One of our best stories yet! Christopher and Francisco send this wonderful email and photos:Pam,I have enjoyed your blog for so long. It is an endless source of inspiration in the restoration of our Philadelphia row home. Soon after we moved in, we met our neighbor Nora, an 89 year old widow with a passion for clothes, make-up, and MCM. Her home is immaculate. The kitchen, probably remodeled in the 60’s, has beautiful pink formica counters, wood cabinets, a Caloric wall oven, and a secret wall compartment for the paper towels.
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Nora’s favorite color is pink and her husband’s was blue. He remodeled a former bedroom into a large master bath using both colors. Nora is one of thirteen children. She grew up in the three bedroom house across the street. “The bathroom was the size of a phone booth,” Nora always says. Her husband Pete made sure she had the bathroom of her dreams.
We have many more pictures of Nora’s home and our own remodel. I look forward to sharing these with you. We love our pink bathroom and our retro kitchen. We are currently refinishing a set of metal Geneva wall cabinets and putting a new shine on our light blue 1950’s VCT floor tile. It is a pleasure to share this with you. Thank you so much.
– Christopher and Francisco
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Thank YOU, Christopher & Francisco. I can’t even express how happy this story makes me. One of the things I love the best THE best THE BEST about our mid century homes is the fact that their original owners are still around to tell us their stories … and to share with us their immense gratitude at having these homes — even the smallest among them. Tell Nora, thank you so much for sharing her story with us! And my GOSH, she looks fantastic. See how that pink bounces off your skin and makes you all glowy? Or — in this case — I think the glow is coming from the inside. 🙂
vintigchik says
I want her as my grandma and go eat cookies at her wonderful home 🙂
steven says
She looks great doesn’t she? Great cheek bones!
Alycia says
Love her home and that paper towel holder/hider is so cool. If only new homes had cool things like that!
Cathy says
I love it!!!!
Karen says
I absolutely love it!
Amy from China Shepherdess says
Absolutely, charming. And I love that hideaway paper towel holder!
Stacey says
Cute! Reminds me a lot of my house. She has the same kitchen cabs that I do, but mine have been painted.
Love her oven!!!! And that cool flip-down paper towel holder is awesome!
drex says
Oh my! That Caloric wall oven is dreamy!
Amy Hill says
I just love Romance!
Chris says
Wow! Nora is a treasure! What a sweetheart her husband was to her! I loooove the house! It’s immaculate; looks like a show place, only she actually lives there! Great pics, wonderful detail. Gotta have one of those hide away paper towel holders!! Awesome!!