Nathan recently purchased a 1962 time capsule home. He truly appreciates the beauty and history in this blonde wood kitchen full of pristine, museum-quality appliances not to mention a fabulous pink porcelain drainboard sink. But, he is himself a craftsman and furniture maker, and has his own creative vision for a mid-century inspired kitchen of his dreams. So, now he is trying to find the right buyer for this mint, unused 1962 kitchen including a pink General Electric combination wall mount refrigerator, a pink GE automatic electric built-In oven, a pink GE cooktop, a pink GE dishwasher, and a pink cast iron double bowl sink.
UPDATE: As of Feb 2015 — this kitchen HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SOLD.
UPDATE Jan. 2018: I was first with this story in 2010 — EIGHT years ago — and to this day, other blogs are still rewriting the story and promoting it as if it’s new. Yikes.
Nathan purchased the home late last year from the original owner, who built the house but for personal reasons never lived in it. Oh my, the kitchen is a real beauty.
Once the shock wears off, be sure to notice also the mosaic tile on the floor, and the four-inch tiles on the backsplash, on the soffits, on the wall in the dinette. I’ve never seen tile on soffits, for example. The cabinets — the pink countertops and appliances — the tile — and the light — all combine to make this a luminous kitchen indeed.
Oh, and I’ve never seen scribing (I think that’s what it’s called) of the ‘vents’ underneath the sink and cooktop like this before. The atomic cabinet pulls are gorgeous, too — note, Nathan plans to keep the cabinet hardware.
Nathan for sure is selling the appliances and the drainboard sink. The kitchen, he fears, will not demo well, because it is built directly into the walls. But it’s a possibility that it could also be removed intact.
Finally, I want to forewarn: No chest beating, please, in Comments, over Nathan’s decision not to keep this kitchen. I have never ever said this site is all about having to keep everything original. At its heart, in addition to identifying resources, I’m about just helping people understand what they have in their homes so that they can make informed decisions. Nathan knows what he has, and wants the kitchen to go to someone who will truly be able to love it. (The gorgeous vintage light fixture – stays.)
Click on the gallery shot above to go to Nathan’s flickr photostream to see more photos. You can also see some of his custom furniture by Nathan Chandler — I’ll feature some of his mid-century inspired pieces shortly. Thank you, Nathan, for giving us the opportunity to see your kitchen and potentially, to help find it a good home.
Sandra says
WOW! What an absolutely FABULOUS kitchen!!! I am literally breathless. I hope it can be removed in-tact and that it will be passed on to someone who loves it as much as I do.
wendy says
Hi I was just curious what state is the house in? East Coast? West coast?
pam kueber says
Illinois
KM says
The sink! OMG! I hope that bad boy went to a good home- I have never seen anything like it!
KM says
OMG OMG!
I hope he put that thing on a location scouting list!
kimmeth says
wow, the shock has still not worn off – did the kitchen ever find a good home?
Nancy says
The bar stools look just like some we bought several months ago at a flea market: five for $50! They are great!
In the late 1970s, we lived in a house with a pink refrigerator. Now i know what kitchen it belonged in!
Olivia says
Oh wow, I wish I could make a home for that kitchen. I really love the color of the cabinets and the hardware is to die for!
Ericka says
That kitchen made my heart skip a beat. And pristine — wow wow wow. I can’t imagine changing that perfection.
Jane says
I love that he is selling the kitchen- re-use, recycle, awesome! What a great idea! I am blown away by the gorgeous condition of everything, not to mention the pink-ness! What kind of stools are those? Love them!
Adam Richards says
I have an identical set of those chrome kitchen containers, neat to see those in a photo set here on retro renovation! They’re marked “Flour” “Sugar” “Coffee” and “Tea”. Bought my set for $10 at the local Salvation Army… SCORE!!! 😀