![]() All stainless steels are not created equal. There is stainless steel and then there is stainless steel. Today, they also use stainless steel because buyers want the stainless look in their kitchens. Manufacturers began using stainless steel in appliances because of its appearance as well as its durability, and resistance to corrosion. Yes: Stainless steel appliances were used in vintage kitchens.įor all of our research on Kitchen Appliances, see our Kitchen Help / Appliances and Accessories subcategory here.Surprising Differences in Stainless Steel Appliances See them all at Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center ![]() But, if your existing kitchen layout has the space carved out for a free-standing range and you are not reconfiguring your cabinets, don’t sweat it. Go for a built-in oven(s) with range-top burners.They make counter-depth refrigerators with stainless steel fronts in a variety of sizes and door configurations, and you can get handles and exhaust grilles just like they’ve been making for many decades. And if you can really swing it, consider Sub-Zero. If you can swing it, look for counter-depth. Try to make sure your refrigerator is “scaled” to the size or your kitchen. You can still get Sub-Zero refrigerators that look like this one from 1966!īe careful about sizing your appliances - so many of today’s refrigerators are behemoths.If you want to use modern stainless steel - but you still want to “get the look” my experience includes: Pastels: Niche market, only a few suppliers. Today, stainless steel appliances are so popular that they are likely the easiest solution if you need new appliances. White appliances also are available fairly widely. What a nice kitchen design! See more photos from 1961 here. Wood-Mode showed a lot of stainless steel appliances - note the dishwasher - in their 1961 cabinet brochure. I have never seen them as a finish on steel kitchen cabinets. These finishes were not commonly used on the sides of free-standing ranges - although they do pop up now and then as in Sarah’s 1956 Hotpoint stainless steel or is it brushed chrome range above. ![]() See more vintage Revco here.Īs best I can tell from 15 years of studying photos of midcentury kitchens, stainless steel and/or brushed chrome was used on: Built-in ovens, expensive built-in or counter-depth refrigerators, dishwashers, kitchen sinks, range hoods, countertops, counter edging, and various small built-in appliances. Above: Time capsule kitchen with St. Revco appliances - refrigerator / freezer combination … built-in ovens … range-top cooking. Brushed chrome: I’ll declare that “close enough.” Even with that: There are further qualifications, because there some places where we did not see these materials used. My research indicates that stainless steel - or UPDATED per reader comments: maybe it was brushed chrome - was used on midcentury appliances. Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.Īre stainless steel appliances appropriate for midcentury houses, if you want to do a relatively authentic remodel? This question comes up fairly often on the blog, and the answer is: Yes. ![]()
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