2. What should I do with my kitchen? My kitchen is right out of the 50's. Teal metal cabinets, sheets of laminate for counter and backsplash. Metal trim around the laminate, of course. I need to repaint the cabinets (they were painted with regular latex paint and it is gummy and coming off around the handles.) So I have 2 options - repaint them the same color and embrace the 50's kitchen idea, or paint them white and try to downplay the 50's. I also need to replace the laminate, so that will be determined by which way I go.
3. If I have a 50's kitchen... now what? Meaning - what the heck do I do? I don't want cliché 50's, with black and white checkerboards and red accessories. I'm not hosting a sock hop. I *think* that if I do a 50's kitchen, I want it to look like you traveled back in time and ended up in your grandmas kitchen in the 50's. Or, maybe Mid-Century Modern.
The neighbor across the cul-de-sac told me that she had the same colored kitchen cabinets in the 50's, and she used blue polka dots for curtains.
Soooo... any ideas?
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I can't tell you what to do with the kitchen, but I can tell you that we use vinegar mixed with water to mop our hardwood floors.
I would completely keep it that color and embrace it!
Thanks Ben! I will try that. I am so afraid of ruining these floors that I just had to ask.
Christine-
I think that is the easiest (and cheapest) route. Never mind the most fun!
I've never had a kitchen the color and probably never will. But since you have the opportunity and probably will not live there forever then i say go for it.
I'm a little more simple than polka dots but I see a lit of vintage (looking anyway) white curtains/tablecloth. You could use some vintage napkins for a valance if you can find them.
Sounds like my troubles are the same as Rosemarys. I have hardwood in almost every room. There is an area ( a strip actually) that is lighter then the rest of the floor. and then there are several area that only a board or two is doing the same thing. those areas are not exposed to direct sun light. I feel as though the boxes may have had some defects in the wood. Do I need to take up the flooring to fix it? My next question is how do I care for the rest. I have heard use Murrphy oil, use viniger(if so what ratio?) or use orange cleaner for wood floors. I want that shine back in my floors. Thank you for your help
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