Here is a kitchen style that we have not seen featured on the blog before, as I recall. It’s a kitchen with cabinets made from two contrasting colors or designs of laminate. In this case: A starburst white laminate is the “field” color — and yo, a Brady Bunch orange is added to the Revco built-in refrigerator-freezer, wall cabinet doors and as a pop of trim. This kitchen is for sale — click on through for more yummy photos…
Take notice of the vintage woven window shade and the dishwasher — lovely!
I cropped this shot to show that the orange is laminate — not paint. You gotta love the Fred Flinstone floor, too!
Coppertone kitchen cabinet pulls sitting on starburst escutcheons, or backplate.
(Remember, you can replicate this style — although not exactly, and not in coppertone — with knobs and starburst backplates available from Rejuvenation.
52PostnBeam, our cabinet expert over on our Forum (now defunct) where this kitchen was originally posted, says that the Revco refrigerator-freezer shown is pretty darn rare.
The person who is selling the kitchen also sent me photos of the bathroom. It also is getting gutted, and she is happy to sell all the bathroom hardware as well. Hall Mack fish towel rings! A mermaid shower door (note: Be aware of the potential un-tempered glass issue — consult with a professional.) She even mentions: A toilet set embedded with pennies… And do I spy with my little eye maybe a nice mirror with built-in cosmetic box?
Bathroom with lilac sink, toilet and tub. Love the Hall Mack shell towel hardware.
Here is the craigslist link, all this stuff is on Long Island, NY, no prices “make an offer”: 1960s laminate kitchen cabinets.
Gabriella says
My heart just snapped in two when I read that this is all being gutted. So sad!
Susie says
Oh my gooness. I want it all…BIG TIME.
CindyD says
This kitchen is fabulous! I love the starburst laminate with those copper pulls – makes me smile everytime I see them. Looked at them several times yesterday. Thanks for pulling more kitchen and bath photos, Pam!
Michelle says
My mom has the same starburst laminate on her bathroom walls – reminds me of home!
Puddletown Cheryl says
I don’t know anything about tempered glass, but I wonder if you could have a fab shower door like this one, taken out of its frame and tempered by whoever tempers things and save the door? Or have it replicated and then tempered?
betsy says
The kitchen is just right. Orange isn’t my favorite, but THIS would be a keeper if I bought the house. Yes, just right!
And BOTH bathrooms: DREAMY ! Oh, my, I simply LOVE them!
KateG says
Wow!
Is it wrong to fall in love with a kitchen?
pam kueber says
A kitchen will never let you down…
Jamie Blume says
OMG! the starburst print is the exact same thats in my bathroom.. my bathroom has all original pink fixtures in it too. like the sink tub and toilet… and my kitchen had the same print on the wall lining my counters but it was soo old it had to be replaced, so i recreated it totally but with pink and silver… I wish they still made laminate like this. My bathroom needs replaced but im holding on to it for as long as i can…. its too pretty and retro fun to just let it go… whoever buys this house is a very lucky person!! kudos!!
vintage_vantage says
So as I looked at the pictures, the first thing that came to mind was, “Oh, no. NO OPEN TOILET SEATS!”
Beautiful kitchen. I never thought I would love orange like that.
pam kueber says
🙂 i have trained you well
Lynn-O-Matic says
This is utterly fabulous! It doesn’t match the style of my house, but if I had money I’d drive the truck cross-country myself to get this here. Mad love! Heartbreaking to hear the kitchen and baths are being gutted. I’d love to see the rest of the house. Sure wish someone who loves it as is could buy it, and the people who want new could buy a different house. I wonder if they know anything about the people who built it. They must have been some stylish, imaginative folks!