What type of range hood is most classic for a 1920s kitchen?
Hi all. I'm hoping you're still here and can help me after this houzz takeover...I mean, merging.
As a lot of you already know (thanks for the layout advice!), we're renovating our 1927 bungalow kitchen with the following plans thus far:
- Custom cabinets made to match the few remaining original ones in the house (inset shaker style, glass doors in uppers). They'll be painted white, because as far as I can tell, that's what they would have been originally.
- Integrated/paneled fridge and DW to try and blend in
- SS gas range, which we know will stand out, and it will obviously look like a 2010s era range, but functionality wins on that point.
- BS: Thinking about white subway tile because it is classic (though there are some concerns it will look dated in the not-too-distant future).
- Floors: Original oak
- Countertops: TBD
My question is this: what range hood would look best/most appropriate? An integrated/wood one that sort of blends in with the cabinetry, or a stainless steel undercabinet one (NOT chimney)? Obviously, there wouldn't have been a range hood there originally, but we're trying to make the whole kitchen look as period-appropriate as possible while maintaining (improving) functionality.
Will both options look just as dated in 10 years? Which do you think complements a vintage house better? TIA for any advice, opinions, comments, etc!
Simple integrated hood
SS undercabinet
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funkycamper
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Comments (26)Hi Lady_West, I frequent other forums normally, but I noticed your post when signing onto gardenweb today. I wanted to tell you that I love your bungalow and, fwiw, add some suggestions/thoughts on choosing dining tables and chairs :-) Of the choices, I like the table in #4 best. It looks like Tell City furniture to me. My Mom has Tell City in a little different style and she always says the wood is called "hard rock" maple. It has mellowed to rich brown tones and I guess it just looks like home to me :-) Also, about the table in choice #4, the long sides look like they are drop leaf. The bench could go along the side with 2 chairs on the other side and one at each end. That is probably the length it will be, I doubt it has leafs. You will want to measure your dining space to be confident of the max size of extended table that will fit in your dining room. Consider getting around with the chairs in place as well as if there is room for a hutch buffet, if that is included. With a "real" wood dining table, the top is not Formica and will stain and ring (over time) from drink glasses and spills that are not immediately wiped up. Heated dishes can mar the finish as well. That is why most ladies of the "dining room" era would have used table pads under the table cloth, to protect the table surface. For daily use, a Formica top table, while not as pretty, is more scratch resistant, durable and practical for young active families. When viewing the chairs in person, test them for joint strength. Put one hand on the back and the other on the seat, using downward pressure wiggle the chair. You can tell very quickly if they are sturdy or worn out. Also, sit in them and if the back "gives" or makes a pop or crack noise, beware. Long tables, like the one in choice #5, tend to sag in the middle without support. Vintage 5 leg kitchen tables had the support for extra length. A 5 leg kitchen table is another style you might consider in your new home. Also, if the leaves of the table are stored in a closet or under a bed, they can become a different color hue from the unprotected everyday used table. Be sure to examine it all together in daylight, so you can see more clearly what you are getting. You might consider waiting to buy wood dining furniture set until you uncover and refinish your wood floors. If the wood furniture matches the floor too closely, they blend in and their beauty is lost. Congrats on beginning a new chapter in your life. Take your time, purchase what you love and it will feel comfortable and look like your home. Have fun, Deb...See MoreDesign Around This #3: 1920s Kitchens and All That Jazz
Comments (129)Jterrilyn, that floor is actual antique tile I saw on The Antique Floor Company's site (see link below). They're a French company based in Burgundy. This particular floor sold a good while ago (understandably). It was, quote, "recovered from a town house in the Champagne region of France." I'm sure it wasn't cheap, and shipping it from Burgundy to the US would also not be cheap. There are several close-ups at the website that you could use to recreate this tile, if you had infinite money. :-) Here is a link that might be useful: French antique floor tile at the Antique Floor Company...See MoreNeed help (re)designing kitchen in 1920s house
