Pink 1959 Hotpoint Kitchen, Complete with Cabinets

[112561]

On legs, no less! In Stuart, Florida, anyone down here up for a project? A bit pricey, but considering it's not just the cooktop and oven. Going to fall victim to modernization, as you can see the missing ceiling. Front door of house has three glass panels in it.

http://treasure.craigslist.org/clt/3183758379.html

 

[appnut]

Hmph!!  No dishwasher!!  What kind of modern kitchen for 1959 is that!!!

 

[112561]

I was put off that there was no fridge! I forgot about the dishwasher. He has a pink bathroom for sale too, with mermaids etched on the shower doors.

 

[tomturbomatic]

What kind of modern kitchen for 1959 is that!!!

A cheap one. What is that, a dead fish flopped on the shelf above the sink? Those cabinet door pulls are disturbing. What a disaster.

 

[travis]

That's one of the worst kitchens I have ever seen.

 

[moparguy]

Interesting, I have never seen kitchen cabinets on legs... I am sure that it didn't take long at all to realize that not only did you lose space, but you had a cleaning nightmare to get under all of the cabinets!

 

[statenislandgwm]

I have to agree with you guys....

that is one FUGLY kitchen, the cabinets look like they belong in a beauty parlor or some kind of commercial setting, not a residential kitchen!!!

 

[tolivac]

Strange,funky.Years ago--applied for a job in Stuart,Fla-a Company that built AM and FM broadcast transmitters.CSI Electronics-never heard from them-just as well that company went out of business!

 

[112561]

It looks ungainly, but the big attraction is that you seldom ever see appliances like that, people have to have brand new everything in South Florida.

 

Since the house is undergoing modern improvements, the seller didn't seem to find it necessary to tidy and wipe down the kitchen, presentation is everything.

 

I saw a kitchen in a movie made in Wisconsin, in the '70s. It was a cheap movie made by locals, no studio sets. That kitchens cabinets were on legs half that length and not angled. People were doing it, but it apparently was not a big takeoff like todays granite countertops and Tuscan cabinets. Or whatever the hot trend is now.

 

[tomturbomatic]

There was a kitchen up on legs, even the DW, in a shelter magazine from the late 50s or early 60s. It was a nice-looking kitchen. The legs were metal and the cabinets & appliances might have been yellow, but I don't remember much else.

 

[pulltostart]

My parents once had a home in Mobile, AL with kitchen cabinets on legs. The house had been remodeled in the early 60's and featured flush birch cabinet doors, square aluminum legs that separated base cabinets and extended down to the floor, with about 6 or 7 inches of clear space. The range was a Whirlpool drop-in, so only the dishwasher and the refrigerator touched the floor. The floor was an Armstrong Corlon and featured a flash-cove base that extended up the wall about 4 inches. The countertops were a coral laminate. I thought that was the coolest kitchen! Unfortunately, any "design" that it featured was totally lost on my parents. They hated the house for several reasons and only lived there about one year.

lawrence

 

[circlew]

Cabinets with legs

Was in a church kitchen (think it was Sharonville United Methodist) several years ago that had St. Charles steel cabinets that were up on legs. Have also seen numerous magazines from the 50's with such a set up.

 

[combo52]

OMG

There is a reason that we have so many land fills in this country, it is amazing that this kitchen has not attracted a tornado in all this time LOL.

 

[112561]

I love the fact it survived, but sadly not for much longer. This house, and others built around here from about 1957 to 1965 have very thick walls, could survive hurricanes and tornadoes very well. For the record, I don't care for every design trend from 1950 to 1980, there were a lot of "what were they thinking" moments in the mix. I'd be willing to say when that little Hotpoint House was built, it was probably very stylish, cabinet legs or not.