Comments on: 10 ideas for cheery 40s or 50s kitchen curtains http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/14/10-ideas-for-cheery-40s-or-50s-kitchen-curtains/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Fri, 25 May 2012 14:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Becky http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/14/10-ideas-for-cheery-40s-or-50s-kitchen-curtains/comment-page-1/#comment-57778 Becky Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:41:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=15753#comment-57778 Don't forget giant rick-rack for a good trim, too...although this is more appropriate for a 30's or 40's kitchen--like mine--probably. http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d57/beckyleach/Kitchen/KitchenSink.jpg Don’t forget giant rick-rack for a good trim, too…although this is more appropriate for a 30′s or 40′s kitchen–like mine–probably.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d57/beckyleach/Kitchen/KitchenSink.jpg

]]> By: toni http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/14/10-ideas-for-cheery-40s-or-50s-kitchen-curtains/comment-page-1/#comment-56805 toni Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:53:20 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=15753#comment-56805 I thought my prayers had been answered but alas, not today. The two fabrics I thought would be perfect for my late 1940's kitchen are both gone. It's hard to find examples in color of what to look for. I did find two pictures in my photo album taken in our kitchen in the early '50's but they are in black and white. I presume red, green and gray. I'm not being a true vintage remodeler because I've lived with the real thing once already. Now I'm buying the things from my childhood for my kitchen. I am probably going to have to buy tablecloths for curtains. I did find some by the yard toweling here http://www.retro-redheads.com/ that I am leaning heavily toward but it isn't the right red. Your itsey fabric would have been better. I thought my prayers had been answered but alas, not today. The two fabrics I thought would be perfect for my late 1940′s kitchen are both gone. It’s hard to find examples in color of what to look for. I did find two pictures in my photo album taken in our kitchen in the early ’50′s but they are in black and white. I presume red, green and gray. I’m not being a true vintage remodeler because I’ve lived with the real thing once already. Now I’m buying the things from my childhood for my kitchen. I am probably going to have to buy tablecloths for curtains. I did find some by the yard toweling here http://www.retro-redheads.com/ that I am leaning heavily toward but it isn’t the right red. Your itsey fabric would have been better.

]]> By: Ankhorite http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/14/10-ideas-for-cheery-40s-or-50s-kitchen-curtains/comment-page-1/#comment-52419 Ankhorite Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:03:41 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=15753#comment-52419 Wow, all of you are calling it pom-pom -- but I was raised to call it ball fringe. As for the curtains for Stephanie's great kitchen, oh, go with cherries, definitely! But they need to be a brighter red than the example, and perhaps with more pattern than just a clump of cherries every ten inches. More! More! :) I also like gingham... and have you considered a red tablecloth check? Similar to gingham check, but usually with a small pattern in it, such as roosters or quatrefoils (stylized four-petaled flowers) or cherries. See here: http://www.fabricdirect.com/acatalog/Vinyl-Tablecloth-Tavern-Check-Red.html http://cozylittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/07/red-white-checked-tablecloth.html http://images.cafepress.com/product_zoom/164194058v7_225x225_Front_padToSquare-true.png I have a GREAT red-checkered fabric which serves as my outdoor tablecloth... it has black ants printed on it! I bought it at Walmart in 2006 and again in 2008, in their fabric section. Sort of like this, but with more (and cuter) ants: http://www.amazon.com/RAZ-IMPORTS-Red-Check-Tablecloth/dp/B001RHML20 Wow, all of you are calling it pom-pom — but I was raised to call it ball fringe.

As for the curtains for Stephanie’s great kitchen, oh, go with cherries, definitely! But they need to be a brighter red than the example, and perhaps with more pattern than just a clump of cherries every ten inches. More! More! :)

I also like gingham… and have you considered a red tablecloth check? Similar to gingham check, but usually with a small pattern in it, such as roosters or quatrefoils (stylized four-petaled flowers) or cherries.

See here:

http://www.fabricdirect.com/acatalog/Vinyl-Tablecloth-Tavern-Check-Red.html

http://cozylittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/07/red-white-checked-tablecloth.html

http://images.cafepress.com/product_zoom/164194058v7_225x225_Front_padToSquare-true.png

I have a GREAT red-checkered fabric which serves as my outdoor tablecloth… it has black ants printed on it! I bought it at Walmart in 2006 and again in 2008, in their fabric section. Sort of like this, but with more (and cuter) ants:

http://www.amazon.com/RAZ-IMPORTS-Red-Check-Tablecloth/dp/B001RHML20

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