Kitchens from the late 40s through the 50s, smooth colorful easy-to-clean surfaces reigned supreme.
Retro is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall post-modern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of “retro” style generally implies a vintage of at least fifteen or twenty years. For example, furniture from the 1980s or 1990s could be retro today.
Vintage kitchen designs are represented by simply cozy cabinets with elegant or vintage chairs, or modern kitchen cabinets with touches of the retro style. Both options can perfectly fit in every house decor and can cause a really pleasant atmosphere. Vintage decorations, special lighting fixtures and wood kitchen cabinets in retro style are well thought and designed to create the ideal interior for all family members and guests. They look so inviting and warm and everybody love them. Enjoy our collection and get inspiration for your retro dream kitchen.
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The kitchens can be very playful, as daring designs are what established the concepts of shape and contrast that would come to bear in the modern design movement. Designers started experimenting with sleeker shapes and lines, smoothing one area of the kitchen into another.
While a mainstay of vintage countertops was tile, laminate, Formica and easy-to-clean synthetics were embraced by homeowners. Vintage and retro kitchen eras were when laminate first started being proudly displayed, metal trim and all. Metal edging isn’t so popular today, but out of the various rounded edges available, a classic and simple corner edge to your countertop can keep that vintage feel.
Cabinets were also smooth, often with slab style doors but Shaker style doors could fit if the colors were kept light and bright. Enameled appliances were available in colors and are a treasure for someone planning a vintage or retro kitchen. A colored appliance, whether bright or pastel, speaks strongly of days gone by but can be hard to find. Smaller appliances like a bright microwave or toaster might do the trick without breaking the bank.
Once your kitchen is designed, you can buy many vintage appliances and containers online to fit your color scheme. When it comes to kitchen appliances, pros often opt for antiques that are currently being manufactured like Big Chill, GE, and Northstar for bright, vintage lookalike fridges and stoves. Bonus: Newer also means more energy efficiency.
