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50's Pink Appliances

13 years ago

Trying to get an idea of pricing to sell my old dishwasher and came across this gem - a set of 1950's pink appliances! FYI - I am not being sarcastic - this would be fabulous in the right hands - and figured someone at garden web would appreciate, even just to look at.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pink Appliances for sale

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dianalo
13 years ago
If the function could be updated, I think these could be the start of someone's great renovation.
Alas, I bet they are not functioning near as well as newer or older appliances. The gas stoves made prior to the 50s were made much sturdier. I would not use an old fridge or dw no matter how cute because the energy efficiency must be horrible.
gsciencechick
13 years ago
I really don't know if those wall-mounted fridges work at all, but the other things someone may want to use. Not sure if the DW could be reconditioned. Maybe the wall oven could be used as is.

The only thing with old fridges is hazardous chemicals. My oldest niece and her DH had a sulfur dioxide leak from an old fridge in their basement after he was cleaning the coils and hit them, and they had the hazmat crew out to the house and evacuate for the weekend. The basement carpet had to be ripped up and thrown out, which they were planning to do anyways.
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Yeah, sure, you have already made your decisions about graphics. Nevertheless, ... Instead of a beach, can you find a graphic of the Eifel Tower or a Paris sketch of some kind? The period was Paris crazy and these graphics were everywhere. I have even gone to a sale at a house where these things were handpainted on the basement walls, next to the everpresent 1950s bar, of course. Also, if you can find the Betty Crocker cookbook from the 1960s, you will find amazing line drawings of food, dishes, etc. They would make wonderful graphics in a 1950s-60s kitchen. Your table and chairs are classics. They were in my Grandma's kitchen, in faux shiny gray "marble" unstriped tabletop and upholstery. Consider a second, stronger pink as an accent color. Sorry if this posting is an impudence. You are doing good thinking. Keep at it! Have fun!
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I also agree that if one is not in the business of flipping and has significant ties with greater workers as well as being able to source materials at professional prices, it makes no sense to renovate as a sure fire way to increase resale value. Most major remodel projects are going to cost FAR more than anticipated and be an emotional and physically disruptive experience. I view my condo as a microcosm because it was built in 1965 with some units in their original hideous condition - acrylic showers and all in one tubs; popcorn ceiling as well as what I think were essentially thin plywood slab doors :-). I see what completely virgin units sell for and what completely flipped units sell for and there isn't any way an amateur would be able to make money on the flip given what it is going to cost them for the job as well as carrying costs. In terms of the original poster, her house was built in a certain era and contains period details that are prized by many people just as people now treasure Spanish Colonial, Art Deco, MCM, Craftsmen and other authentic period details. So to put in what is currently trendy - i.e. gray "spa" looking bath or any other contemporary look is not necessarily going to attract more buyers versus a really well done renovation that respects the bones of the house.
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palimpsest
13 years ago
I know two families who had that fridge (one brown, one turquoise) and by the seventies neither one was functioning well. The freezer never worked well, being close to the ceiling in a hot kitchen, and while one family used the fridge portion, they had another fridge and freezer in the basement. The other family used their wall fridge as kitchen cabinets and gave up on in entirely. It was a cool idea that didn't have the technology 55 years ago to back it up.
neesie
13 years ago
I fondly remember an old pink refrigerator and stove in our kitchen while I was growing up (early 60's). I didn't hear of dishwashers until I was a teenager, though! Our stove was a stand-alone and so was the fridge. We had white walls and I cannot remember backsplash or counters. Thanks for a trip down memory lane!

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