Kitchens in the 1950s stepped away from more sterile, austere settings into brighter, bolder designs. After WWII, a sense of prosperity and optimism infiltrated American homes, and more vivacious ...

These seven vintage kitchen pieces can be surprisingly valuable today. Learn which retro cookware, glassware, and more collectors are paying for—and how to spot the valuable pieces in your home.

The kitchen looked like it hadn't been updated since the 1950s. Credit: Harry Young Parmenter Credit: Harry Young Parmenter A kitchen makeover — part of a larger renovation project — opened up the ...

The 1950s kitchen was more than a place to cook—it was a design statement full of stylish appliances. They had shiny linoleum floors, pastel appliances, and Pyrex bowls stacked neatly on open shelves.

The 1950s spawned society’s view of kitchens as the heart of the home, a hub for gathering, cooking, eating and socializing. Thus, it makes perfect sense that the same decade could inspire today’s ...

The challenge: When Mary Gallagher and Jon Eversoll bought their 1954 rambler in St. Paul it had been updated with a 1980s kitchen, complete with cherry cabinets and a high-gloss tile floor that ...

In the 1950s, an architecture professor at the University of Washington, her students, and her husband, an engineer, built a Northwest Modern-style house with a galley-style kitchen that included a ...

Retro 1950s style is quietly slipping back into contemporary homes, not as kitsch, but as a comforting counterpoint to sleek minimalism. From cozy bedroom floors to atomic prints, these nine trends ...