Friday, August 5, 2011

Okay, so I haven't been so great about keeping up with this blog! It's been a busy month with our stuff arriving (no, we are not completely unpacked yet) and my parents visiting. August is going to be busy too---we have a trip to the Oregon coast, a visit from Andy's mom, and a wedding. Then, September comes in with a roar with another wedding and Andy's first day of school.
We are still loving our house. It's really great and in amazing condition. According to our next door neighbors, the original owners (who were here until 2003) had weekly cleaning tasks that included wiping down all of the windowsills and mopping the garage! Apparently, the walls in the dining room had mauve fabric on them for a while!
I thought I'd post a few pictures of our kitchen, partly because I just spent a long time cleaning it today and partly because I want to show off the new, more appropriately sized knobs. Oh yeah, and I am thinking of replacing all of the appliances. The oven is really small, and I need to be able to make copious amounts of cookies!! Any thoughts on whether stainless appliances would look okay with the 1950s style cabinets?? We may be upgrading to a taller, slimmer fridge in order to accomodate the wider oven, which in addition to more $$ means stainless may be the only option. I can live with our current appliances for a while (although the ~25-year-old dishwasher and I frequently have words). Andy and the microwave aren't on good terms because the beeping sounds it makes are incredibly loud. It really is crazy loud---it's not good to be standing next to it when it goes off. Not sure who needs that...
Here are the old, large, white ceramic knobs:
And here are the new, smaller, metal knobs:
My tiny wall oven

3 comments:

h.Lo said...

I vote for copious amounts of cookies!

Seriously, though, stainless would be fine. You might also consider black appliances. Here are some images (give "mid-century modern kitchen" a spin on Google):

Stainless (same concept of cabinets):
http://docublogger.typepad.com/midcentury/images/2008/09/02/dahl_kitchen.jpg

With a stainless countertop too:
http://www.lapropertysolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/3604-LOWRY-kitchen1.jpg

No black trim on this stainless:
http://yourinterior.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/aven20lawrence20aia20cr20main.jpg

Black looks nice!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ejbp4hulHEA/TSYAkkF44LI/AAAAAAAAAB8/D4Qgq3y_3K4/s1600/KitchenEntrance.png

Have fun! Those knobs are already a very good improvement to an AWESOME house.

Elizabeth said...

Thanks H! Very helpful!

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