1959 kitchen

For my first story of the second decade of Retro Renovation: A love story. Amy bought her grandparents’ time capsule “city” house, a place full of happy memories. Now she is making the house her own — preserving all the basics and slowly mixing the old with the new. Amy writes: Hi there – Love…

A full house tour of our historic craftsman bungalow in San Diego - still being renovated!

These cool pics from Hotpoint appliance 1960 calendar from Todd's, 14240 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, California that show interior styles o...

"Kitchen shows off wise and interesting choice of wall coverings. Wallpaper covers the soffit area. Backsplash above clean-up center features laminated plastic. Stainless steel protects counter (edges) and backsplash at cooking area."

Double-Double Wall Ovens!

Here are 10 things from your grandparents' kitchen that are actually cool again. #kitchendecor #kitchenideas #retrokitchen #retrokitchenideas #kitchentrends #smegfridge #checkeredfloors #nostalgiadecor #oldschoolkitchen #grandmillennial

Readers and Their Kitchens Archives - Retro Renovation

When Elise and Ben bought their Mount Washington house, the kitchen looked like this. They used this sad kitchen for five years until they finally updated it. The end result is modernized, but still captures the spirit and integrity of the storied older house. Using IKEA cabinets to keep the costs down, they were able to upgrade and personalize the look with Calcutta marble and Schoolhouse Electric hardware for all the cabinets.

Megan and Nick have been retro enthusiasts for years. So, when they purchased their 1947 house, they knew what they had to do — take it back to its simpler-time roots. The remuddled kitchen was the first thing they attacked. What you don’t see: All the important utilities replaced or restored, like plumbing and electric…

It might feel like people in the 50s lived in black & white. But as you can see in this collection of colorful 1950s home decor photos, they lived with bright & bold hues, too.