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    18 colors for 1960s St. Charles steel kitchen cabinets

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    Posted by: pam kueber • March 18, 2014

    1960s kitchen cabinet colorsToday, from my archive of vintage marketing materials: A tri-fold brochure showing the 18 paint colors available for St. Charles steel kitchen cabinets in the 1960s. I will estimate that these kitchen cabinet paint colors are mid-1960s because of the Harvest Gold — which I have seen before in St. Charles cabinets, dated 1966. But, hey, there is still Carnation pink — so Mamie’s sway had not completely diminished. 

    1960s kitchen cabinet colorsavocado green harvest gold

    st charles kitchen colors 1957

    1957 kitchen cabinet paint colors for St. Charles

    We’ve seen quite a few of these colors in the wild… A few are “close” to some of the colors in my 1957 St. Charles Kitchens catalog… but now we have more to look for. Apricot? Antique Gold? Black Pearl? Capri Blue? I would sure love to see these before I head to that big retro party in the sky.

    st. charles kitchens catalogst charles kitchen catalogsst charles kitchen cabinet brochureThe graphics are just too fun.

    See all our stories about vintage St. Charles kitchen cabinets by clicking here. 

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    1. Scott Peters says

      January 14, 2016 at 9:30 am

      I need a St Charles white drawer face 29 3/4 x 11 3/4 vintage preferred but if someone is making these that would work. Thanks, Scott

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      • pam kueber says

        January 14, 2016 at 9:37 am

        no one is making them. you need to find salvage…

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    2. Scott says

      January 18, 2016 at 11:41 am

      Thanks, Pam: any idea as to where I would start looking? Scott

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      • pam kueber says

        January 18, 2016 at 12:14 pm

        craiglist, local salvage shops, ask neighbors (if these cabinets were common to your neighborhood)

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    3. Esther says

      July 17, 2017 at 9:50 am

      My blue St. Charles cabinets are stamped “H Blue” on the back side (we took them down to install the backsplash). My guess is that they are circa 1957. The blue is not as rich as the Horizon blue in the photo above (I’m sure they faded over 60 years) but the kitchen is awesome — the slide out shelves, lazy susan corner cabinets, spice racks. So ahead of their time.

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    4. Sarah says

      May 14, 2018 at 8:54 am

      I have 1952 st Charles metal kitchen cabinets. Can anyone tell me how to remove the doors? Thank you!

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      • Pam Kueber says

        May 14, 2018 at 10:11 am

        Too many types of cabinets designed over the years to be able to give this specific advice. Please also be aware that there can be hazards in vintage materials and their layers — renovate safe https://retrorenovation.com/renovate-safe/

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