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I believe this was part of a longer military produced film series meant for the wives of military officers on bases (or they have another one similar to this, it's been a few years since I watched it). I'd like to see them take on modern apartment kitchen design, using modern options anyone can order online! That would be something.
Hey, do you happen to know anything about the source of this video? Or by any chance, the actress’ name? This is a little weird but she really looks a lot like me and I’m curious to know if there happened to be any clearer photos or videos of her - I’ve never found a doppelgänger before!
two lazy susan with tons of built in storages for potato, onion, salt, tea, flour....indeed more functional 1949 kitchen than my 2022 mid-century house
This explains why my grandma didnt want to change her old kitchen, she loved to be in her kitchen and was able to prepare a lot of meals in a short span of time, her old kitchen was so efficient, well designed and cleaning was also a breeze. Miss you grandma😢
I know right? why on earth did kitchens change? we still need this now like look how organized it is? everything has it's own place but now we never have enough space we have to go for minimal stuff in our kitchen.
@@daynajordan5296 Yeah, I don't like that particular detail. What I like overall is the attention to detail and looking for a design that's practical for the era. So a modern kitchen today might have some very different and still very practical details.
A kitchen with an open drawer of sugar and flour?? Areas that are difficult to clean and only have one use? Anyone who thinks this is good has never worked in a real kitchen
They do make kitchens like this it's just not any cheaper bow comapred to then. Hell, people can't afford houses right now and you expect a luxary kitchen? You'll be lucky to get a dishwasher in your apartment.
I'm gobsmacked by how wonderful this kitchen is, despite seeming small. It's better than any kitchen in any rental flat I've ever had, or seen. WHY did we stop designing kitchens like this?? It's fabulous!
@@themetalchica No, they exist because people don't maintain their exteriors and seal them up yearly like they used to, and let weevils and bugs get into their kitchens.
@@neoasura No? Huh. That's sweet. Nice of you to drop in and shower us with your loveliness and superfluous, nonsensical information. Don't let the bedbugs bite!
@@neoasura I grew up in a house similar to this in Wisconsin, years before you were an idea of an idea. The bugs were a huge issue, as were the smaller parts the broke all the time, esp w 2 kids in the house, opening and slamming doors, drawers, and container shelves. Casters broke, or became unaligned, one drawer of sugar fell out and spilled all over the then 1970s puke green carpet in the kitchen, bc we carpeted kitchens back then. You're about 12 in grown up years. Tupperware was invented for a reason.
Up until they passed just a few years ago... my grandparents had almost the exact same layout kitchen. They had refused to upgrade their house since the 40's as they were comfortable and loved they way everything worked.
I think we've really lost a lot of common sense over the years. This was very modern at the time, and some of it wouldnt work (open bins with flour and sugar? Oh no!) One thing I've learned as I've grown older - I love having a kitchen that's separate from the living space, I see why people used to love it then too :)
It was Advancement in knowledge of food safety and cost of repair of Sliders and castors etc. However, an invisible cook top is available if you got the Moucha money
My husband and I are planning to build a house on our own land. We will prepare the architectural drawing of the house together and this video will help me a lot in kitchen design.
What i love about those old media (movies / music / radio) is how soft spoken and well articulated the people were. No slurring of words, fast paced rapid fire sentences or emotional outbursts.
Do you see, at 6:45, the way the pan of potatoes is sitting right inside the range? That was a common feature of the first couple decades of electric stoves that was called a "Deep Well Cooker"...it was literally a pot-shaped well sunken into the rangetop, with thickly insulated walls, and the heating coil at the bottom, And came with a covered pot that fit perfectly into it, with little raised handles. Some conpanies offered extra pots with metal dividers, meant to hold more than one kind of vegetable, etc. The Deep Well had multiple purposes: you could use it for deep frying or boiling, and it was more secure than having a pan sitting on top of the range.... No pan handles sticking off the side, and it couldn't accidentally be knocked over! Helpful for the busy mother of young children. It was also meant to be more efficient: you could set it on very low and use it like a crockpot, or set it on high for rapid cooking. Last but nor least, because it was so well insulated, it was perfect for preparing meals in summertime without heating your whole kitchen too much. (Considering this was when very few homes had any kind of air conditioning, that would have been a boon, and even now, would save a lot of energy) You could have a cut of meat and veggies packed in there, cook everything up on low heat, and then, after dishing the meal out onto your servingware, fill the pot with cold water to absorb the heat from the pan. Unfortunately, if stuff spilled, they xoyuld be a bit difficult to clean from what I understand, and the very large families of the 50s and 60s often meant people would rather have another coil because rheu were making big portions of everything. They're a pretty cool historical detail, though. When growing up, I partly learned to cook from a very old paperback cookbook for housewives using "the new electric kitchen!" and they explained it, and had whole meal plans that incorporated it and showed you how to use it in various ways.
