An older house updated in the late 70's/early 80's .....still sticking with my bedroom guess! All tastefully done, IMO.

Smiles:)

Based on the cabinetry, 1950-52.

I'm sticking to 1968. These folks took very good care of their home.

I'm with okmoreh, but I'll even back up a touch to 1948-1952.

I'm guessing a bit older -- maybe 1942 -- altho' I don't know that wall ovens were done then.

Cabinets in the 50's would be my guess, with various updates as needed.
Balloon drapes in the 70's.

I'd guess cabinets in the 1950's, redone in the 70's.

I'm going to say 1940. It looks like the house I grew up in. That one was built around 1925-1928 and I'm guessing got a remodel 10-15 years later.

I'll say 1948 with the window treatments updated in 1973.

I would say this was built shortly after 1950.

The big clue is the Boomerang Formica AKA Skylark. The pattern was introduced in 1950. Dispite the fact that Boomerang Formica pattern was reintroduced twice since then, the plastic laminate shown here is original. The dark edge was the only way to go back then. There was no color satuation through the entire piece and no bullnose wrapped corners.

The other clue is the scalloped trim over the sink and the side shelves which seem to have been ubiquitous back then. The rather "Early American" design of the cabinets place the original kitchen in that era.

The kitchen appears to have been given a cosmetic update in the '80s judging by the wallpaper pattern and curtains.

The appliances appear to have been replaced as needed when they broke down. The fact that the cooktop was solitary, was a popular and inovative concept in the '50s kitchen. It looks to have been replaced at least once and possibley twice over the decades. The dishwasher could have been replaced or maybe they added it years later by ripping out a cabinet. (I did this with my 1949 kitchen in the '90s.)

This kitchen has an "office" for the busy 1950's homemaker right in the kitchen. This was a new trend back in the '50s to have a built in desk and a chair for the lady of the house to sit and tabulate bills and related household paperwork right in the kitchen. It was a very modern idea for the modern 1950s housewife.

The current decor in this kitchen suggest an older retired couple. They will most likely will never remodel as they are satisfied with what they have and will replace things only as needed.

The Boomerang must be an optical illusion, it is Formica Brand "Irish Linen", which was reintroduced in Canada a few years ago, but I don't think it is available now. The document colorway was Brownish "linen" on a reddish ground. The formica in this kitchen is pale green

This is interesting, seeing what details people note. I will be posting the colored pics later on :)

I also say the main part of the cupboards are from the 50's, and updated with the hood and the ovens in the 70's and new formica then....and I am basing that on the formica edging....I don't remember that edging done before 1963 or so....and then not commonly.
The fact that we can't say when this was done speaks volumes about them choosing timeless and classic designs and accessories. I think that $1000 spent wisely would go a long way to making that kitchen look fresh ( get rid of the valance and those shelves by the sink)....there is no "antiqued" finishes to paint over, no chippy white shabby stuff, none of that ruffled honey toned "Early American" that was so popular in the 50's and early 60's, and during the ensuing years they seem to have wisely avoided overloading on things like De Grazia prints, P Buckley Moss, stained glass tschotskies here and there, too much needlepoint....just timeless good taste.
Unless, of course you tell us that this all was redone 4 years ago!!
Linda C

Really? I am surprised. A pattern seemed obvious along the cooktop edge and I squinted, and it looked like Boomerang. Needless to say the Formica in this kitchen is the original. The exposed edge bears this out.

The abscence of the Boomerang pattern could put this kitchen in the late '40s then. Or in the '50s.

Here is the Irish Linen pattern palimpsest mentions. I nabbed this from RetoRenovations.com one of my favorite vintage sites.

I cry because I did not appreciate the speckled gold (Lamé) on white plastic laminate counters my kitchen had, and had them ripped out immediately when I bought the house. Little did I know that those counters had real specks of material in them and were not printed on. Vintage collectors seek this out.

A square edge will always expose the dark interior of the laminate - my kitchen was remodeled 6 years ago and it has that... you just don't see it as much with darker laminate choices.

I don't think it was updated all at once. I say originally the house was built in the 50's, the ovens replaced in the 60's, the dishwasher and smoothtop cooktop in the last 5-7 years. I think the kitchen was "redone" piecemeal with things replaced as they ceased to function and not all replaced in one swoop so they match each other like we do nowadays.

"A square edge will always expose the dark interior of the laminate - my kitchen was remodeled 6 years ago and it has that... "

Nowdays there is an option to go with ColorCore2Â Formica. No dark edge. It is what most installations use for square. This option was not available back then.

Also it is more common nowdays to wrap the edges and the dark is hidden. No one thought to do that back then.

Here is a link that might be useful: Formica Color Core