A Time Capsule Kitchen

[drummerboy928]

Not to long ago, I went along with my grandpa to an old farmhouse owned by other family members. From the outside, it didn’t look like much but to my amazement the inside was like stepping back in time a few decades! Everything was so neat, and tidy, and clean, and perfectly well kept that I just had to share it! I decided to share it to this part of the forum because I didn’t know where else it would fit, and I just had to share the kitchen with everyone! Plus I managed to get more pictures of the Kitchenaid Superba dishwasher so it seemed to fit better here anyways. I’m glad I have somewhere to share this where it will be appreciated by many! The kitchen features an older Crosley refrigerator, the Kitchenaid dishwasher, and an old combo GE Microwave and Stove.

I also included a couple pictures of the rest of the house if anyone is curious too!

 

[bradfordwhite]

So comfy. Thanks for sharing it.

It looks so clean, for sure. I wouldn't change anything.

I'm guessing this is west or south-west of the west Chicago burbs.

 

[pulltostart]

The house is very neat!  Interesting mix of styles, too.  My eyes were immediately drawn to the occasional tables in the living room; Lane "Acclaim" pieces (two step tables and one cocktail table).

 

Is the house still occupied?

 

lawrence

 

[tomturbomatic]

Great pics--Thanks for sharing

Looking at that 4 way hydro-sweep, they have hard water. A friend moved into a house in Vero Beach, FL in 1986 that had that GE range with the Microwave over the cooktop.

 

[washerlover]

Very cool! Interesting place for the built-in dishwasher, not near the sink…

 

[petek]

They have the same foot hassock my folks had. The whole house just looks so familiar to me and probably anyone else growing up in the 60s 70s.

 

[petek]

They have the same foot hassock my folks had. The whole house just looks so familiar to me and probably anyone else growing up in the 60s 70s.

 

[drummerboy928]

Reply #2

This house is actually not lived in, and hasn’t been for several years. It’s in a part of rural Illinois, and was a farm house that was owned by a couple of my cousins. They moved away several years ago to other states, but still have ownership of the house. We go over every once in a while to check up on the house to make sure no pipes have had issues and that everything is still how it should be.

 

[steveo]

Smiling from ear-to-ear! Love these pics...wonderful memories and like-furnishings in my families' homes I had forgotten about. Thank you for sharing!

 

[pierreandreply4]

if memorys serve me right dishwasher in pic 3 was portable?

If my memory serves me well dishwasher in pic #3 was also made as a portable version

 

[tomturbomatic]

All three models of KA builtins were available as convertible portables. If this machine did have the butcher block top replaced with the 24 inch counter top and did not have the handle reattached, it would be a beast to pull around, especially on the carpet.

Does the house have a full walkout basement that does not flood?

 

[eurekastar]

I've been watching your great videos on YouTube...you should do one with a running narrative of this house!  It would be fun to watch!

 

[drummerboy928]

This house does have a full walk around basement, but sadly it has flooded in the past, and flooded quite a bit before the sump pump was put in. To this day i’m still trying to convince my family to let me salvage and restore the older Kenmore 500 dryer, and early 70s Maytag A??? in the basement. It’s flooded so bad to the point where the inside of the dryer drum has begun to form rust along the bottom where the water got in and sat for repeated instances, and there’s a visible water line probably 8-10 inches up along the outside of the machines . They may be too far gone at this point but I’m still trying!

As for the rest of the house, if I get the chance to do a video tour of it, I most certainly will!

 

[pierreandreply4]

is there a link to the video?

 

[bradfordwhite]

Just my opinion:
I would turn the water off at the water main or well pump so no matter what happens when no one is there, a leak won't be able to damage the property.

If the basement is still flooding THAT MUCH, or even giving off excess humidity, that will rise up and affect the entire house. Make sure that sump pump is getting the water far away from the foundation. The same for the rain gutters. That is where the water could be coming from.
And get a humidistat in there to see how bad the humidity is. It may be necessary to get a dehumidifier in there to keep mold from growing.

Yeah, if you can save the appliances downstairs, it's for a worthy cause.

 

[drummerboy928]

This house is entirely on well water, since it’s the only house around for about a quarter mile or so, and is pretty much always off. I live nowhere near close enough to go there on a regular basis (about a four hour drive south of me), so my grandpa who lives closer is usually the one who checks up on the place. The owners decided to listen to my grandpa and get the sump pump put in a couple years back, so since then, the basement has not flooded, and there are always several humidifiers throughout the house if i recall correctly, at the very least, there are two big ones in the basement. I believe all of the water in the basement came from all of the rain and snow melting that we get frequently, and it just would build up over time since there was no other way for it to get out, other than to just seep back into the ground.