The house that the 70s built

[Brent-Aucoin]

Jason,
Your house is great!
Love the cat!
Always liked the GE Dishwasher you have. Never had one, but everyone that I knew that had one, or still has one running, thinks the world of them. (Thanks Bob for your post. I forgot you had one for a long time. Love the cycle sequence talk!)
Glad that you and your wife and animals are settling in.
Great Pictures.
Brent

 

[toggleswitch2]

Hi *WAVES*

Nice to see you posting. Lovely house!

 

[nmaineman36]

Nice house.....that GE dishwasher is very nice. I had a Kenmore version of it in the mid 80's and loved it. That upper rack is very flexible the center row of tines...with the short tines in the back was for bowls. I was always amazed at how much that rack would hold. The lower rack held alot as well. I used to load the plates in the back left area and on the right was where the pots and pans went. I did use the saucer shelf. Loved the MultiOrbit wash arm. And thats one design I wish they brought back. That wash system was very effective. The Kenmore called the arm an Eliptical arm...changing positions of the jets with each pass. It amazed me with just 13 total jets how well it could get a big nasty load so clean. Plus even with its small motor it had plenty of power to spare. Thats a keeper.

 

[andrewinorlando]

It was worth buying the house just for that dishwasher!! Congratulations on the new place....much happiness.

 

[gadgetgary]

GE 1200

Love that DW...I have the 2800 version and it is in perfect working condition...

 

[jasonl]

A $93,000 dishwasher LOL!

Wow, so the DW's a hit, eh? Well, it works perfectly and cleans well. My only complaint is it doesn't dry the top rack all that well. I love the pushbutton starting and the relaxing noises.

Washertalk, you're correct. The top cabinets are WAY too high. Believe it or not, those are brand new light fixtures and they won't bump your head (unless you're really tall and they are adjustable. The original light fixtures were UGLY so I went down to Lowe's and got those.

Unfortunately, Helen hates the color of those cabinets so a remodel (OMG) is in the future... UNDER THE CONDITION that the cabinets are traditional style and can somewhat keep the 1970s feel in the kitchen. There were light colored cabinets in the 70s so that's what we're going far. And the DW stays as long as I can keep it working.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Looks like 30" long cabinets, which are meant to be at a 7 foot height from the floor, or 1 foot from a standard 8 foot ceiling. (Usually, in the old days, under a false 1 foot soffit).

Uppers replaced with 42's (length), mounted at the smae height should do the trick.

 

[jasonl]

Cat

That's Jasper, the Jukebox Cat sitting in the MIDDLE of it all cleaning and scratching hisself. He was licking his ass prior but I didn't want to make this a PG-rated thread LOL.

 

[jasonl]

And the garage

Will one day be home to the Seeburg, the washers, possibly another console stereo, my drums, and the 50s Westy stove.

 

[lightedcontrols]

Jason & Helen!

It's BEAUTIFUL!!! That Magnavox looks right at home! Mark

 

[rickr]

Nice home Jason, and just the style that you wanted. 1970's. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing!

 

[sudsmaster]

Nice.

Those tall kitchen cabinets might actually be a good thing. You might be able to keep a 6 qt KA stand mixer under one of them. It's something like 18 inches high, needs a lot of space.

The cabinets also seem to be of decent quality. Have you considered simply painting them (white/cream) instead of replacing them? I'd look into that, especially if they are real wood/plywood instead of that gawd awful particle board that so many cheap modern kitchen cabinets are made of.

The cabinets are a little darker than those in my '70's kitchen. Somehow I think they are crying out for avocado appliances, though. A modern bronze would probably fit as well.

 

[neptunebob]

Now all you need is avocado Maytags, love beads, a creepy shower, and viola, that 70's show! Oh, and we can not forget the Vista Cruiser.

 

[rpm]

GE PotScrubber

I have in front of me the July 17 1979 Woman's Day magazine.
There is a two page spread of your dishwasher.
It has a quote from Mrs Brenda Dixon from Dallas Texas.
She says,
"I was skeptical.I didn't think my Potscrubber 111 dishwasher would get off dried bbq sauce."
"It is the best dishwasher I've ever had".
The quote from GE is,
Thank you, Mrs.Dixon.In fact, the Potscrubber 111 dishwasher is the best Generial Electric has ever made.It holds more dishes,cleans them better than ever before and runs quietly too.The Potscrubber 111 dishwasher also uses less hot water, to save you money,and has a special energy saving button to save even more.
The Potscrubber 111 dishwasher.It's the best dishwasher we've ever made
GE.

 

[fonografmaniac]

ge record player!

for those 70's fans on here, this is for yall. you don't see this model too often, but i have the same player and itz dates back from 1972.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[70series]

That is a nice house. Thank you for sharing those pictures. I don't venture into this forum much, but since I had not seen any posts from you in the Imperial Forum lately, I was beginning to wonder what happened to you. With the move and all the "fun" that goes along with it, you obviously have had a lot to juggle. I'm glad you are posting again.

I hope you put the garage in order for your washers very soon. You must be chomping at the bit to hook up that Kenmore 800.

Have a good one,
James