Category: Readers and 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"!
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Ruth’s blue Geneva kitchen… peach and pink bathrooms… and more

Ruth’s Geneva kitchen, pink bathroom, peach bathroom, Tennessee granite fireplace — everything in her 1957 Michigan home — are just fantastic. I thought that I..
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Should Nancy paint her vintage wood cabinets?

Glamorlux Nancy in Fairfax, Virginia, is updating her 50s kitchen and has her inspiration photo all ready to go. The kitchen is already quite nice..
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Retro bathroom and kitchen: Luscious features from Cindy’s 60s Holyoke house

Hi Pam, Since discovering RetroRenovation.com it has become a “must go to site” each morning! Thanks for all the information and enthusiasm you provide. I..
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Trish and her two-family 50s house in Woonsocket, RI

Welcome to Woonsocket Trish (way fun to write that), who has questions about her new/old two-family in the beautiful state of Rhode Island: Categoriesreaders and..
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Amy and her San Diego bungalow kitchen

San Diego Amy writes: Hi Pam, Our kitchen is a galley kitchen about 9×9 in a small Southern CA bungalow. We just moved into our..
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Ellen’s search to recreate her parents’ Crosley kitchen

I’ve been emailing with Massachusetts Ellen for a while, about her quest to re-create her parent’s 1955 kitchen. CategoriesReaders and Their Kitchens Steel kitchensTagsCrosley kitchen
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Amy’s 1953 time capsule, Portland

Portland Amy wrote to ask about paint colors and I requested more info — so that we can all continue our 50s voyeurism. Amy writes:..
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