Thanks to Wendy, who spotted this unique (to us, so far) set of 1978 St. Charles kitchen cabinets that came up for sale on craigslist in St. Louis. The cabinet boxes are steel, as usual. But the door and drawer fronts seem to be crafted from wood strips, with a natural tone wood bar and wood handles at the top. A very earthy sort of 70s design concept. Hey, I also quite like the color of the countertops. Does anyone know what they would have called this color? Continue for eight more photos of How The 70s Was Done…
The seller sent me additional photographs and gave me permission to feature them on the blog, after I explained that I had never seen this door style design before and love to archive the vintage examples that we find. Thank you!
Seriously, these vintage St. Charles kitchens were amazing — so many features. I am soooo tempted to get in the Ranger and drive down and get these myself, for my office remodel. Seriously.
Click here to see the listing, the seller tells me the cabinets have been taken out of the kitchen and are looking for a new home.
Laura's Last Ditch--Vintage Kitchenwares says
It’s sad they took ’em out, but it’s great they didn’t pitch ’em! These are wonderful!
Dulcie says
They DO look cool, but the practical side of me can only think they would be a pain in the butt to clean. Scrubbing grease or egg yolk out of those crevices would be a nightmare.
Lynne says
I’d call that counter butterscotch or carmel. I like it. Pam, if you do hop in the Ranger, stop by and fetch me! I’ll help you load ’em up. I’m just north of Springfield, IL. It’s an easy drive.
clampers says
Damn! Those are going to look gorgeous with the right paint color! I hope whoever buys them also buys the appliances too.
JKaye says
Maybe butterscotch? Whatever it’s called, it’s wonderful.
Patty says
Looks like they are actually in Springfield, IL – an hour and a half away from St. Louis.
Eartha Kitsch says
I love these. They have a kind of bamboo & tiki look from afar.
Chris says
I was going to say camel or caramel for the countertops!
Laura says
Is that Harvest gold or is it more carmel on the counter tops?
ChrisH says
There are even matching panels for the appliances.