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My basement is floored with Corlon - a lot of it.  It has been through a lot in the 40+ years it's been down there and still looks like new.  We had Armstrong Designer Solarium in the kitchen area for a number of years, in the late 80's I put in Corlon.  It still looks great today, I strip and wax it yearly or every other year.  It's off white and has taken a lot of wear and it too looks great.  Every now and then I kick around the idea of replacing it with an off white cork floor, which would be the 4th floor the kitchen would have...

 

Each of us has differing tastes, to be honest I kind of cringed as I took the virtual tour of that house.  So much of it made me want to get away from it as fast as possible.  Wasn't so much the grass cloth, but the brick and the paneling.  Not to mention the beams.   To the OP if the house "speaks" to you that's great, we all connect with our environment differently.
 
I just noticed

it's weird that the paint on the appliances is fading in the middle, but not the edges - but it's only happening on the stove and dishwasher, not the fridge - unless it's supposed to be that way - I can't imagine why it would NOT be a solid color though.
 
Coppertone

Was a shaded color (darker around the perimeter of the panel/surface) as was Avocado as was Harvest Gold.  In 1977, with GE's introduction of The New Naturals, the shading went away and the colors were given slightly different names; Avocado became Fresh Avocado, Harvest Gold became Harvest, and Coppertone was replaced with Coffee.  The other major appliance manufacturers quickly followed GE's lead and altered and renamed their colors, too.

 

Coppertone was introduced late in the 1963 model year, possibly with the introduction of the 1964 models.

 

lawrence
 
so then why

would they do the oven and dishwasher that way, but not the fridge? Looking at that kitchen, I'm guessing the fridge is the same age as the rest of the appliances.
 
Look at the right edge on the bottom door of the fridge. That definitely looks like indication of being provision for reversing the door. That was a much later innovation. Could it be a newer fridge that was painted to match dishwasher and range?

But at the same time the style of the handles, bottom grille and emblem would indicate early to mid 70s. The fridge looks just like my parents 1977 Harvest Gold 15.6 cf which is still in the kitchen and running fine since day one without one repair.
 
One possibility is that the refrigerator pre-dated the construction of the house, and was not coppertone.  The owners could have brought it from a previous residence and had it painted.  No way to know with up close and personal inspection.

 

lawrence
 
My aunt had

the same refrigerator in Avocado. She got in new in about 1971, or 72. Wooden handle before 1970 weren't in yet. GE changed the style in about 1976. Square bottom grille in black.
 
This is the kitchen I grew up in. My parents remodeled it in the early 70's. Before the remodel the kitchen was mid 1950's. They purchased the house from an elderly couple in 1970. Money was tight so they kept the cabinets but everything else was replaced. My mother never wanted a dishwasher, so it wasn't installed. He sold the house last year just as shown. Stove, refrigerator, hood, central a/c and furnace were purchased at Sears. The Maytag washer was purchased at a different store. The maytage shown replaced the one my mother had when I was born. She kept it for 21 years and replaced it because she wanted a newer model Maytag. It was still functioning when she traded it in.

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My thoughts

I like the GE appliances, the front of the house, but not the arches. We've had a brick fireplace that rose to the ceiling, 18ft. I like brick, but just not this particular brick used. I like grasscloth and flocking - used it the 80's in my parent's house flat. It was subdued texture and lighter, because the spaces were dark. Anyways..what some love in flooring is interesting. I like some vintage floors and would look for other options available in that decade(not keen on what's there).

I like that fridge in your parent's house, Jason.
 
OMG ! Sorry, sorry, sorry I really don't want to offend anyone. The appliances are for sure interesting and nice and build to last...

...but all together in my eyes this kitchen is HORRIBLE UGLY.
Absolutely everything.
The ceiling fixture is not only ugly but it's freaking me out ! :O

Sorry guys this is only my opinion
 
That octagon floor is

from the early 70s????

REALLY??

I would have never guessed that. I really like it and that kitchen. I can't imagine why anyone would NOT want a dishwasher though. That kitchen isn't nearly as horrendous as the first kitchen.
 
Mark-- One of my classmates lived in a house with the dark octagon floor pattern---but with dark paint and cabinetry typical of the mid-1970s. I recall that no matter how many lights you turned on in the kitchen/dining area you still couldn't see because everything was so dark. Coppertone appliances, as well. It was like a black hole in space, LOL.
 
Is that electric baseboard heat or gas hydronic? It's nicer inside than I expected from the kitchen (honestly, don't really like it very much, but the photos aren't that great either).
 
How could

The 50s and very early 60s be so perfect and the 70s be so ugly!!LOL....I cant look at any shade of yellow for long..grew up with a vulgar yellow kitchen!YUCK!..Give me pink or turquoise , metal cabinets and lots of chrome ANYDAY!
 
@ Frigilux

Yep - 50's and 60s kitchens looks much better than 70s kitchens (I guess with a few exceptions here and there)

Most people seemed to want to go so freaking dark, like frigilux said.

It's like - the kitchen I grew up in - some weird shade of a mix of puke green colors for the floor, white appliances, super dark cabinets, and ugly green built in bar as a kitchen table...My grandma's kitchen wasn't much better. White appliances, and really dark brown floor, brown cabinets..
 
The darkness is the main reason I hate that period of decor so much. Most of those homes were like caves. I hate caves. I like bright and airy otherwise I get very depressed.
 

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