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Category: Steel kitchens

We've identified about 80 brands of vintage steel kitchen cabinets! All our stories are archived here, in reverse chronological order. NOTE: The buy/sell Forum is now closed; it was being sparsely used after all these years, likely because craiglist has become so commonly used. My reco: Search on craigslist using an aggregator like SearchTempest in order to expand your geographic reach.

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Nationaline steel kitchen cabinets — our 96th brand of vintage metal kitchen cabinets — sort of

Here’s our 96th brand of vintage metal kitchen cabinets, but not really (explanation to come): Nationaline brand steel kitchen cabinets. Thanks to reader Jim for..

New Old Stock Geneva kitchen cabinet badges

Lookie what just showed up on ebay: New Old Stock Geneva kitchen cabinet emblem badges, and in a buncha colors!

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

Carol bought a 1956 house that came with a second kitchen that was barely used. Let's take a look!

Bread box inserts that fit right into your kitchen cabinet drawers: Mice, begone!

Back in they day, they made metal bread boxes to insert right into kitchen cabinet drawers. The idea for these predates fitted kitchen cabinets —..

Morton steel kitchen cabinets — since 1942

Morton Steel Kitchen Cabinets were another relatively early brand. And oh so cute: They called their cabinets “Kit Unette”s and had an illustrated model by..

Berloy Steel Kitchen Cabinets — since at least 1939

Today’s addition to my Retro Renovation Encyclopedia of Vintage Steel Kitchen Cabinets is a pretty rare brand — Berloy Steel Kitchen Cabinets. My catalog is dated..

Dieterich Steel Cabinet Corp. kitchen cabinets — since at least 1933

Continuing work on my Retro Renovation Encyclopedia of Steel Kitchen Cabinets: Dieterich steel kitchen cabinets seem to be among the earliest brands. I see them..

Raymond Loewy, designer of American Kitchens brand steel kitchen cabinets

Raymond Loewy was one of the most important and prolific industrial designers of the 20th Century, so it’s no surprise that he became a contributor..

Murphy Door Bed Company Cabranette steel kitchen cabinets — introduced as early as 1926

Murphy Cabranette Kitchens — introduced in 1926 — made by the Murphy Bed Door Company. Alas, my vintage catalog has no date on it anywhere...

Dupont Dulux steel kitchen cabinets

I’m back from my travels and yes, have posted another story in my continued research about steel kitchen cabinets. And this one — on Dupont..

These Servel kitchen cabinets had a rare, museum-worthy feature — can you guess it?

Yes, I’ve published another important entry in my growing Encyclopedia of Vintage Steel Kitchen Cabinets: A look at the Servel brand. And ooh la la,..

Belknap Steel Kitchen Cabinets

I’m pretty single-minded these days, cranking away on the Encyclopedia: See my latest entry, on steel kitchen cabinets sold by Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing here...

Marvel steel kitchen cabinets — also sold as Westline steel kitchen cabinets

Continuing work on the Encyclopedia, I just published a page on Marvel Steel Kitchens — which were sold as Westline Steel Kitchens by Western Auto..

Briggs Beautyware “Cab-Unettes” — making steel kitchens as early as 1938

I just published a new page all about Briggs Beautyware Steel Kitchen “Cab-Unettes” — for sale as early as 1938, and oh my yes, in..

This time capsule GE steel kitchen has almost everything GE kitchens were famous for!

This vintage GE steel kitchen is quite amazing: It’s chock full of many of the fabulous features that GE offered in its kitchens starting in..

Steel kitchen cabinets — 4 places to buy them made new today

Where to buy steel kitchen cabinets made new today? I get the question fairly often, so decided to update my research on companies making steel..

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

We love pink kitchens, and we love stories of readers who take a big gulp and dive into their design projects “the hard way” —..

Berger Steel Cabinets for Kitchens — a catalog from 1949

One of my goals for 2019 is to work diligently at filling out The Retro Renovation® Encyclopedia of Vintage Steel Kitchen Cabinets. I have about 85..

Regency steel kitchen cabinets — 12-page catalog from the 1950s

Regency steel kitchen cabinets — or were they Regency Quality Kitchens? — or just Quality Kitchens? — likely are a rare vintage brand. These were..

American-Standard steel kitchen cabinets — 16-page catalog from 1953

American-Standard– well-known among vintage home enthusiasts for its gorgeous early- and mid-20th Century sink and bathtub designs — also made its own line of steel..

A new twist on vintage steel kitchen cabinets: Toro Kitchen Cabinets

Do you want the look of vintage steel kitchen cabinets — but don’t want the hassle of searching out, and possibly needing to restore, vintage?..