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. 🙂
Sandie Sinatra says
God Bless Nora and her beautiful home! I look forward to more pix of her home and of Christopher and Francisco’s remodeled home. I looove the pink and blue bathroom and the pink kitchen. I’m planning to use a lot of pink to decorate my new apartment to go with my pink 60’s sofa! Just a matter of picking the accent color! LOL! 🙂
MbS says
PINK PINK PINK kitch….I need new specs and I might get some from here:
http://www.warbyparker.com/womens-eyewear-fillmore-eyeglass-frame-dark-tortoise?sc=7
Very cool retro frames and at 99 complete. AND, if you buy a pair, they donate a pair to needy poorly-sighted people.
MbS says
We had a pick kitchen growing up, with pink appliances, including cabinet fridge/freezer set ups.
I adore the metal canisters! We had the cups and tumblers in pastel metal but oh, my, sigh oh sigh: LOVE them.
And, pink is a nice color with brown, as is turquoise….so brown appliances are not a disaster as so many think…..
Nora is so lovely. Vintage Lady/Vintage House: Nora, I want to be YOU!!!!
Andrea says
Wow! 89 and still glamorous and beautiful! Love the house, too.
Lacey says
What a cute little lady! 😀 I love the canisters too
Cedar says
That oven is making me swoon…okay so her entire house is….but–that oven!
Jen says
How delightful! What a wonderful neighbor Nora must be. 🙂
Eartha Kitsch says
I love her! And her home! Both lovely in every way.
John says
I want that paper towel holder!
Elaine says
What a wonderful story. She looks so happy, I am going to be smiling all day thinking about her and her lovely home. It is wonderful for her to have people who appreciate her style as neighbors.