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Where to find laminate kitchen and bathroom cabinets

Several readers have asked where to get cabinets faced with laminate, a style very appropriate for mid-century kitchens and bathrooms. I checked my notes from..

Steven’s Mondrian kitchen

Those of you in modern homes, remember to consider a Mondrian-style kitchen if you need to renovate. This one – from Steven’s 1957 Alcoa Aluminum..

Painted MDF kitchen cabinets: Another great choice for a retro renovation

Maribeth’s kitchen points to another excellent idea for retro styled kitchen cabinets: Have your kitchen cabinets built out of MDF, then paint them. CategoriesCabinetsTagscabinetskitchensMDF

Youngstown Kitchens Woodcharm line

Following up on our recent look at Erika’s St. Charles kitchen that combined wood doors with steel kitchen cabinet frames — here is my vintage..

Soffits: Midcentury kitchens need them

I AM AN ADVOCATE OF KITCHEN SOFFITS, or as some readers call them, bulkheads. The postwar era was all about the introduction and spread of..

Fun facts from America’s Kitchens

I’m traveling, and have brought my newest book — “America’s Kitchens” — along as bedtime reading. It’s a keeper, really nicely done. Some tidbits: Introduced..

Kurt’s silver pearlescent 1952 vintage plastic tile kitchen

A READER BLITZ continues – I only have about 50 more to go. Today, one of the wildest vintage kitchens that I have ever seen...

Jake & Barclay’s 1943 kitchen gets a retro update

DOGGIE BLOGGERS JAKE AND BARCLAY — that’s Jake at left, he’s an Eames/Saarinen fan — have a fun blog called The (dog) House. [update: now..

18 kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms from 1949

IN 1949, home interiors generally seemed to have a traditional look, and featured a soft and pretty palette, some jewel tones carried over from glamorous..

Garth and Martha have pro’s soda blast and electrostatically paint their vintage Crosley steel kitchen cabinets

READERS GARTH AND MARTHA from Dallas recently went through the process of having their vintage Crosley metal kitchen cabinets repainted. In this post, Garth recounts..

1964 split level time capsule – great midcentury mailbox and kitchen

THE ESTATE SALE ON FRIDAY was a jackpot — the 1964, single-owner split level house was in gorgeous condition. What I really liked about it..

Retro style kitchen cabinets by Armstrong

Maple cabinets good for a retro-style kitchen. A good choice for a 50s or 60s vintage style kitchen renovation.

12 great products to create a Lodge kitchen

I WAS EXCITED TO SEE AN ALL-NEW DOOR STYLE from Omega/Dynasty: “The Lodge”. Who doesn’t want a cottage with a warm, cozy, rustic-style kitchen? Fortunately,..

Bo Sullivan identifies my vintage pull-down kitchen light

Kitchen photo: Copyright Kit Latham. One of the highlights of my recent visit to Rejuvenation Lighting in Portland was when historian Bo Sullivan was able..

In praise of vintage Daystrom dinettes

These days I am quite in love with cozy vintage dinettes — like this 1953 Daystrom model. Daystrom, along with Arvin, seem to have been..

Jane’s 1956 retro renovation kitchen

Jane aka Elvis sends these photos of her lovely yellow-and-blue retro renovation kitchen. In completing what sounds like a fast-paced update, she combined some of..

Create a sweet pre-war bungalow kitchen

Do you love prewar bungalows and cottages and want to update your kitchen in that charming style? I bumped into this wonderful Clarion farmhouse sink again –..

Diana’s early 60s oak kitchen with plank doors and colonial hardware

Diana’s 1963 home in suburban Pittsburgh includes something that I haven’t seen in the flesh yet — mid century oak cabinets in a “planked” style,..

50s kitchen and bathroom – in the pink – with Beauty Queen

Since so many readers are dealing with pink legacies, I’m on the lookout for vintage treatments. I actually wanted a pink kitchen, but the decorating..

Retro kitchen paint colors from 50s to early 60s Geneva, Republic, St. Charles and Youngstown steel kitchen cabinets

“Vintage_Kitchen” recently wrote to ask about repainting her 60s white steel kitchen cabinets and I also promised this post with suggestions on paint colors for..

Retro Kitchen “Flashback Design Tips”

I’ve always loved this St. Charles kitchen taken from a 50s magazine ad. There are at least 11 ideas you can take from it, first..

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