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Looks '60s to me. Maybe even early '70s.

SWEET!!!! You have great taste. :)

I'm fascinated and impressed with how you guys can take an appliance that looks completely trashed and hopeless and turn it into something that just came off the assembly line, shiny and gleaming. How did you learn how to do it? And how long did it take?

This is almost ... ... the identical model Mom had in my childhood home, except the oven door had no window. And it was avocado green. :)

This fridge ... ... is absolutely immaculate. $16,000 might be a bit steep, but consider that as part of a $60,000 kitchen renovation, might very well be within many people's budgets -- if that's what they're looking for.

The secret ingredient for perfect pancakes ... ... Grandma always swore by buttermilk.

Thanks, Cathy ... What drives me crazy about shared laundry facilities in my building is that EVERYONE uses too much detergent in our front-loaders, so no matter how careful I am in using my organic-based detergents, my laundry is still getting bathed in a soup of chemicals left behind by the...

I've been using ... ... a lot more "natural" (vinegar-based) cleaners lately. But last week I was in a bind and reached for some all-purpose spray at the grocery store. It was "Method", which I figured was a cut above the more pedestrian "Fantastic". O M G. The stuff was so powerful it gave...

Thanks guys! It's an "L'Equip". It's called the "RPM" blender. At the time, it had the most powerful blender motor on the market (1/2 horsepower or something like that). I Googled it for you ... looks like they started making it in black (which is kind of sexy -- I admit I've have had...

Oh my! That is ONE sexy machine!!!

"We put one in in our basement 30 years ago" Presumably bolted into a concrete wall.

My Mixmaster ... 1958 model ...

Wall-hung toilet sag ... One of the problems with wall-hung toilets is that over time they will sag. From one of my colleagues overseas who did a bathroom reno: "After talking with plumbers here in the U.K. and bathroom fitters who install wall-hung all over the UK, they will not guarantee...

Well ... "It probably didn't cost more than $199.99 when it was new!!" In late '60s/early '70s dollars. That would be over $1100 (at least) today.

Meh ... Nothing compares to the good ol' "flushometer" toilets you'll still find (thank God) in New York City prewar apartments:

My Mom ... ... also says she personally knows of no housewife in the '50s or '60s who ever did housework in a dress, hose, and heels.

MY mother ... ... HATES these stylized portrayals of Midcentury homemaking. She wasn't a housewife until the late '60s, but she was certainly around for the '50s, and she cringes at how we all look at that era through the stylized Hollywood/Madison Avenue lens. Homemaking back then was...

Growing up ... ... in suburban Pittsburgh, it was generally the older homes (pre-1960) that had gas stoves. Almost all of the newer homes had electric. And it was mostly either a standard-sized range (38 inches?) or a cooktop with two built-in ovens. I remember going into the kitchen of a...

I've always liked ... ... the way the Lady Kenmores used to open to the side, allowing the user full access to the control panel even while it was wide open. For that matter, I've also always liked the way the Lady Kenmore dryers used to open like oven doors, too.

OMG! I want that avocado green GE range in the worst way! DARN my limited electrical service!!!