Mid Mod Pam on Mar 20 2008 | Filed under: dining room, furniture, kitchen
Magbot writes:
Pam, I’ve been following your saga since you first found your kitchen cabinets (can’t recall how I found out, probably mentioned in some other design blog), and swooning over your gorgeous reno. I fervently hope to someday redo a mid-C ranch as impeccably as you have.
My question: I’ve owned several of the [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 20 2008 | Filed under: ebay
Another online pick from Sarah Superstar. Hey Maggie, do yours look like this?
I LOVE the way that GE pushbutton panel looks, it is so cool from a graphic standpoint. But then, I am prejudiced by my own 1959 GE Pushbutton stove.
Thanks, Sarah! P.S. I want to live in Victoria, BC! Talk about gorgeous!
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 19 2008 | Filed under: countertops, kitchen
I felt blog ego come upon me (horrors, ego!) when Ronn challenged my assessment that the countertop in this kitchen was original. Maybe yes, maybe no, but if his belief is that it’s 90s because of the integral backsplash and edge (rather than the pattern) - I did respond that I’ve spotted integral design [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 19 2008 | Filed under: ebay
This are so cool! A toy Youngstown kitchen dishwasher, full 10″ tall — it works — and comes with little dishes, all in the original box and with the original paperwork. Apparently, this was a giveaway when you bought a real “Jet Tower” dishwasher. I have tons of early 50s marketing literature, and I [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 18 2008 | Filed under: kitchen
Professor Pam here. So don’t you all feel like BETTER PEOPLE for having read about Philip Johnson’s kitchen? I do! In fact, I am going to re-read Monday’s story right now!
Meanwhile, here’s a pop fun, 1957 (the mega year!) kitchen for you. One of my favorites - which shows that yes, you can pickle/wash your [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 10 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, kitchen, steel kitchen cabinets
Regular readers might be interested in the February edition of Old House Interiors magazine, which includes a feature on our kitchen, along with an “Inspired By” piece that I got to byline, at the back. Yes, that’s me in my vintage dress that matches the kitchen This was incredible fun, with all my thanks [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 09 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, steel kitchen cabinets
Youngstown Kitchens were the #1 brand of steel kitchen cabinets across America in the postwar period. As a result, we see lots of these “fitted kitchen” sets come available for sales - with lots of choices of cabinets pieces.
While I am still in the early stages of gathering the history of these cabinets, I do [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Feb 29 2008 | Filed under: kitchen, steel kitchen cabinets
This is the “trend-setting new ‘PIONEER’ by American Kitchen” - 1956. I find it so fascinating. It was right about this time that steel kitchen cabinets started to lose their battle against wood. But it was a slow death. And along the way they decided they’d rather switch than fight. That is, these cabinets have [...]
