Comments on: Youngstown Kitchens Monterey cabinets http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:58:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kathy http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40378 kathy Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:07:39 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40378 hi, I grew up in Youngstown but was too young to remember this, however, was in Hollywood recently in a diner and they had someof the original ads for Youngstown kitchens on the diner walls, very interesting, makes sense since Youngstown produced steel hi, I grew up in Youngstown but was too young to remember this, however, was in Hollywood recently in a diner and they had someof the original ads for Youngstown kitchens on the diner walls, very interesting, makes sense since Youngstown produced steel

]]> By: Alison Marie http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40339 Alison Marie Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:40:07 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40339 I would guess those angled slider cabinets died out because they were awful....I've used those slider cabinets....when they slide. They doors to get stuck on the track (kitchens, grease, dust) , or things fall inside the cabinet and block the door. Plus they don't actually give you any more storage space despite the extra visual space they take up by widening out at the top. Perhaps if the bottom was deeper than the top they'd have been a little more useful. I would guess those angled slider cabinets died out because they were awful….I’ve used those slider cabinets….when they slide. They doors to get stuck on the track (kitchens, grease, dust) , or things fall inside the cabinet and block the door. Plus they don’t actually give you any more storage space despite the extra visual space they take up by widening out at the top. Perhaps if the bottom was deeper than the top they’d have been a little more useful.

]]> By: MidCMitzi http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40280 MidCMitzi Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:55:35 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40280 I love the little knitting stand in the corner, with the balls of yarn and needles sticking out! I love the little knitting stand in the corner, with the balls of yarn and needles sticking out!

]]> By: Lara Jane http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40268 Lara Jane Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:59:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40268 I love the angled & slider cabinets! You just don't see enough of them. I'd be willing to forgo a bit of storage for them, but like my husband says, I'm definitely "form over function!" And Pam, I completely get what you're saying about having too much. I use that very term, "oppressive." We're in the process of purging, sorting, and packing, and I can't believe how much we've accumulated in 11 short years of marriage! I don't want to be burdened by anything I don't love or use, so we're paring down and it's lightening the burden! I love the angled & slider cabinets! You just don’t see enough of them. I’d be willing to forgo a bit of storage for them, but like my husband says, I’m definitely “form over function!”

And Pam, I completely get what you’re saying about having too much. I use that very term, “oppressive.” We’re in the process of purging, sorting, and packing, and I can’t believe how much we’ve accumulated in 11 short years of marriage! I don’t want to be burdened by anything I don’t love or use, so we’re paring down and it’s lightening the burden!

]]> By: Gina http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40266 Gina Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:08:59 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40266 I wonder if splash wasn't a problem with the slider cabinets. I wonder if splash wasn’t a problem with the slider cabinets.

]]> By: catherine http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40264 catherine Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:35:36 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40264 my sister has these exact cabinets in her (1958) house. sadly, it appears the kitchen had a facelift in the 70s. the cabinets are painted to look like wood and all the original handles are replaced. the original linoleum is under some vinyl sheet, and it's a really cool grey/white/pink that i bet looked awesome with the original taupe colored cabinets!! my sister has these exact cabinets in her (1958) house. sadly, it appears the kitchen had a facelift in the 70s. the cabinets are painted to look like wood and all the original handles are replaced. the original linoleum is under some vinyl sheet, and it’s a really cool grey/white/pink that i bet looked awesome with the original taupe colored cabinets!!

]]> By: Virginia http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/28/youngstown-kitchens-monterey-cabinets/comment-page-1/#comment-40262 Virginia Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:50:38 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16255#comment-40262 Wow, beer steins! I guess by 1957 a reference to German culture had lost its wartime subtext. Love those slider cabinets! Wow, beer steins! I guess by 1957 a reference to German culture had lost its wartime subtext. Love those slider cabinets!

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