carol12thomas56 Love you stove!!! and kitchen too.

I found the exact same stove today on-line in canada were I live seller is asking for $1000.00 It is a 1950 okeef & merritt stove if any one is interested.

Michael and Heather Allen We use an old 1950's stove daily. It works fine, however I would caution anyone looking at one to consider that they usually have pilots and possibly match lit ovens. Not that either is a problem, just some people feel uncomfortable with it.

robert kelly we are an active family and use the counters daily. They are stained at the sink and stove, but this is what Carrrerra does.

Nancy It's funny about the above comment that this was not a cook's kitchen because when I sowed my husband the picture - mainly pointing out the marble counter - his comment was that this was clearly a cook's kitchen. I really want a marble counter and have researched it and the consensus seems to be if you can handle a few stains, you will love it? (Also love the stove.)

robert kelly The cost of the project would vary greatly depending on the scope of work. Here, we moved windows, doors, interior and exterior stairway, plumbing, gas, electric, water heater, furnace, new sump pump, and some new foundation. We used salvaged doors and windows which is time consuming. I think we spent about $40k (do it yourself price) overall and would guess this would be about $100k if bid out to a general contractor.

Tenant Proof Check out Jane Powell's Bungalow Kitchens, its not just bungalow's but period old fashioned kitchens from 1900's to 1940's. Great old fashioned kitchens that stand the test of time. She has great pointers and detailed explanations as well as a wealth of resources listings. She also lives in Oakland California and could probably help you.

I would strongly recommend a toe kick (the area under the cabinets for your toes that lets you get close to the counter) otherwise you will have a constant back ache working at your counters. I have lived in several apartments with kitchens from the 1920's and I speak from experience.

kerich67 Thank you for your time.

kcman99 I have the exact same O&M Stove. It works great!. Just curious, do you use the heater that is on the left. I used mine for a while but it was very inefficient.

robert kelly The floor is T&G fir. It was a pain to remove the linoleum. There is a tin can patch in the upper right corner. There is much better quality reclaimed wood flooring available. This is very rustic and bordering on "unfinished" looking

hillbat Thanks. I live in the east bay above Richmond. Have the same exact flooring in my 1930's kitchen which is very similar to yours. We have painted cabinets (off white) and Carrara marble too. Did this about 5 years ago. Haven't had to reconfigure anything. Just lucky. Have original large double stainless sink and I love our fir subfloor. We were able to refinish 3 times but time to refloor. I love the fir so much am probably going to redo with fir. Not fan of oak which is typical floor for this era home. Thanks for input. Jean Marie