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Thread Number: 54233
House full of original avocado appliances |
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Post# 766303 , Reply# 1 6/27/2014 at 06:17 (3,580 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 766307 , Reply# 2 6/27/2014 at 06:29 (3,580 days old) by quincyman (Oldsmar, FL) | ||
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Nice Loving it. Would like to come across something like that down here. | ||
| Post# 766314 , Reply# 3 6/27/2014 at 07:55 (3,580 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 766331 , Reply# 4 6/27/2014 at 10:49 (3,580 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO) |
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So Cool The Fedders thermostat is the coolest. Is the outdoor Condenser still original Fedders? Congratulations | ||
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Post# 766341 , Reply# 5 6/27/2014 at 12:28 (3,580 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Ken, I'm pretty sure baking sheets, pizza pans, etc. are what those dividers are for. My dad rigged up something similar in the pantry for such items.
I can't say for sure, but someone here will know if that dishwasher is a true Thermador or if it's a Waste King clone. If it's the latter, prepare to be impressed with how well it dries, and depressed over how poorly it washes.
Great house! About a year ago I rescued some light fixtures out of a place of similar vintage, however the bathroom pendants were just too hideous even for me, so I left those behind.
I'm sure an avocado wall oven will come along at some point to replace the modern black thing that's there now. | ||
| Post# 766342 , Reply# 6 6/27/2014 at 12:42 (3,580 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
True Thermador | ||
| Post# 766346 , Reply# 7 6/27/2014 at 13:06 (3,580 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.) | ||
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1968 Sears Kenmore "Match All" Dryer.... And I see they have my Dream Dryer in Avacodo. That's EXACTLY the Dryer that I want too. --Charles-- | ||
| Post# 766418 , Reply# 8 6/27/2014 at 23:05 (3,580 days old) by retropia () | ||
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Congrats! It all looks very 1970s-appropriate "eleganza." Many homes of that era were going for that Palace of Versailles ambiance. | ||
| Post# 766444 , Reply# 9 6/28/2014 at 07:10 (3,579 days old) by washer111 () | ||
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Absolutely love that sink shot!
And the A/C thermostat is pretty cool too :) | ||
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Post# 766450 , Reply# 10 6/28/2014 at 08:13 (3,579 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Julia Child Wall Oven
I think your wall oven is the same (or similar) to the ones used by Julia Child in the 1970's version of The French Chef television show. Turn on Julia Child and take a peek at her ovens.
Also, if the house is 1970's vintage, it is quite important to determine now if you have aluminum wiring within the walls. It can be properly maintained but it MUST be done by an expert! Love the house and all that came with it! | ||
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Post# 766455 , Reply# 11 6/28/2014 at 08:47 (3,579 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Ralph & Ken, | ||
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Post# 766501 , Reply# 13 6/28/2014 at 13:31 (3,579 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I think avocado is making a comeback of sorts, just under a different name. We weren't even thinking about it and ended up with an avocado shade of paint in our kitchen, but there's very little of it since cabinetry takes up all but about 18" worth of wall space at the top, and walls by the stove and doorways amount to just a few square feet.
We had existing wallpaper in the breakfast room that had to be matched. It was installed beautifully by a pro and was left over from a movie my sister had worked on, so we kept it.
Then when the master bath conversion was completed back in May, we ended up with an avocado shade in there too. I wanted to change it to a more earthy sage green while we had the chance but Dave gave it a veto, so avocado it is. Since I designed and supervised the remodel, I let him choose the paint.
I'd much prefer avocado appliances over coppertone. For me, with only a couple of specific exceptions, coppertone darkens a kitchen and never looks clean. | ||
| Post# 766506 , Reply# 14 6/28/2014 at 14:02 (3,579 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
the 5th little burner on the stove....
that is so cute!!! i have never seen a small burner like that added to a stove. i really like that.
as for avocado making a comeback, i agree. my sister & her fiance' had their house built and they were going for the new earthtones in the colorscheme and they ended up painting their kitchen a darker avocado green. for me, it's been pretty easy to match vintage to her kitchen. i bought her a sunbeam mixmaster cuz she liked mine so much. she was complaining that her little mixer had burned out, the last time she used it to make christmas cookies. so, i bought her one in "harvest gold". but i gave her the choice of the harvest gold or my avocado green one. and to my surprise, she wanted the avocado green sunbeam mixmaster cuz it went with her kitchen. although i tried to get her a set of avocado green tupperware canisters to go with her kitchen, but she didn't want those. i guess i could only push so much "vintage" on her. hm hm hm........ thanks for sharing the pictures of your new 1970's house. i LOVED that stove top. too cute cuz of that 5th little burner!!! | ||
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Post# 766520 , Reply# 16 6/28/2014 at 15:19 (3,579 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 766799 , Reply# 17 6/29/2014 at 20:05 (3,578 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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Little fifth burner I rememeber seeing cooktops with that when I was a child. I believe it was intended for your coffee pot. | ||
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Post# 766879 , Reply# 18 6/30/2014 at 07:46 (3,577 days old) by sambootoo (Moody, AL) |
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Any way we can get a picture of that Fedders AC unit? | ||
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Post# 767035 , Reply# 19 6/30/2014 at 17:39 (3,577 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Cool 1970 House
The TD DW is the real deal, I have one at the museum but have never used it yet, the design looks like it should work.
The WH ref was a troublesome design, and if it has been in continuous use it will likely either already have or likely soon have problems, also these always seemed to have problems with freezing stuff in the FF section and not being able to keep ice cream hard in the freezer. Th TD wall ovens are are likely the best of the major appliances, except for the cool KM dryer [ there is no matching washer for that dryer ]. John L. | ||
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Post# 772274 , Reply# 21 7/21/2014 at 08:56 (3,556 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Those dividers are also great for serving trays so even if you're Mrs. E. Wirthington Twirthington and don't bake, it's possible to have a use for them. | ||
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