This week it’s pink postwar kitchens of every style – from the 40s through to the 60s. Be sure to check in every day, today through Saturday for a festival of Mamie pink!
To start – let’s head right to 1957, the absolute pinnacle year for pink pink pink!
#1: 1957 GE pink kitchen and look at that all-new Refrigeration Center!:
#2, a 1955 Crane kitchen in Blossom Pink:
#3, a 1953 pink Formica kitchen (which we have analyzed before):
#4, 1956 Westinghouse appliances including the cool wall refrigeration unit — with a pink kitchen:
#5, a 1949 American-Standard kitchen — cabinets that foreshadow the frenzy to come:
#6, very pixelated, but I wanted to show this early pink St. Charles kitchen as well:
#7, a few years later now in the heart of the Mamie years, a 1955 St. Charles pink kitchen:
#8, yes, I’ve been dreaming of a 1956 Westinghouse pink kitchen:
#9, an early- to mid-50s Geneva Blossom Pink kitchen with the classic accent color, red:
And number 10 for today: This gorgeous 1958 GE pink kitchen, which incorporates wood and 60s groove:
Joe says
Pam,
I’m in South Jersey. And there will be plenty of pics as my fiance and I are both avid photographers. 🙂 Now I’m on the hunt for a fridge (new that matches the theme) and some pendant lights for above the sink.
Joe says
I just bought a pink Geneva kitchen…….look for a post soon about the demo of the current kitchen and install of the Geneva………and I’ve got a little surprise in terms of the oven too 😉
Mid Mod Pam says
Joe, congratulations! Be sure to take pictures of your experience as you go and I’ll feature them! Where do you live?
Sara says
That has to be the “coolest” refrigerator ever in kitchen #1! I like the early American decor of the dining area in the background too.
Mid Mod Pam says
Agreed 100%, Sara!
Peta says
Pam, Thanks so much for letting me know about your pink kitchen post. I adore all of those old fittings and appliances! I will be back to visit you often! Peta xx
Amy says
I’m not normally a “pink fan” but it’s hard to choose what my favourite one is 🙂
Amy says
Love it, Love it, Love it…. My boyfriend allowed me to do the bedroom in pink, but the kitchen…. It’ll just have to be a figment of my imagination.
The refrigerator center is the first time I have ever seen anything close to what my mom had in our home in Illinois. I try to explain that it was a turquoise colored fridge that was like upper cabinets, but no one had ever seen that before…. Oh, the memories…
Julie says
Hi Pam,
you have a fantastic blog, and I just love it! Today’s post on the
pink kitchens is absolutely delightful, as a pink kitchen is my dream
kitchen! I wanted to point out that the tea kettle on the cooktop in
kitchen number 9 is still available. It wasn’t designed mid
century, but obviously it still would be authentic! I was tickled to
see it, as I have the same one. In case anyone might be interested, it’s a chrome over copper kettle made by Simplex in England.
They’ve made them since the beginning of the 20th century and still
are.
Femme1 says
OK, what I want to know is…is that fancy glass container in kitchen #9 filled with giant Necco wafers?
Mama Brook says
Dear Pam,
I love you, I love you, I love you! ‘Mamie Pink’ is by far my favorite color, and a pink kitchen (with red and white accents) is what I aspire too! Thank you for giving something to look forward to this week!!!
Keep up the great blogging doll!!!!
xoxo Mama Brook
maddy123 says
The “refrigeration center” is wild!
I’m not big into pink, but loved all the photos of pink kitchens. Wow!