Continuing to build our portfolio of choices for retro style kitchen cabinets, I spotted this Jamestown plank door style from Holiday Kitchens. Holiday offers this in hickory, and I think that with the right finish it reads “knotty pine.” A few years ago, I also saw a kitchen with this door style in an ivory painted, antiqued and waxed finish. The kitchen was in what I’d call a mid-century coolonial home in Stockbridge, Mass. Yes, another new term I think I just invented: “Cool-onial”. Hip colonial, and in the Stockbridge case, a rambling ranchy country house but one that very very clearly had a colonial pedigree. Finally, I think that this style also could look very nice tinted — another option with mid-century precedents.
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Elizabeth Mary says
When I moved into my former house 25 years ago — a 1926 stucco bungalow — I re-did the kitchen and wanted it to look like 1950’s. There were no cupboards in it as built so I had nice pine cupboards built and painted them white. For hardware I used wrought iron found locally. The maker was Acorn and they are still in business making great wrought iron hardware. You can see their stuff at their website: http://www.acornmfg.com/
Strange and unfortunate outcome — when I sold the house I bought one new latch to replace one that was not working right. It cost $15 and I left it with a note for the new owners. But, they took out all the great black hardware. Don’t remember what they did with the hinges, but they replaced the latches with white plastic nothing knobs — and painted the wood pale yellow. They did leave the blueberry colored laminate counter with metal edging, however. I wonder if they tossed all that gorgeous expensive hardware?
nina462 says
oh heck….looking at those dining room chairs—I have them also! (mine aren’t original–they are only about 4 years old), but they are exactly like those in the pictures. Ha!
nina462 says
That second kitchen shown, with the heavy hammered black hardware is what I have in my original kitchen. And I love it. It was also on my original outside door (that darn it, was thrown away when I had new door installed.–what a mistake!).
At least with the heavy hammered hardware, my black appliance look ok. I wouldn’t know what type of appliances to choose for my 65 ranch.
Coolonial is what my house is!! I have the huge brick fireplace (I could sit in it, it’s that big) with built in cabinets and hardwood floors and wooden ceiling beams, to boot. (not to mention my knotty pine basement!)
Coolonial it is!
Amanda says
I’m happy to report that I’ve been able to find replacement door/drawer pulls like the ones in the bottom picture at my local Lowe’s store (copper, though, not the wrought iron look). Alas, they didn’t have those cool door hinges.
Jeanne says
My upstairs (master bedroom) is all done in knotty pine and has two sets of built-in drawers. The drawers and closet doors have the same black hardware as the kitchen in the example. At first I thought of replacing all the hardware, but I think I’m keeping it. 🙂
I love the word “Cool-onial”. Good work, Pam.
MrsErinD says
Ha I like cool-onial, that’s great! I am going to call my tables that!
Ooo knotty pine cupboards are great, I just love a mix of colonial/traditional and modern, works for me and it seems like a lot of “regular” homes were in that style in the midcentury.
That kitchen is great! Love the handles. But ya, I like natural stains the best, but the paint is cute too.
gavin hastings says
Young Furniture Company in New Hampshire makes beautiful Knotty Pine kitchen cupboards. All wood. I used them in a previous home. They are VERY sturdy, affordable and take paint like a second skin-albeit I thought long and hard before giving them a coat of bone white satin oil.
Elaine says
Well, darn! That cute kitchen to the right has disappeared.
Elaine says
I love knotty pine. I’m going to be so glad if it makes a strong comeback. We had a lake cottage that was built in the early 50s, knotty pine complete, floors, walls, ceilings, cabinets, countertops, built in furniture, doors, everything. It was so beautiful! The kitchen was like the one to the right, but the countertops, floors and walls were pine, too. Unfortunately we had to sell it many years ago when we enjoyed our own personal recession, and it has been through a couple of owners since. Sad to report, the knotty pine is all gone now. The new owner even shingled over the logs outside.
Kat says
I love “cool-onial!” Our cape cod is definitely more colonial/early American than modern, so I love the colonial lovin’. 🙂