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Home / By the Decade / 1950s

A 1956 yellow-pink-aquamarine Youngstown kitchen – so sweet

pam kueber - Updated: November 4, 2020

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.


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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1950s 1950s Kitchens Vintage catalogs Vintage Steel Kitchen Cabinets

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  1. Marilyn says

    January 27, 2016 at 9:18 am

    Love it …I remember Doris Day had a great yellow kitchen in Pillow Talk…more early 60’s though..

  2. nancyb says

    October 22, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    So sweet and yummy, but not too over-done or cutesy… The kitchen table and lamp add some “edge” with a modern touch. Love it!!! I’ve been going crazy trying to decide on a pattern for our kitchen floor – now here’s another option, dang it!

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