Retro Kitchen Project TIME

I've always loved all things retro- the 50's and 60's are eras i've always been drawn to. I remember in 7th grade begging my mom to let me take swing dance lessons at the community center- there was one other girl my age and the rest were a bunch of elderly people--i totally loved it, I love big band music, the greaser look, the cars, the houses...everything ....  I think just seeing movies based in that time made me wish i lived in that era.  "Now and Then" "Stand by Me" and  "The Sandlot" are movies I always loved watching, and I would always pretend I was the characters. I love the idea of the kids running amuck all over the town during summers and having so much freedom. 

SO FYI we live in the house I grew up in. It's my parents first house they ever bought, and moved here a few years after they got married..my brother and I were both born here and we moved from here when I was 11. My parents rented it out when we moved, and just before Curren was born the opportunity for us to rent it came up! We LOVE this house, I have so many good memories here, it's so perfect for our family. BUT everything is the exact same as it was when I was a kid, so i'm itching to make some changes :)

We are broke but want to redo our kitchen soooo I started to look into "retro kitchens" I bought a diner kitchen table 4 years ago...rectangle white Formica with silver legs and silver lining around the sides of the table....it also came w/ 6 black and silver glitter chairs..but they are in storage and a little TOO retro for me.  I LOVE our table and wanted to do the kitchen around it. Not going too over board but these our some sources of inspiration:

I also read this quote on a blog and loved it

"Remodeling a house from the depression, during a recession"

love these colors

"mint" is what i continue to be drawn to

obvs not a kitchen but i like the colors!

this kitchen sealed the deal for us

love the appliances! aahhh maybe down the line..

----this blog is so fun to dive into! It's a house in Hemet CA that they bought and are re doing room by room as money allows, they have come across some great finds.

Well Ryan is picking up 4 gallons of "Palm Breeze" right now along with white paint for the cabinets! I'll do some before and afters.   We sent out Fin's 1st bday invites so now we have a deadline to get stuff done! Thats one of my fav things about throwing parties..the parties are fun but I love to do projects around the house and knowing mobs of people are coming over means you gotta get it DONE...Ryan might not have the same feelings :) We also picked up 5 gallons of paint for the living room and bathroom...we're gonna be busy!  I'm sure most people will NOT like the kitchen colors but we're excited about it- Ryan was really into it- to my surprise, it will be hints of Retro- we're not going balls to the wall here.