Vintage Kitchen Stoves

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Vintage stoves...I'm pretty much obsessed with them.

Oh....how I want one! 

As I said earlier this week one of the drawers under my range top is all crooked.

The track is bent which means I have to buy another track and install it.

Not a fun job. I've done it before.

And my wall oven does not maintain a constant temperature.

I set it and it gets up to whatever temperature I've set it at and then it immediately starts to cool down.

I'm sure it's probably the thermostat that is acting up.

But oh...how it makes me want to just pull out the wall oven and take out the range top

and get an old stove.

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A nice vintage stove like these.

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They are dreamy.

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They are not too expensive. But to have one refurbished IS expensive.

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Aren't these stoves amazing?

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The gorgeous centerpiece in a vintage kitchen.

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Yes, I want one badly.

I see them time to time on Craigslist.

 Here is one currently listed for $400.

This one for $500. 

If I coud haul one of these home by myself...I'd probably already have one.

But I can't.

 A more practical alternative would be this Big Chill new model and it could be delivered.

It does look some what vintage. And it has all the modern conveniences like instant lighting burners.

Plus the top is easy to clean.

 They come in a wonderful selection of colors...but I'd just get a vintage white 

although the yellow really is pretty.

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Or do you think a White Viking would be better?

These are the things I day dream about....which stove will I get when I can get a stove.

I ponder it like its the most important decision ever.

Never mind that I can't afford to do anything about anything at present.

But when the time comes that I can...I'll know exactly what I want.

Today my Mom is coming up and we are going shopping! 

Not for stoves...we are just going to mess around and see if there is anything we need.

Of course we always need something!

Have a Happy Saturday!

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Salvaged Kitchen Cabinets

 Yesterday I showed some of my favorite funky chic kitchens.

Today I'm going to go further and show salvaged funky cabinets and other storage solutions in kitchens.

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I loved some of the comments from yesterday's post. 

Most of you were inspired. A few couldn't imagine working in a kitchen such as these.

One commenter loved the pretty things displayed above the stove but said

that it was impractical because of the kitchen grease that would accumulate. 

I hadn't even thought about that. 

I have a shelf of pretties above my own stove.

I don't have any problem with them getting grease on them...since I never cook with grease or oil.

I might sauté with a little olive oil or butter or balsamic vinegar but that is rare and it does 

not cause a greasy film on anything in the kitchen. 

So, personally I think it's ok to have pretties in the kitchen.

I adore those cabinets above. 

Just adore it. Notice the small electric stove top?

This would by a tiny kitchen in a tiny cottage.

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 The black wire spice rack is the star in this kitchen. 

I was inspired by a rack like this when I came up with my own spice rack.

I actually wanted a little wire spice rack but came up with this instead.

It's the perfect size for the space I had available.

It's very handy to have a spice rack right by the stove.

I know many said it was a mistake when I installed it there.

They said spices should be kept in cool dark place but I use them up pretty quickly

 because they are always in sight. 

So it has not been a problem.

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Just look at this row of cabinets and hutches! This makes for delightful kitchen cabinets.

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Here industrial shelving does the trick. I'm really a fan of these shelves anyway.

I used to have some of these in my old office with seagrass baskets on them.

They looked pretty awesome.

Anyway...even though all this stuff is exposed in this kitchen...it still looks very nice. 

Interesting.

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This kitchen really has shelves. Those there at the right remind me of the old metal bins

you used to see at hardware stores. 

This kitchen is too rustic for my own use but I do think it looks divine.

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These shelves look like they'd be super easy to build. 

Love the industrial cottage vibe.

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A pretty dresser in the kitchen is a welcome surprise at Maple and Magnolia.

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A big sideboard makes for an excellent kitchen cabinet.

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 This is kitchen of one of the girls of Vintage White Market.

She added the vintage turquoise cabinet to her kitchen.

Her whole kitchen is an amazing hodgepodge of salvaged items.

It includes a vintage stove and fridge which I love...want...need!

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This kitchen is created from antique Indian cabinets placed side by side 

with a counter top built over to unify them. 

very nifty

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Look how great a wood pallet looks on the wall for a dish cabinet!

Again...too rustic for my actual use but I really like the way it looks.

Just shows kitchens can really be anything these days. 

I love how bohemian and artistic these kitchens are!

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10 Funky Chic Kitchens

Here are 10 of my favorite funky chic kitchens from my

Kitchens Pinterest Board

I'm thinking about kitchens because as soon as I get my dining room painted...

I'm moving on to make a few changes in the kitchen.

I love a vintage kitchen and especially one with quirky details like the following...

Do you like a funky unusual kitchen or one with traditional details?

I love a kitchen that uses pieces of furniture instead of cabinets.

The other day the top drawer under my range top came off the track and fell.

I haven't dealt with it yet.

Its just all slanted.

I'm sure the track is bent from the weight of the pots.

I actually really don't think there is that much heavy stuff in there.

I only have a few pots and they weren't even in when it fell.

So I've got to fix that.

I hate having a range top and these drawers below. I'd much rather have a stove. 

Much!

I wish I could just rip the whole thing out and put a stove in now.

I don't want to mess with fixing a drawer that I don't like to begin with.

But its years before I an get a stove...years...so...

I'll be fixing that drawer. 

drat

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White Marble in the Kitchen

Exquisite

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Yes, I love a kitchen with white marble countertops.

The above kitchen is Joni's of Cote de Texas.

Yes, white marble countertops are lovely but and it's a big but...they are expensive.

Not long ago my friend Amy of

started obsessing about white marble and wishing for a kitchen full of it. And she did it!

Pretty...isn't it? 

Lots of marble in there now.

This is what it looked like before she changed it all.

She painted the cabinets, added shelving, installed a new faucet, installed a vintage sink, 

put up a new backsplash and of course added the new countertops.

 But she didn't want to spend lots of money on marble...so her new countertops are Formica!

Yes, Formica...the new 180fx Formica which sports a 8ft repeating pattern.

That means that you can have large expanses of countertop that look just like real stone.

This has been the perfect solution for Amy as she and her husband do not intend to live in this 

house for much longer. They didn't want to spend a lot to have the kitchen of their dreams.

That's her vintage sink she bought off Craigslist.

Go on over to Amy's blog to read all about this kitchen redo.

She is going through the steps of it this week.

http://maisondecor8.blogspot.com/2011/10/putting-in-formica-countertop-and-sink.html

I have to say... I'm pretty jealous at the moment of her new kitchen. 

The new countertops and backsplash and painted cabinets have lightened the space up so much.

It's just so darn pretty!

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