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Retro ranch kitchen - autumn birch cabinets and bandana colors create a cheery 50s California look

Mid Mod Pam on May 19 2008 | Filed under: kitchen

This kitchen makes me very happy. It would be very nice in a classic western storybook ranch. Want to create one of your very own? Read on:

Some of my very favorite cabinets, from Omega. Finish choice: Autumn Birch:

You can get cabinet pulls just like this from Amerock, but in black:

Several wallpapers are from the usual [...]

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Knotty pine kitchens: Cozy and modern at the same time

Mid Mod Pam on Dec 26 2007 | Filed under: kitchen

I love knotty pine kitchens. They were very popular in the postwar era - they fit with that colonial feel and yet were light, which was associated with all things modern.
In fact, in researching this post I read a 2001 story from the New York Times that said knotty pine is hot again - [...]

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