs a lttle work, they say. Not a bad price at all.

By: super kawaii mama

super kawaii mama — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:59:07 +0000

I’m with Jita. I’ve looked all over for a partition like that. So lovely. And the way the sheer curtains match the wallpaper exactly is just heavenly.

By: Elvis (aka) Jane

Elvis (aka) Jane — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:35:28 +0000

Yes, Jita, I love that translucent reeded glass.
But the dinette is pretty cute, too. I particularly like the hairpin legs.