Kitchen Ideas for 1950s Cottage
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Looking to renovate and update our 1950s kitchen. Looking for ideas
Comments (12)@ Belaria Seriously? Keep the brick? Nah! I'm old enough to remember when this sort of edifice was new and the latest au courant thing in all the home decorating mags. It was a terrible idea then, and is more so now. Think about it. As a cooking area how does it rate? It does not have any "countertop" on either side of the cooktop. Where do you put hot pans? Across the room? How about storage? Where are the pots, pans, condiments, sauces, hot pads, etc -- all the stuff you use in cooking? Since this bomb-shelter was built kitchen design has moved on to arrange kitchens in task groups in which everything needed for a task such as cooking is located in the area where the cooking is done. It would be impossible to do that with the bunker still in place. There is no storage in this "cooking area" to speak of. It violates at least a half dozen of the NKBA's kitchen planning guidelines. I could go on, but I'm getting a headache. Sorry, but the brick really has to go. As to the rest of the kitchen, I agree with herbflavor. Hire a cleaning service to give everything a good scrub. Update the technologies (add electrical, new faucet, sink, range, refrigerator, etc.). Leave the cabinets alone except to load them with the latest pull-outs, swing-outs, drop-outs, fall-outs and organizers of all kinds, maybe replace the tile floor, save scads of money by not re-doing a kitchen that does not need re-doing, take a nice vacation to Miranmar with the money you saved....See MoreOriginal 1950's kitchen upgrade/design ideas
Comments (0)We bought our first home last year and would like to do some things to make our kitchen better without doing a full gut job, since the original cabinets are in good condition. I would really like to see anyones ideas on what they would do? Without going into to detail, basically the fridge is in the walkway and we would like to re-locate it and not just purchase a counter-depth one. The coffee table area would be nice to convert and have it be bigger for seating and prep. We do plan to update hardware and countertops. So let me know what you would do with this kitchen or any ideas? Thanks!...See MoreLooking for tips/ ideas! 1950s Home exterior
Comments (2)Lots of potential here as it's sort of a blank slate. Looks like a couple of additions gave the house different roof lines. Regarding a porch, you may run into complications with marrying the two roof lines. Have you considered a pergola instead? You'll have to figure out how to handle covering up the basement window however but I'm sure it can be done. At some point, you probably want to change out the windows for a different look but not sure that is in your budget. Everything is very expensive right now. Also don't know the look/style you are going for. If you paint the brick, you have to have much taller landscaping on the right side for interest otherwise it will look like a big blank wall. If you do nothing else, completely filling the front between the house and the walkway with a well planned landscaping will make a huge difference. Nice before and after pics on this one Suggest you post the kitchen question under a different topic....See MoreExterior Ideas 1950s Lake House Brick Arches 4/12 Roof
Comments (3)Yes, the garage will bring the right side at least as far the left wing, probably farther. I think that left bedroom is probably about 1.5 cars wide, so the garage will be wider. We haven't decided on front or side garage doors but I'm sure my husband would rather have side and I'm fine with that. He also wanted to move the door to the center, but we ended up moving so many windows and walls around that he eventually decided it was too much work and decided to let it stay. It would have been nice for the flow inside to move it, and maybe one day, but probably not. I think if the arches go that it will also make the view from the house better/let in more light. They aren't exactly well done to begin with......See Morelvgorman
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