@@TheFunctionalForce You're super welcome! When I was a young teen cooking from very old cookbooks, I found them fascinating so I did some research. In a way, they had some of the same functions as an instant pot.
When we moved into our first home (1950's track home) that same electric stove was sitting in the garage covered by a sheet. We cleaned it up, looked good as new and worked perfectly. We used it for the years we lived there. When we sold the house the couple moving in asked to buy it but we just let them have it. We became good friends and 20 years later they still have the stove. Works perfectly. Talk about quality.
I've been told by repairmen of the day that they built appliances to last a life time. Every component was made to be replaced or repaired so the whole unit didn't need to go into the dump. We Americans used to take pride in long-lasting and reliable products. Alas. That's all over now.
After my parents passed away I took over their 1950s house (I took it over in 1998 when mom died) and the house still had the original stove (the one pictured in this video, minus the boiling pot inset), I just replaced the stove in 2016 when I could no longer get the oven heating element anymore. I'd likely still have the stove if I could have replaced that heating element, it was a damn good stove that raised a family of 8 then a family of 5, two generations.
I have a Samsung stove and above counter microwave that was purchased July 2020. The digital numbers on the stove are going haywire. Flashing and flickering and just noticed this week parts of the numbers on the microwave have gone out.
Back then is when good quality products were made meant to last a life time,might i add simple and easy as well.Nowadys almost everything is computerized you have to type in your setting on a little keyboard,whereas back then you just turned the knob and you were ready to cook,and don't even get me started on the instruction manuals for these new stoves might as well be written in greek.
And look at that lovely dessert she made for her family. All at the table. No one complaining they don’t like this or that. No electronics. No tv. Just mom and dad and kids. How safe, calm, and loving.
Barbiturates were very easily available in that time period, and many women were given them to keep them complacent. They even had a catchy little name: Mother's Little Helper.
This was mid stage capitalism, before everybody and their mothers had to have 4 jobs to get by and families were more in tact...extended families, and we weren't so overscheduled...
Honestly the only tweak I think would be nice is the paper towel roll being somewhere outside of the cabinet (in the open). It'd make quickly cleaning up spills easier
Dude the flour and sugar bins just blew my mind! 🤯 I wonder if those are sealed tight enough to keep out bugs and dust. That would be so cool to still have that in a kitchen!
Probably not but I also know that back in the day, the cooked and baked more than the average family does now. But! One way to keep your flour weevil free longer - a bay leaf! Not sure why but pests don’t like bay leaves. But it does work! ❤
Yeah me too! And to think behind those bins is a 30 pound storage area of flour and sugar. How it doesn't all fall out and end up on the kitchen counter is blowing my mind right now.
I few years ago I wouldn’t have cared about this video, but now that I’m a housewife this makes my eyes twinkle in amazement. It’s impressive how everything had efficiency in mind.
My grandmother earned a home economics university diploma in the 1940s and her kitchen in the 1980s to 2000s still incorporated some of the space saving concepts in this video.
This is slightly before the surge in popularity of canned and frozen vegetables. That's why I think a lot of these ideas never caught on - not because they were bad ideas, they were great ideas, but because suddenly it became modern and space-age and 'healthy' to eat processed foods rather than cook from scratch.
You'd want to (re)design them so that they had securable lids covering them too. Without such lids, mice would have a feast without you even seeing them.
According to my mother, flour would get what she called "buggy". They kept theirs in a really large jar with a screw on lid. Of course they used more flour then. Biscuits for all meals and cakes and pies made from "scratch" did take a lot of flour.
Built ins for airtight storage containers would be amazing. And @ neoasura sometimes you can do so and still get infestations. Partner and I kept our own place clean, neighbors deserted their place furniture and food included and caused our previously fine apartment to have roaches that came through wall outlets/air vents/baseboards ect. It was horrific and I'm glad to be out of there.
