1920 kitchen

I love to look at homes for cleaning inspiration, especially the older ones. You get ideas on how to organize. You get ideas on how to decorate. You get ideas on different color combinations. You get ideas on how to situate your cooking pots, utensils and mixing bowls. And then you get excited to go into your own kitchen. You get inspired to implement some of the same concepts. And you get energized to have the same clean look. And when the cleaning, organizing and fluffing is finished…

What to do with a kitchen in a heritage house? Restore it or do a complete renovation? Here is some history and tips to make your planning easier.

I love to look at homes for cleaning inspiration, especially the older ones. You get ideas on how to organize. You get ideas on how to decorate. You get ideas on different color combinations. You get ideas on how to situate your cooking pots, utensils and mixing bowls. And then you get excited to go into your own kitchen. You get inspired to implement some of the same concepts. And you get energized to have the same clean look. And when the cleaning, organizing and fluffing is finished…

cgmfindings: #ArtDeco Vintage Yellow Kitchen

Found this in an old scrapbook for a 1930 high school Home Ec assignment. I love the green, yellow, and steel blue color scheme. See more 1920s vintage kitchens on Antique Home & Style.

Is there a house you often pass by that you wish you could see the inside of? There are several on my list but, this one was near the tippy top of my list and last Sunday my wish sort of came true. Before I can tell you about the experience I have to explain a little more first.... I've covered some of the history of Homewood (the neighborhood we live in) in posts a while back, but here's a quick background just in case... Homewood was once an affluent Jewish community where families and…

If your home was built between 1920 and 1930, the original kitchen may have had some of the features below. Mix of full inset and half-overlay door and drawer styles. While still simple, the addition of half-overlay doors and drawer styles added character. Tile counters. Tile countertops were affordable, durable and could add style to […]

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Arciform is a design/build firm in Portland, Oregon that has been renovating historic homes, landmarks, and commercial buildings in the Pacific Northwest since 1997. By preserving traditional ways of building and blending them with modern technologies and performance standards, we design and build solutions that harmonize aesthetics and temperament with function and utility.

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