Mid-Century Kitchen Renovation

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After working on a kitchen renovation for 6 months, I'm pleased to say that the project is 99% complete (the base cabinets and doors need another coat of paint and the wall cabinet doors over the refrigerator do not fit properly and need some more work). Here are some photos that I took today during lunch. This first one is the area to the left of the sink, looking towards the breakfast room.

Lawrence

 

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Right of Sink

This shot pans around to the right side of the sink, and includes the 1958 GE Combination.

L

 

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Laundry!

Area opposite the refrigerator, featuring the 1977 'Tags.

L

 

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Pantry

This shot looks towards the breakfast room and includes the new (packed full) pantry. The refrigerator originally sat where the pantry is now.

L

 

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Opposite Direction

The view from the breakfast room towards the kitchen.
L

 

[luxflairguy]

STUNNING!

 

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Breakfast

Ok, couldn't resist showing off the breakfast room. I've had the Eames chairs for close to 20 years, but found the table on New Years Day on Atlanta's Craigslist - I think the wood and the lines work great with the chairs.

L

 

[ronhic]

Kitchen is FAB...

...and whilst not trying to remove the amount of work you've done...

That table and chairs is stunning....

 

[gyrafoam]

Lawrence, it looks fabulous!

 

[perc-o-prince]

WOW!!!

Looks fantastic. Enjoy it in good health

Rich

 

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During

Here's a photo taken during the work. I re-used the existing cabinets, which were 50-year-old knotty pine with the original finish. You can see the (lovely) yellow plastic laminate countertop that came with the house (purchased this house 3 years ago last month). The house was built in 1957 and did not include a dishwasher but one was added at some time by the former owners. There was space (where the refrigerator sits now) for a washing machine, but no provisions for a dryer. Eventually a dryer was installed in the storage room on the carport, like most homes in this neighborhood. Where the laundry is now there was originally a banquette, long ago removed. The wall cabinets were taken down and reinforced, cleaned up and painted; new doors and drawer fronts were installed.

Hardware came from Rejuvenation, countertop is Formica's Boomerang pattern in coral, the stainless steel trim on the counter was purchased from a company in New York (I would have to look up the name), the flooring is Forbo Marmoleum. The range was purchased from Antiqueappliances when I moved in and only needed cleaning up (not restoration). The refrigerator was purchased on Ebay from a Phoenix seller (was orginally pink) and I had it shipped to Antiqueappliances for restoration. Unfortunately, it is not cooling properly and is due to be shipped back this Friday for some investigative work.

L

 

[luxflairguy]

You should ask Petek for his floor lamp to complete the breakfast room!
I'm pleased to see you use 4 gang plugs in the kitchen. There are never enough plugs to go around in most kitchen.
I have the owner's manual for that GE range if you are interested in a copy. Greg

 

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Gracias

Thanks for the compliments, I've enjoyed the process in spite of how long it took. I did the kitchen for me - not for resale - my goal being to approximate what it could have looked like when the house was built. For instance, the microwave is on a shelf in the pantry, not exposed in the kitchen since they wouldn't have existed then. The base cabinets are black to help conceal the dishwasher. The Formica and the linoleum products existed in 1957, that's why they were selected.

Lawrence

 

[petek]

Looks really good. Is that circline light on the ceiling original to the house?
Just gotta get a vintage Western Electric wallphone and you're set LOL

 

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Light Fixture

As far as I can tell, that is the original fixture in the kitchen. At first I was going to replace it but couldn't find anything I liked, then decided just to polish it up and continue to use it. I used to have an aunt who had a pair of those in her kitchen and I remember thinking how TACKEY they were. I'm glad I decided to keep it.

L

 

[qsd-dan]

Looks fantastic!! Just need to fix the modern eyesore of a phone with a beautiful vintage rotary one.

I will have to admit that I liked that yellow counter top. I'm sure it was pretty scratched up though, like they usually get with age.

Great job!

 

[douglasdc6]

Kitchen light

Nothing tackey about that vintage fluorescent circline fixture.

Glad you decided to keep it .

I`ve also seen a few of the 3 bulb fixtures - Talk about wild - they are so cool.

 

[mixfinder]

Hidden Agenda

Have you hidden the roll away dishwasher in the pantry or have you restored to a time when dishwashers weren't the norm! The workmanship is so great and man oh man is that table the bee's knees!

 

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Dishwasher

The dishwasher is between the sink and the refrigerator. It's just a GE tall tub model in black and it blends in (i.e., disappears) just like I wanted it to.

Greg, thanks for the offer of a Use and Care book on the range, but I managed to find one on Ebay several years ago, so I'm all set!

L