Comments on: 1952 time capsule kitchen…70s time capsule bathroom…and more

By: mike

mike — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:24:59 +0000

Hi, Pam. I’m very inspired! I have been looking into buying, renovating and reselling houses, and i always have a mind to save whatever can be saved. I never know if buyers would understand a 1960s bathroom being brought back to life instead of torn out and replaced with the drab and junky bathroom fixtures of today. Your site has bolstered me to go with my instincts and save what can be saved, both for cost efficiancy and style preservation.
Thanks for being fantastic.

By: pam kueber

pam kueber — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:30:14 +0000

Hi Abby, this is not a DIY site as this is not my area of expertise. There are probably lots of other good resources for this on the internet, or you could even talk to the folks at your local hardware of big box hardware story, sometimes they can be very very helpful. Good luck!

By: Abby

Abby — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:51:53 +0000

Hi Pam!

Looking to do a pretty simply “retro renovation”….my question may be silly as I’m a bit of a beginner, but I want to cover a plain, 3 by 4.3 foot table in red vinyl and am wondering if you have any tips on the applications…glue? Staple gun? Ever done this before?

By: pam kueber

pam kueber — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:01:41 +0000

Mark, I assure you, I have close-ups of the Chambers’ upstairs. And, there’s a different model downstairs. Stay tuned, you won’t be disappointed…

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:37 +0000

Yes that is a Chambers built in oven, and on the other wall is a full Chambers stove! Those are the best stoves in the world!
They weigh about 500 lbs so if this an up stairs kitchen……
(who has 2 kitchens anyway?)

By: Bryan Lord

Bryan Lord — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:04 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe it survived all this time.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:48:29 +0000

No way!! THIS is the estate sale I sent you to? I should have gotten on a plane. Time to send my cabinet pulls, babe.

By: MrsErinD

MrsErinD — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:28:52 +0000

DREAMY kitchen!!! Sigh… The only thing I’d do is paint the walls pink and put up some barkcloth cafe curtains! ;O) The floors are the best!

By: midmodms

midmodms — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:25:48 +0000

I think wallpapering ceilings were in style before 1965. I have a memory of being woken by my parent’s hysterical laughter, and creeping downstairs to see what was up. I was about 4 so this would have been 1957ish. They were trying to wall paper the ceiling of the living room and making a disaster of it. They eventually gave up, but I loved watching them laugh so hard.

By: Shannon Stanbro

Shannon Stanbro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:01:16 +0000

As a Realtor, I noticed in one particular town that every house I showed had two kitchens. I just recently learned that it was common for Italian families to have a “show” kitchen and a working kitchen…kinda like the formal livingroom reserved only for guests.