1940's kitchen

In most of the renovations we feature here on Apartment Therapy, the homeowners are hoping for a more modern look. It was a little different for Fairfield, Iowa homeowners Lauren and Dennis. After making the initial decision to remodel their kitchen, they decided that what the space really needed was to look older, not younger. So they set about restoring the kitchen of their 1939 home to its former glory — and made some surprising choices along the way.

Probably more than any other era in the 1940s we have a big divide between the illustrated ideal kitchens and what people really had. For the first five years of the decade the Second World War mea…

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To celebrate my latest vintage pin featuring measuring scales and mixing bowl, I share 10 key pieces to create a vintage 1930s 1940s kitchen

In Conversation With Lori Gaiardo (Home Owner) – and Nena Wagner (Publisher Edifice Vintage Home) – Photography By: Christopher Cooper Nena: When you bought your house in what kind of c…

While having a “green” kitchen is a desirable trait these days, it had a whole different meaning in the 1940’s. A green floor, green walls and even a green ceiling is what Linn and her husband faced when they purchased their bungalow last year. But after a month of hard work the only green they’ll have to live with now is the envious kind.

This suburban kitchen dates from the late 1940s. The area is small and compact with gas and electrical appliances, a free-standing cupboard and a pantry. The electric cooker is a 1935 model and was rented from York City Electricity Department. It was quite common to rent larger domestic appliances, as they were expensive to buy. The kitchen cupboard has a display cabinet at the top, a cutlery drawer, a drop-down work surface with storage space, and an enclosed cupboard at the bottom. This…

Blogland friend Melissa has been after me to show some of my kitchen. We updated it a few years ago and I am still in love with what we did. I tried to keep it vintage looking to fit our...

Hannah Hall, from Nottingham, bought a 1920s-era house in 2016 and decided to unearth its old charm, after copping a working 1940s gas cooker for £16 on eBay.

Zestimate® Home Value: $293,569. Stunning Brick Tudor very gently restored to near orig. cond. Extraordinary detail! Coffered ceilings, leaded glass, mahogany trim, built-ins, bay windows, oak hardwood flooring throughout, copper roof details, copper window sills in bedrms, arched doorways, high ceilings (even in basement), wine cellar, 2 car gar + carport, abundant storage. The main fireplace alone is a masterpiece! Way too much to list!

A Brief History of Kitchen Design from the 1930s to 1940s | it wasn't until the 1930s that the kitchen began to take on its modern shape. The kitchen configuration that we all know now, has its roots, like a lot of modern design, in the German school known as the Bauhaus. Sleek lines and structured freestanding kitchen cabinets, which provided both storage and workspace.

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1940’s kitchen

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"Gosh, it's so hard to pick one thing that I love most," this homeowner says of the after. "I just love how the space feels. It is calming, bright, modern, minimal, and it makes me happy every time I walk into it."