My grandma moved a little quicker than the woman in the add She baked, canned, and cooked great meals. She was a full time nurse and kept what we called borders. I couldn't walk in her shoes for one day. She had a pink kitchen much like this one, always so clean. My grandma, my hero. Love to all the ladies that didn't have today's luxuries and still spoiled us. Thank you for posting.
I love the innocent evolution of the kitchen... but the ants, insects and roaches had a field day accessing the sugar, flour and vegetables. But needless to say it was well thought of back in the days and that is honestly how kitchens evolved. Love the quality of the video.. I really appreciate the time spent in restoring and sharing this video. Thanks for posting
@ FirstNameLastName-wt5to Lol People who live in the Southern US know that no matter how clean your kitchen is, Palmetto Bugs aka giant roaches that refuse to die will find their way in.
I can relate to the bug concern living in central Florida due to tropical weather being constant. No matter how clean you keep your house it's something you have to always be diligent about. But with today's technology applied to storage combined with this kitchen design would be my dream kitchen! I love how the stove has a bin for steaming veggies!
My sister has a 1948 Frigidaire in her basement. It’s from our parents and still works. The door gasket has been replaced numerous times and the motor redone at least three times, but it’s still in use!
@@mariekatherine5238that's great... Things made to be fixed, not made for the landfill. My microwave started acting funny after only 2 months of use. The cost to repair would be more than a new one. And fixing it alone risks death because of the materials inside. What a shame
I would love the organization of this kitchen! I love the long lazy Suzan cabinets for dishes and she has so many utensils and nothing is out on the counter but the mixer! I need this in my future life. I have hardly any storage in my kitchen now.
I'm only twenty yet I feel so envious of the kitchen, nothing needs an internet connection or software update just to cook some potatoes, it seems so wonderful
I recognize nearly all those appliances: the Mixmaster, the flour sifter even the wooden rolling pin. Am still in the house built by my parents in 1950. Yes, we even had same table and chairs. Thanks for showing this.
I miss my Grama so much. I miss her small warm home where I always felt safe. Grama I was so very lucky to have you in my life as a child. I love you and will miss you always.💖
As I remembered my grandmother’s kitchen was a perfect triangle in it. It was style in the late 60’s before I was born. She had counter space to work with near her stove. The sink was under a window on one wall and the fridge that was another wall. She had 2 door ways in the kitchen. 1 towards the dining room and the other is to the outside and the basement. Her house was built in the 1930’s. It was a small house. She did kept it tidy.
This was considered very modern at the time. Imagine, a phone in the kitchen! A refrigerator! A blender and a Mixer! Revolving kitchen cabinets! My grandmother didn't have this luxury. She used a very traditional kitchen burner using logs and she didn't have an icebox or even a phone.
I wonder the cost of the electricity in that house. The fridge itself would take a lot. This was very modern. My grandparents had charcoals and woods too to cook, and cleaning the dishes were not easy.
My gradma still use the traditional kitchen till the 90s. I used to help her lit the fire. Time consuming but the food was good. We did bought her stove but she usually prefers that.
The woman's dress reminds me my grandma used to wear dresses like that until her very last day of life. Beautiful, I miss you so much, I am sorry for everything I've done wrong...
My mind is blown every 20 seconds watching this!!! Things just made sense and were so focused on flow and functionality. I actually just bought myself a barstool for the kitchen because back pain has caused me to avoid standing at the counter to prepare meals for any reasonable length of time. I thought it was such a wacky idea because I never see someone sitting to do kitchen tasks until this video 😂
I've always wished to be able to visit and see late 40's and 50's America. Everything looks so familiar yet so weird at the same time, kinda like a liminal space. Hope someone makes a timemachine without timeline altering consequence lol. Great video!
@@Cilliebeach I fell in love with it thanks to a 90's cartoon called Batman Animated Series which uses late 30's-40's aesthetic. And later realised how horible western architecture had degraded each passing era. Early 20th century had sturdy and elegant design. The mid 20th century lost the elegance but still had the sturdiness. Nowadays we have neither of that. The walls and floors are made out of plaster and the buildings look soulless and boring. Greed has overtaken passion and quality in all matter of things.
