In Hosford-Abernethy, My Second Bungalow. Architectural Heritage Center Kitchen Revival Tour XIII, April 16, 2011

I took this photo from the driver's window of my Zipcar, after I had been inside enjoying another fine kitchen.

From the descriptive booklet: Taking a most unusual approach to their project, the owners chose to restore their kitchen back to period. Their goal was not a "period inspired" look, but to actually recreate how the kitchen could have appeared when the home was built in 1909. Before the 1920's built-in kitchen cabinetry was rare. Instead, kitchen furniture, such as Hoosiers, baker's tables, hutches, and large cast iron sinks were often used. Plumbing was frequently left exposed--sometimes because the plumbing was brought into an existing home--but also to keep air circulating around the pipes. In the early 20th century, it was thought that condensation on pipes might allow germs to grown. The air circulation also kept the pipes from freezing.







The owners were lucky that previous remodels hadn't completely altered the original layout of the kitchen and somehow the large china cabinet had survived. All the woodwork is original, with the exception of the wainscoting along the sink wall. The wall mounted sink is period appropriate, as are the Hoosier and the enamel-topped cabinet. The new Marmoleum plant flooring is stylistically similar to design trends from 1909. The wall-mounted shelves are new, but are constructed of local fir and mail order brackets, just like in the old days.

A couple more photos of the bungalow.




Come back tomorrow for my favorite house on the tour!

Sunnyside Neighborhood Bungalow: Architectural Heritage Center Kitchen Revival Tour XIII, April 16, 2011

By the time I got to this house, it was raining so I don't have an exterior shot, but I managed to get several of the kitchen.


From the line crossing the countertop to the bottom of the photo, the surface is a drop-down counter.

From the booklet: When this couple bought their Sunnyside Bungalow, the remaining original kitchen cabinetry was heavily painted and topped with red Formica. Ten years later they were finally ready to take on a kitchen renovation. In 2010, they partnered with Chris Wisdom who shared their vision of a modern functional kitchen. Taking inspiration from kitchen tours, architecture books, and the homes of friends and neighbors, their "kitchen revival" is truly befitting of this workingman's bungalow.




From the booklet: Nook benches feature under the seat storage, a shallow wall houses a spice rack, swing-up doors hide the microwave, and a drop-down counter adds extra space as needed.


From the booklet: A period Hoosier is echoed in the sliding panels of the hutch, and the deep window sill over the sink matches an existing one in the front room. A new cabinet where the chimney was located became a "California Cooler," but with bins ventilated into the basement rather than outside. (I didn't ask where the California cooler is, though.)


A mix of colors and materials, including a Marmoleum tiled floor, dark grouted subway tile, and soapstone counters near the sink give the room a casual, lived-in feel. Recycled fir from an old Portland trolley stop on the counters and in the nook matches the floors in the rest of the house.


Here you can see the floor, beneath the stereo cabinet. They're beautiful.