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vintage-knotty-pine-kitchen

I LOVE KNOTTY PINE KITCHENS. They were very popular in the postwar era — they fit with our interest in both western ranch and early American interiors… they were were affordable… and the material was available.

Heck yeah there is more…

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Recreate Don & Betty Draper’s 50s Mad Men kitchen

by pam kueber on August 18, 2008

You can recreate this kitchen - easily!
You can recreate this kitchen – easily. Image copyright AMC

And if you’re not into scouting for vintage items – don’t worry, you can do it with all-new products and materials available today.

Yes – if you love Betty’s knotty pine, 50s kitchen – you can recreate one for your own home.

The keys to this kitchen are the knotty pine cabinets, of course…the laminate countertop with metal edging…the cabinet hardware…and the wallpaper. Pull them together with new or vintage appliances – and a goodly number of knick knacks — and you’re in business. Supply your own lechery, heartache, intrigue and backstabbing. Here is the checklist:

Here are links to previous posts with more detailed information about a number of these resources:


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Old House Interiors - photos by Steve Gross and Sue Daly

The August issue of Old House Interiors features a Catskills cabin including several rooms decked out in 1950s knotty pine kitchen. I adore knotty pine, and if I ever finish off my attic – it’s getting knotty pine paneling finished with amber shellac.

Knotty pine was very popular in the postwar era – due to our country’s continued fascination with both colonial and our western-ranch heritage…because it was easy to DIY (in an era of much DIYing)…and because it was inexpensive. Heck yeah there is more…

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