I wish that I had a kitchen like that. I have never had as nice a kitchen as this one in the video. The counter garbage hatch is brilliant and I like the sunken boiling water thing on the stove.
The ring of that telephone reminds me of my beloved grandma. She’s been gone a long time now. She also had that same yellow dinette set. Very enjoyable video. Thank you.
Beautiful color work. Really enjoyed this! I think I discovered this video 5 o4 6 years ago. As a side note: at one time, in the early through mid-century, during the height of the "home economics" era kitchen science was just that - kitchen science. It was a true scientific study. The principles outlined in this video are still useful and sensible today. But we have been so overloaded with corporate advertising constantly insisting that we need to drop $70,000 or $100,000 grand every 3-5 years on a gut job and remodel so our kitchen is "in fashion." I'd take this kitchen any day over a magazine kitchen - as much as I love some of them.
@@caitlinhickie2334 Yes, I agree. All the other versions I've seen on RUclips were in color. But this looks the best of any I've seen. There was a lot of other clean up done on this one as well.
While I love the layout and the structure of the cabinets and appliances, I would do different colors and of course a different counter top material. I LOVE the hole in the counter for food scraps!!
Some things in this video made me laugh because it’s so 20th century to say certain things. But the main aspect of the video was jaw dropping. The compact and rotating shelves make so much sense. There’s a formula and strategy to everything, I love it! Definitely have me some ideas for my kitchen!
I'm from the UK and OMG I want this kitchen...this kitchen is the practical kitchen I've ever seen...there's some brilliant ideas I would've implemented in my kitchen
Now this is a real chef’s kitchen. How I would have loved to live during this awesome generation. To all the baby boomers & above I love and appreciate you so much. May God bless you.
I haven't enjoyed a video this much in some time ! The features are so clever, it makes my kitchen look ridiculously unelaborate. I can't believe how simple it looks yet so smart and efficient.
This looks futuristic even now with stunning and ergonomic design. Perfect for 2023, especially places for paper or tablet with recipes or youtube cooking channel.
This is my first time i saw this video. The organization in the kitchen is very clearly, easy to see and choose the ingredients to cook. 1949 that the US was like this. Countries in Europe are very developed compared to our Asian countries. Someday, I will arrive to U.S and learn more knowledge and also speak English too much to get better.
И не говорите!.. США были так развиты --что до 1960 х годов разводили для продажи рабов.. Да. Да. Именно разводили рабов как животных для продажи в богатые домовладения.. Вы не знали? Теперь будете знать..
Прошло почти 75 лет, а ничего лучше ещё не придумали! Идеальная кухня! Просто невероятно, что это 1949 год! Я родилась в 1977 году в Москве, домашний телефон и обычный миксер у нас появились, когда я уже училась в школе!
Я родился в 1980 году, мой отец всю жизнь проработал на стройке и я точно знаю,что наши советские разработки были ничуть не хуже. Только их не найти сейчас((((
What we want is the layout and space to do what needs doing. I don't need a refrigerator that can order my groceries or a wireless connection to turn on the oven (or whatever). I want usable counter and shelf space.
I would give anything to have a kitchen like that! I have many medical issues that prevent me from lifting and bending and this design is excellent for those who need many things easily accessible. Well done and practical! ❤
It really wasn't that long ago... only like 73 years. It just feels like it was because we starting to lose those people in our lives connected to it. But yes, this is Vintage so it's still Modern compared to say a Dinosaur. We still got Kitchen Aids that look like that Today.
This is what home economics science was all about. If I had a kitchen like this, I might actually learn to cook --- & like it! Every aspect is pure genius! 👏
Même en 2026 je n’ai pas une cuisine aussi fonctionnelle. C’est vous dire !😅 J’adore regarder les anciennes photos et vidéos qui montrent la vie d’antan. Cette dame aurait pu être ma grand-mère 🌹 Merci pour ce partage juste génial
@@АртемДанилов-ъ4гвполне возможно что сначала мыли в мыльной воде, убирали на сушилку, а потом, когда все помыто, ополаскивали водой. Никто не мыл посуду под проточной водой как в ссср, потому что за воду платили
Wow this is just perfect in every way possible and in a small place they have planned everything. I like the garage disposer on the counter and slat/paper, timer on the wall most. It's genius. If only I had seen this before my kitchen renovation 😢😢
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I believe this was part of a longer military produced film series meant for the wives of military officers on bases (or they have another one similar to this, it's been a few years since I watched it). I'd like to see them take on modern apartment kitchen design, using modern options anyone can order online! That would be something.
