Since so many readers are dealing with pink legacies, I’m on the lookout for vintage treatments. I actually wanted a pink kitchen, but the decorating gods rewarded my husband with the aquamarine that he preferred.
This Beauty Queen kitchen and lavanette are from the same company, Toledo Desk and Fixture Co., Maumee, Ohio. Oh how I wish I had a lavanette! (See one also in blue, in this 2007 post.)
And, the kitchen is pretty sweet, too. Notice the drawers that convex out – like the English Rose’s and Americans. And, the great stainless steel or chrome handles, like the GE’s. Very stylish!
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Marcy LePique says
I have just bought a 1957 ranch with yellow GE metal cabinets. They are in very good shape. But I H*** [edited} the yellow color. I wish they were aqua! Was yellow just an option in 1957, did they have to pay extra for yellow, or what?? In any case, from my reading here repainting them would diminish their value. Any suggestions? I can’t seem to find anyone to paint them anyway, but I truly h*** [edited] the yellow. Thanks for any help.
pam kueber says
Here’s my story to help folks who are new to their old house: https://retrorenovation.com/2014/09/15/9-tips-start-remodeling/
Yes, yellow likely would have been an option in ’57, although I don’t know that we have the color palettes for GE during that period catalogued here.
Also note, we don’t use the H* word or similar such words here — it’s only decorating! Hence, your comment edited! 😉