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Readers & their Kitchens

So many great stories about readers and what they have done with their kitchens! Definitely shows there's more than one way "to retro"!

Readers and Their Kitchens

Popular readers and their kitchens

It's so hard to choose, but here are a few all-time favorite reader retro remodels.

vintage kitchen by wren and willow

Wren & Willow’s little bit of perfection 1940s house remodel: Let’s start with the kitchen

midcentury kitchen

58 years in the same 1958 kitchen: Judy’s mom Doreen’s kitchen, Calgary

mid century kitchen remodel

Margie Grace creates a perfect little kitchen for her 1940s house

midcentury-retro-kitchen-wood-cabinets

A family rebuilds and restores a 1953 kitchen to its former glory

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avocado kithen

Stacy celebrates the “avocado goodness” in her 1968 ranch house kitchen

brady bunch house

Recreating a Brady Bunch kitchen — Duane and Wendy show us how!

geneva kitchen cabinets

A 64-year-old Geneva kitchen that looks like it was installed yesterday

affordable mid century kitchen

Scott started with one adorable vintage dinette — and built a picture perfect kitchen around it!

polka dot countertops wilsonart

Blue countertops — with polka dots — dial up the happy in Bridget’s new kitchen

Pink kitchen retro remodel

1953 Sears steel kitchen cabinets — painted pink — take center stage in Monica’s 900 s.f. cabin kitchen remodel

real clay brick flooring

Wonderful brick flooring in Paula’s 1953 house + oh happy kitchen, too

vintage light pole in front of house with drunk man

Addams Family meets Dick Van Dyke: Nanette, Brian and their three dogs’ long journey to their 1952 house

retro kitchen before and after

Reversing the remuddle: Megan & Nick bring their 1947 kitchen back its retro roots

midcentury kitchen after

From “tastefully bland” to history-worthy: Steven and John transform their Palm Springs kitchen

raymond loewy kitchen cabinets

Jennifer’s epic journey to add Raymond Loewy-designed kitchen cabinets in her 1948 house

Elizabeth’s 1965 kitchen before and after — from gloomy … to retrolicious

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