Our 1922 vintage kitchen - complete with Geneva steel sink base.
When we bought our 1922 house in Los Angeles, the kitchen was in need of some serious help. But we didn’t really have the money to remodel the whole thing. Still I wanted it to be as nice as we were fixing up the rest of the place, just without all of the expense. So, we decided to focus on what was existing in the kitchen – and restore around that. We already owned a vintage stove – and all of the cabinets already in place in the kitchen were original. So copying a 1946 Hotpoint kitchen ad – we found our color scheme. But one problem remained – what to do about the kitchen sink – kind of an important thing in this part of the house. The sink that was there was not usual – probably put in in the 60’s, freestanding – and on a rotting wood cabinet. It had to go. And in it’s place, we found a vintage steel sink cabinet in Michigan on eBay, and had it shipped out. It fit perfectly in that spot – and finished off the “look” we were going for with our kitchen. It’s a Geneva cabinet – and I’ve fallen in love with having the steel cabinets and the porcelain countertop/drainboard/sink all in one. Besides looking great – the steel cabinet is really functional and practical.
Cooking in my vintage kitchen.
And now I want to put in all steel cabinets in the rest of the kitchen. So, I was thrilled when I came across this post on one of my favorite blogs, Retro Renovation. For those of you who love that retro kitchen style – this post is a must-read.
