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Post# 1099344 12/5/2020 at 05:34 (1,238 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1099377 , Reply# 1 12/5/2020 at 12:00 (1,238 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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What do you suppose is the story behind that kitchen? | ||
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Post# 1099379 , Reply# 2 12/5/2020 at 12:08 (1,238 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Post# 1099381 , Reply# 3 12/5/2020 at 12:15 (1,238 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1099410 , Reply# 4 12/5/2020 at 15:41 (1,238 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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The cabinets themselves are above average quality, and not bad looking. I don't care for the fake "colonial" accents, but they could be removed. QuakerMaid cabinets were rather expensive. | ||
| Post# 1099414 , Reply# 5 12/5/2020 at 16:07 (1,238 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Get out the straight jacket... | ||
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Post# 1099417 , Reply# 6 12/5/2020 at 16:14 (1,238 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1099418 , Reply# 7 12/5/2020 at 16:23 (1,238 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
Quaker Maid...
as mentioned made excellent high quality cabinets from the 1940s to early '90s. The folks across the street had it in their custom kitchen. It's still made, but under new ownership, not sure the quality or even the factory where it's made, is the same though:
www.quakermaidcabinetry.c... As for the style and the "Faux-lonial" look as it's been fondly called on retrorenovation, while it might be looked down on by some, in Primitive and Early American styles (this kitchen is a bit more formal than that, with it's rope pilasters etc. Knotty pine would be more true to form) in particular it's considered to be just fun, warm, and nostalgic in some quarters. A side benefit is that since everyone and their brother wants the cliche MCM these days, very good quality solid wood furniture in other styles is still available for very reasonable prices, and is much better made than everything but the very best stuff available today. Here on the East coast it was everywhere in the '40s to '70s. Our home may have had had formal antiques in the LR, but every other room, including the kitchen, was maple Early American style. Another benefit is for durability rock maple is one of the hardest furniture woods available. | ||
| Post# 1099420 , Reply# 8 12/5/2020 at 16:26 (1,238 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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and back to the dishwasher... | ||
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Post# 1099421 , Reply# 9 12/5/2020 at 16:27 (1,238 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1099433 , Reply# 11 12/5/2020 at 17:22 (1,238 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Oh my. Took me several peruses to clarify that this is the oven, not a microwave. Ugh. The pics are rather-much wanting, doesn't identify where in the configuration the compactor and oven reside.
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Post# 1099441 , Reply# 12 12/5/2020 at 18:01 (1,238 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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That's the original Jennair oven! Under counter ? I don't think so! Tacky kitchen? YES! Designer done ? I think so, but with NO taste! | ||
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Post# 1099485 , Reply# 13 12/5/2020 at 21:58 (1,238 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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I really would like to see a picture of the designer. I can only imagine what her outfit, hair, make-up and accessories must have looked like. Edna Boil comes to mind.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO RP2813's LINK | ||
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Post# 1099494 , Reply# 14 12/5/2020 at 23:05 (1,237 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Vintage Kitchen  You hit the nail on the head with reply #13 Ralph.
Yes the cabinets are good quality, Quaker-Maid cabinets are from Pennsylvania but the design of the kitchen was and is very tacky and not all that practical.
You can tell the kitchen was never used because the WH DW was a total POS then and now and it would have destroyed the front panels from all the leaking it would have done if it had actually ever been used, this DW would be from around 1975 and was an early WCI abomination, I remember doing service calls on these when they were just a few years old and they were leaking in at least 6 different places. { why there was't a KA in that kitchen we will never know ]
Hopefully someone can repurpose the cabinets, the Jennair CT is pretty good along with the KA compactor.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1099506 , Reply# 15 12/6/2020 at 00:34 (1,237 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Tacky | ||
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Post# 1099518 , Reply# 16 12/6/2020 at 03:52 (1,237 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Good quality bad design.
Looks like a better quality kitchen but it has one of my biggest pet peeves. How convenient is that sink when the dishwasher is open?
Years ago when I was redoing my Condo in Chicago I remember having an argument with the contractor over the placement of the dishwasher and the sink. The kitchen had a corner sink which I compromised on because of something to do with the plumbing but he insisted the dishwasher needed to be right next to the sink which meant you'd have to squeeze in when the door was open. I insisted he put a cabinet in between and he argued and agued with me and did it in the end. After it was done, he agreed it was the right move. I think anyone designing a kitchen or any room for that matter, needs to be an expert in using that area not just in the design. Usually, only someone who cooks a lot would recognize something like this in advance.
Don't get me started on the placement of that oven. How the hell are you supposed to use that thing? Imagine your 20+ lb. turkey at Thanksgiving. | ||
| Post# 1099928 , Reply# 17 12/9/2020 at 05:51 (1,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Reminds me Of all the 70s nightmares i saw as a kid when this stuff was new, I hated that style then, and i hate it now, Kitchen cabinets are supposed to be steel with lots of chrome trim, preferably pink, with linoleum tops.and dishwashers are supposed to say Kitchen Aid by Hobart! | ||
| Post# 1099929 , Reply# 18 12/9/2020 at 05:53 (1,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Reminds me Of all the 70s nightmares i saw as a kid when this stuff was new, I hated that style then, and i hate it now, Kitchen cabinets are supposed to be steel with lots of chrome trim, preferably pink, with linoleum tops.and dishwashers are supposed to say Kitchen Aid by Hobart! | ||
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Post# 1099943 , Reply# 19 12/9/2020 at 09:14 (1,234 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Hangs head and joins Dan and Bob
I must fall into the category of having no taste.
This isn't the first time I've liked something that most have considered hideous, and I'm sure it won't be the last. I do see the point about the sink and dishwasher being inconveniently situated. And, my personal preference is to have a window over the sink. So, I'm not 100% in love with the layout, but I'm pretty sure I could live with most of it. I grew up surrounded by Colonial/Early American decor, and always appreciated it. It's still my style to this day. And maybe it was more popular here in the New England area. As someone else mentioned though, I don't get a really strong strong sense of that style here. Yes, there are elements, but this is more high-end, designer looking than the stuff I grew up with. In a previous conversation on this subject, I think a couple of members posted old pictures of kitchens that they thought were absolute nightmares. For me, it was like; "Yes! I'll take it!" Oh well. As Popeye said, "I am what I am". Oh. And Hans; I could definitely live with the kitchen that you describe just as easily! I think I need more than one house! Barry | ||
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