Vintage Kitchen Appliances That Prove Retro is Cool Again

We've noticed more and more vintage or retro-inspired appliances making their way into the kitchen, and we're here for it. Let us show you how retro is cool, once again.

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March 15, 2022

By: Lauren Fansler

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Retro is All the Rage

We've all heard of boomerang styles, and this kitchen trend is one of them. Retro appliances have started making their way back into the design world, and this '50s-style refrigerator is a great example. This appliance steals the show and is the perfect accessory in this small kitchen.

From: Abby Hetherington

Show-Stopping Smeg

To create the perfect vintage farmhouse look, designers at America's Most Desperate Kitchens added a new, pastel blue Smeg refrigerator. Despite its retro design, it has all the modern gadgets of a stainless steel fridge in a cute, kitschy package.

Avocado Green

This avocado green oven is a remnant of this original kitchen. While designers brought this midcentury modern kitchen into the 21st century, they kept this piece to give a nod to the original look of the space.

From: Natalie Myers

Mini-Frigidaire

The pink cabinets and vintage-inspired appliances add charm to this remodeled camper. This mini-Frigidaire is a cute accessory that provides the perfect complement to the design style selected for this Airstream.

From: Kim Lewis Designs

Timeless in Cream

This kitchen's cooking area features a vintage-inspired enamel stove and range hood. White drawers with black countertops are situated on either side of the stove, while glass front cabinets provide visible storage for colorful pitchers and other kitchen items.

From: Janice Stone Thomas

Vintage Wedgewood

Blue cabinets help make this vintage Wedgewood stove really stand out and feel fresh and fun, but not dated.

From: Jessica McClendon

Baby Blue Big Chill

This vintage-inspired Big Chill fridge is framed in by handsome wood cabinetry. Its sky blue color inspires the nearby shelf arrangement, that includes matching glass bottles and other intriguing finds.

From: Perry Walter

Stand-Out in Black

The kitchen's walls are painted with Farrow & Ball's Off-White, which is a great contrast to the antique black stove and really allows it to take center stage in this kitchen design.

Legacy Showpiece

A Legacy vintage stove is the showpiece in this kitchen seen on HGTV's Home Town.

Apple Green Chambers

To ensure the vintage Chambers, apple green stove remains the kitchen's focal point, designer Regina Bilotta ditched the original plan of dark, stained kitchen cabinets, deciding to paint them a bright white instead.

From: Regina Bilotta

Blue Big Chill Trio

These blue retro reproduction appliances from Big Chill bring a vibrant look to this kitchen space. HGTV's Kitchen Cousins kept the original cabinetry and lighting, adding white countertops, wallcoverings and appliances to brighten the space.

Charming White Wedgewood

This kitchen mixes vintage details, like the Wedgewood stove, with modern elements, like the stainless steel range hood, for a dynamic, visually compelling look. Using different shades of blue, the designer make this an eye-catching and exciting kitchen.

From: Faith Blakeney

Classic AGA Range

This blue and white kitchen features a white, vintage AGA range that was purchased online and driven back from Montana. It provides the perfect accent to the surrounding dark blue cabinets and walls.

From: White Arrow

Industrial Meets Vintage

A white Wedgewood stove brings vintage appeal to this industrial-style kitchen. The addition of vintage appliances brings charm to any kitchen space and creates an interesting design focal point.

From: Antonio Martins

Mint Green Big Chill

Vintage styles are making a big comeback with the help of companies like Big Chill, which developed its Retro appliance line as a fresh take on the hot colors of the 1950s. This mint green refrigerator truly stands-out in this mostly neutral kitchen space.

Antique Design Elements

Vintage design elements were preserved in the kitchen, like the hexagon countertop tile and the classic stove. To spice things up, a stainless steel backsplash and modern pendant were added.

From: Posh Interiors

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