Retro Renovation » aquamarine http://retrorenovation.com A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:59:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Edie’s happy aqua and white kitchen http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/02/edies-happy-aqua-and-white-kitchen/ http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/02/edies-happy-aqua-and-white-kitchen/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 08:00:19 +0000 pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/?p=13639
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    turquoise-kitchenWe’ve had some spirited discussions about painting our wooden kitchen cabinets – and we’ve also shown some vintage two-tone illustrations before — and when I saw this photo, I thought it would appeal to readers, for sure. It’s Edie’s kitchen, from her blog, LifeInGrace. Isn’t it beautiful?

    She and a helper repainted the cabinets that came with the house themselves. She chose a cheery aquamarine for the base cabinets, white for the wall cabinets and notice that the island is painted a dark gray-green.  Her post contains all the product details – plus check out her cheap and cheerful lighting solution for the wall cabinets – brilliant! Thanks, Edie, for letting me feature the photo — your kitchen is a triumph!

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    Reader Chris spotted this yummy set of aquamarine GE metal kitchen cabinets in St. Louis. Thanks, Chris! If anyone’s interested the email address is: sale-897416998@craigslist.org

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    Several readers have asked about color combo’s for their yellow kitchens, including what I thought of a turquoise/aquamarine floor. Hey – this works fine, don’t you think? Aquamarine actually has more yellow than blue in it. And how about the pink walls – including the butterfly wallpaper.

    Another readers asked about installing boomerang/chevron pulls on cabinet doors vertically. This looks great, too!

    Finally, re the floor – notice the three stripes of darker green vinyl tile interrupting the mass of floor… nice, without overdoing it.

    Altogether… such a well-designed kitchen!

    Thanks to Java1888 from flickr for the photo — he has TONS of great vintage images on his photostream, he’s one of my very favorites! Image: Youngstown Kitchens.

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