You're welcome, happy to help. Note that by highlighting and then right clicking on a bookmark entry, one of the choices you can left click on is "Edit". By editing the name of a bookmark, you can jigger where a particular item will appear in the alphabetic list. A favorite trick of mine to move frequently used items to the top of a computer list is to add 1 or A at the beginning. . So if you frequently access "Topeka Philharmonic" and want it at the top of the list, you can change the entry to "1 Topeka Philharmonic". Once you've saved a URL as a bookmark, you can simply start typing the site's name in the address line and the bookmarked information will appear as a choice.

hi Navi_jen, Rechroming and reporcelaining doesn't cost thousands, but you might want to budget the pieces that are important to you as you go along. Rechroming the knob bezel rings is $12 apiece, and the vents are around $80 the set. Check out GrapeVineSally on eBay - she's located in Pasadena and re-chrome-plates all these pieces, the crumb tray handles, door handle ends, etc. Alternately she keeps a large stock of vintage stove parts, so you can just find the ones you need in her online store -- link below. She's done a number of chrome pieces for my 1949 OKM stove in the past year, and also provided some bits I was missing. I can vouch for her quality and service (real sandblasting and re-plating, not just fake recoating). She'll send you a price list for rechroming and reporcelain services (burner grates, etc) if you shoot her an email - contact me for a copy of her 2013 list, or find her email on her eBay profile. The white porcelain enamel doesn't rust per se unless it has bad chips that are spreading -- could it be just caked dirt on those white parts? (Got pics?) The white bakelite knobs and door handle ends you can fix up yourself with some Wenol chrome metal polish (you can try it on the chrome, too, although it does look like there's a lot of pitting on yours). It polishes beautifully and looks brand new when you're done. Nota bene: some of the pieces that concern you don't actually need chroming, like the underside of the iron stovetop halves you show in the second picture. That's just what they look like over time and exposure to the heat. They were never originally finished because nobody ever sees that side. Just scrub off the loose rust and (optionally) treat them with a rust inhibitor like Penetrol, and you're good to go. More critical is what shape the chrome on the stovetop pieces is in. Mine have a few pitted areas and have worked just fine for years; someday I'll splurge and have them redone, but it's really a cosmetic, not a functional issue, unless the pitting is so bad it's caused actual peeling of the chrome surface. I'd say that if this stove has all your features and these are the worst bits pictured -- and the price is right -- go for it, definitely! Having all the valves, tubes, wiring and other functional bits present is actually more valuable than whether the finish is perfect. And as I've learned, you can pretty much fix up or replace the entire stove save the base iron carcass itself. May I inquire what price they're asking? Depending on where you are -- these stoves are generally cheaper in southern CA where most of them were manufactured, and a bit more expensive out my way in Maine -- a decent 50's vintage gas stove in need of some tlc but basically functional will run between $200 and $1000. It's all so terribly dependent on the seller and circumstance. You could get lucky, or else happen upon someone who, alas, radically overvalues it. Crossing fingers for you! Here is a link that might be useful: Grape Vine Sally's eBay store

There are definitely different grades of chrome plating out there. DH is a car guy and uses this Flitz polish on almost everything. It's supposed to protect. Is your window within reach of an outlet? Could you put a window fan in there and at least connect it while you are showering WITHOUT causing an electrical hazard? We have poor ventillation in our basement bath. I keep a dehumidifier in there, plugged in. It's not the most attractive but I think it does help.

Yes, you can mix finishes and it will look good and still modern and collected over time. If everything has the same finish, it looks as if you went to one store and bought everything from the same line. In other words, more like a store display than a home.