Thanks to Betsy for sending along this wonderful 1962 time capsule house, she writes:
Check out this beautiful plaid kitchen! But oh, the fireplace….
I love this kitchen not only because it is bold and uses my favorite color, orange, but also because it shows how you can combine wallpaper patterns effectively. Yes: You can mix plaids and flowers; the key, I think, is getting the “scale” and of course, the colors, right. This kitchen also does a fantastic job of using wallpaper to tie together the harvest gold appliances and the orange countertops. And even the kitchen cabinets have a yellow cast. I wish we could see the floor.
I spoke to the listing agent Bill Livingston by phone this morning. In addition to giving me permission to feature a few photos from the listing, he was super appreciative of efforts today to recognize and preserve the quality of midcentury houses. He said he’s been in the business 42 years, and in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area where he does business, he’s seeing the desire to maintain well-made original features of vintage houses “coming back around.” That’s great news!
This house, which is for sale for $150,000 in a suburb about 25 miles north of Harrisburg, is a one-owner home. It was built by a builder, for himself, Bill said, so you can imagine it’s well built. It’s also quite the groove palace — with a two-way fireplace, cool built-ins and… a kitchen of my dreams.
Thanks, Betsy, for the tip, and Bill, for being an appreciative agent.
See more photos of the house here on Bill’s website. (link now gone)
Valerie Paige says
bummer…I live in Lancaster and my husband & I have been on the hunt for the perfect time capsule house for almost two years now…too bad this is a bit too far north for us 🙁
kate mckinnon says
That orange Formica is excellent, and I ADORE the fabulous dining round attached. WHAT a beauty!
Hopefully your post will help it find a Midcentury Lover, Pam.
gsciencechick says
Really charming, plus the greenhouse is a nice bonus!
hannah says
See, that’s sorta the funky look I’m going for in my kitchen. I WISH Mr. Wonderful were open to at least one wall having some sort of wallpaper. Love the funky flower slammed up against the plaid.
And I found it interesting to see the aqua family/living room starkly divided by the wood dining area (?). Loved it.
nina462 says
nice house. the only update I’d do is get rid of loose carpet and look at the hardwood floors underneath.
marielle higbee says
I just LOVE this house! The only thing I don’t like is- whoever buys this house is probably going to remodel it and erase all of it’s retro beauty with granite counter tops etc… 🙁
JKM says
That looks like a KitchenAid dishwasher – maybe from the 70’s? Our 1977 model was original to our home (which we purchased in 1993 – also when I painted over the avocado green front) but it finally died about a year ago. Loved the “look” but it started making grinding noises, quit cleaning very well and had to be replaced. Before it completely died, repairmen would marvel at it when they made service calls.
lynda says
JKM,
That is a KitchenAid dishwasher. We bought one like that the year we built our house in 1977 and put the white front on to match our cabinets. In 1985 we added on to the kitchen and bought a second dishwasher. We were lucky to find a matching one because the design was changed that year, but I found a floor model. We finally replaced both dishwashers in 2003. The newer one was still working and we gave it to a friend to install in her kitchen. I would say either that dishwasher was not used much or it does not work now.
Dave says
Love the Tiffany Blue wall color, but I don’t believe I would have painted the cabinetry with it too.
Guy H. says
I love it! The website also has a nice picture of the bathroom with it’s pink tile. Great use of color!
Jo Wilhelm says
I bet you’re right, Lynda! Our house was built in ’65 and our oven & range hood are green with avocado highlights. *I know they’re original, as our stick-built cabinets were constructed to fit the 27″ drop-in oven, without a filler piece in sight.*