#vintage-kitchen

#vintage-kitchen

If you don't want to commit to yellow floral wallpaper or invest in an avocado-green oven, we invite home cooks to consider the ceramic frog sponge holder. These frog figurines were popular in the '70s and '80s, situated beside the kitchen sink to hold sponges or dish scrubber pads in their wide-open mouths. It's admittedly kitschy, but charmingly straddles the intersection of playful fun and practical utility.

Vintage items are the pieces are the best way to personalize your kitchen - especially if you're working on designing the retro kitchen of our dreams. Even if kitchen design trends come and go, vintage treasures are never outdated. Plus, it's exciting to hunt for them - and you can usually buy them at a bargain. Lately, there's an especially charming item to add to your list of best finds for a vintage kitchen: pie keepers.

Every year new products launch at trade shows, and every year most of them disappear without a trace (often for good reason!). A few become solidly successful, and a much smaller number become all-time classics that change the way we cook. With the passage of decades, those all-time classics often become highly collectible. Some people value them just for their aesthetic qualities. Others collect vintage small appliances because their rarity, or their historical importance, means they can be treated as investments

To properly care for vintage cutting boards, first clean them with salt and lemon juice. This method effectively lifts stains and odors while sanitizing the wood.