How Do You Create A Retro-Modern Kitchen?
The retro-modern kitchen combines the charm and warmth of the past with the convenience of modern appliances. Perhaps no room benefits more from this style than the kitchen. A retro-modern kitchen allows you to enjoy a homey kitchen without having to put up with its delays or dangers. Designing one is fun, too. Start with appliances for a look from the turn of the century or from the 1930s or 1950s. Heartland Appliances specializes in reproduction stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers and other appliances that look like the originals but perform like the modern machines they are (see Resources). Choose almond or red for the perfect accent. Reinforce the period with cabinetry of the era. Greenbridge Kitchen Cabinets (see Resources) provides many styles and sizes. Because kitchens of yesteryear were often standard in size and design, strip your cabinets and varnish the bare wood for a rustic look, or paint in brilliant white or yellow. Finish the look of cabinets with reproduction hardware,
