This 50-Year-Old Kitchen Hasn’t Been Touched Since The 1950s
“House untouched for 50 years” usually means rats, mold and various unspeakable things. However, when Nathan Chandler bought this home in 2010, he found a pleasant surprise: a kitchen that had remained untouched since it was finished in 1956. There’s really no explanation why the previous owners never used the house, especially when it was still brand-spanking new. Still, this interesting curio shows us how people lived way back when.
While the differences are not apparent at first glance, once you start looking into the actual kitchen appliances, you’ll see years of progress in the field of storing and preparing food. This was probably a housewife’s dream back then, but today, it’s an antique, and one that Nathan has already sold to an interested party. I wonder what they’re gonna do with it. Probably not make food.
More info: flickr.com (h/t: retrorenovation )
Reminds me a little of “I Dream of Jeannie”
Pink rules the day. Maybe those people decided not to live there after they saw the kitchen?
I do like the metallic containers for sugar and stuff
Here we can see a 1950s version of an electric cooker. Press the buttons in the wrong combination and you’re liable to make the Cold War go hot
An old-time fridge that can cunningly disguise itself as a cupboard
The oven is suitably horribly pink
The kitchen was fully prepared to receive foods and the people who make them. All the manuals are still in place
I wonder if it has 50s food recipes
An electric cooker, brand new, more than 50 years later
These covers are also in mint condition. I guess they were needed for those spirals, don’t think they cooled very fast
The fridge might not be too big, but hey, you don’t need to crouch
Old-timey dishwashers were actually pulled out of their slot
Martynas Klimas
Writes like a mad dervish, rolls to dodge responsibility, might have bitten the Moon once.
15 Cool Tables That Will Take Your Interior To The Next Level
It often takes a lot of money and even more time and energy to create an interior design for your dream home. However, sometimes all you need is one eye-catching piece of accessory or furniture with a creative or functional design to tie the room together. Any one of the cool tables on this list can be that piece. Tables are an important and integral part of every home – families and friends gather around them, so there’s a good reason for them to be original and creative.
via: Bored Panda
1. Picnyc Table
2. CATable
3. Sparkling Table
Designed by John Foster
4. Liquid Glacial Table
Designed by Zaha Hadid
5. Octopus Table
Designed by Isaac Krauss
6. Swing Set Table
7. Beach Sand Under Your Work Desk
Designed by Justin Kemp
8. Photo Album Coffee Table
Designed by Mitch Steinmetz
9. Grass Table for Cats
Designed by Emily Wettstein
10. Nautilus Table
Designed by Mark Fish
11. Duck Pond Table
Designed by watertables.net
12. Coffee Table Hammock
Designed by Koichi Futatsumata
13. Illusion Side Table
Designed by essey.com
14. Fusion Table
15. Pond Table