Comments (101)It would be nice to have accurate measurements, especially for that stairway entry/landing area and just outside it. Until we know more accurately, I just offer a small riff on Lisa's great plan. A 33" fridge allows the Hoosier cabinet to be enjoyed from the dining room. I really like the idea of a door from the office. One can work in the office and keep an eye on items cooking If kids are in the future, the office can become a playroom and one can cook and keep an eye on the kids. A 12" deep pantry cab next to the DW with the one Lisa put across the aisle will be more than enough storage for everyday dishes and glasses. I would install a drawer in the middle of each for utensils. I think I'd do glass doors on top with solid on the bottom. About the two tall dish pantries, something like this for the drawer placement. And the pink represents where I would consider putting windows on the sides instead of a solid panel. You could do it just on the one side facing the kitchen. Or on both sides. If done on both sides, the light from the window on the stair landing would filter through contributing to keeping the kitchen light and airy. Not knowing what they intend to use the basement for, I've wondered about the wisdom of closing off that exterior door. It seems like there would be times when it would be so convenient to have it like if something big needs to be hauled to or from the basement. It gives a nice straight shot instead of having to somehow squeeze it around tight corners. And safety issues. Also, what if you're cooking and burn something? Even with a good hood, the more windows and doors you can open to eliminate the smoke, the better. I simply wouldn't want to lose the close exterior access point just so I could have a table and chairs right outside that door to enjoy my coffee on a summer morning, eat lunch or dinner, or sit outside with a book while waiting for dinner to be ready, whatever. Or what about when you want to BBQ? Nice to have outside access right next to the kitchen for that. I just like outside! And I don't see any reason to lose that access point. Also, if there is an emergency, like a fire or an intruder, the more you have outside access locations, the better. That's another reason why I would also like to see the pocket door for the office on that landing. No, I don't live in Paranoia Land but, rather, by the Scout motto. I think when you're remodeling it's good to consider these kinds of issues and plan for escape routes for worst case scenario situations if it can be done at reasonable cost and effort....See More1960s kitchen, 1920s house, Beverly Hills, $3.6M
Comments (28)The wall ovens are from the late 1960s. Those GE ovens are more reliable that anything you could buy today. We had those in my parents house, sold the house with them and they worked fine when the house was sold. Nutone Food Center to the right. I don't know that the marble around the sides isn't older. I am not sure if they would have reset the Nutone Food Center on the side counter if they just now replaced the counter. I don't know that that area is a desk so much as it is for seated prep and baking. Many of the attachments that are put on a Nutone Food Center are tall, and it brings the work height up higher....See Moredmeah
9 years ago
deedles (zone 4b or 5 depending on whom
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Jeannine Fay
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoWe just did a "classic" kitchen in a 1920's house as well. And like you I contemplated the two hood options you are. I went with the stainless one. But I honestly don't think there is a right choice here. The stainless steal hood does lend its self to a slightly more transitional look as that second photo shows but it definitely integrates into a classic home well. Where as I think the wood one is going to lean more classic. Will you have stainless appliances or are you thinking of doing a panel on your dish washer and fridge? I think I may have gone the stainless route because I decided not to do the panels on my other appliances. I think If I'd have done that I would have gone with a wood hood.
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9 years agohattysue
9 years agoIn renovating a Sears kit house, c. 1923, we took down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. Hence, we made little effort to stay "in period," going instead for a modest slightly funky bungalow look. The simple box for the range hood was built by my contractor.
Cheers. hattysuedmeah
9 years agodeedles (zone 4b or 5 depending on whom
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agodmeah: I don't if you saw my recent reveal but while my kitchen isn't 20s, I do have a vintage stove and this is the route I finally went (double click the image to see the whole thing). If I was going 20s, I might have gone with a stainless barrel (but they were SO expensive). I had my cab guy build this one to my specs.
I tried to mirror the curves of the stove into the hood.
1920's could also be those chrome fans set into the back wall but good luck finding one new and also not too sure about code anymore with those. Love the look, though for vintage kitchens.
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(Excuse the unfinished work; still in ABB). My hood is a modernaire. I used one of their standard black colors and tried to keep upgrades to a minimum, but it was a kitchen splurge.
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