@@justrosy5 Oh OK, thanks for the info.
Hey, do you happen to know anything about the source of this video? Or by any chance, the actress’ name? This is a little weird but she really looks a lot like me and I’m curious to know if there happened to be any clearer photos or videos of her - I’ve never found a doppelgänger before!
Unbelievably good
Here we think we're so modern, and this kitchen is 10x more practical than any I've ever had.
two lazy susan with tons of built in storages for potato, onion, salt, tea, flour....indeed more functional 1949 kitchen than my 2022 mid-century house
@@vhouse6520 what's a lazy susan? 🤭
@@litgamer6205 honey, a lazy susan is one of those wooden turntables used for an efficient starage for food and jars
Absolutely! I feel like nowadays, kitchens are made to be photographed in magazines and on Instagram, rather than to work efficiently...
@@sagessedantan thats actually true, we think of being innovative than being a practical these days...
This explains why my grandma didnt want to change her old kitchen, she loved to be in her kitchen and was able to prepare a lot of meals in a short span of time, her old kitchen was so efficient, well designed and cleaning was also a breeze. Miss you grandma😢
♥️
Rest in peace to your grandma🙏
Seller: What kind of kitchen do you want?
Customer: I want a practical kitchen like in 1949.
😅😅😅😅
I know right? why on earth did kitchens change? we still need this now like look how organized it is? everything has it's own place but now we never have enough space we have to go for minimal stuff in our kitchen.
Literally why I'm watching this video. I've been on the hunt for all the cool stuff that just made sense in older architecture.
I do like most of this. I don’t think the built in bins for sugar and flour would work because of weevils. Flour needs a completely sealed container.
@@daynajordan5296 Yeah, I don't like that particular detail. What I like overall is the attention to detail and looking for a design that's practical for the era. So a modern kitchen today might have some very different and still very practical details.
Why is this kind of kitchen not a thing anymore!! This is the most organized thing I've ever seen and I wish I had a kitchen like this!
Just with different handles on the cabinets
Because house builders got cheap to maximize projects and screw customers.
A kitchen with an open drawer of sugar and flour?? Areas that are difficult to clean and only have one use?
Anyone who thinks this is good has never worked in a real kitchen
They do make kitchens like this it's just not any cheaper bow comapred to then.
Hell, people can't afford houses right now and you expect a luxary kitchen? You'll be lucky to get a dishwasher in your apartment.
Kitchens in Sacramento are exactly like this
I cannot count the number of times my jaw dropped at the so simple yet genius shortcut designs of this kitchen!
I'm gobsmacked by how wonderful this kitchen is, despite seeming small. It's better than any kitchen in any rental flat I've ever had, or seen.
WHY did we stop designing kitchens like this?? It's fabulous!
All I see is flour and sugar out in the open, welcoming weevils and bugs. Containers exist for a reason!
@@themetalchica No, they exist because people don't maintain their exteriors and seal them up yearly like they used to, and let weevils and bugs get into their kitchens.
@@neoasura No? Huh. That's sweet. Nice of you to drop in and shower us with your loveliness and superfluous, nonsensical information. Don't let the bedbugs bite!
@@neoasura I grew up in a house similar to this in Wisconsin, years before you were an idea of an idea. The bugs were a huge issue, as were the smaller parts the broke all the time, esp w 2 kids in the house, opening and slamming doors, drawers, and container shelves. Casters broke, or became unaligned, one drawer of sugar fell out and spilled all over the then 1970s puke green carpet in the kitchen, bc we carpeted kitchens back then. You're about 12 in grown up years. Tupperware was invented for a reason.
I was amazed by all the cabinets and drawers in there!
Up until they passed just a few years ago... my grandparents had almost the exact same layout kitchen. They had refused to upgrade their house since the 40's as they were comfortable and loved they way everything worked.
Why mess with perfection? They made the right choice to keep it this way
Not as extreme as your grandparents. But mine were satisfied of what they had for their last 45 years of life.
Like that one , wow , that's a huge kitchen they have
Why is this kitchen not a thing anymore?! It's absolutely brilliant and I need one❤❤❤
Twitter won't agree and will be mad that a kitchen area designed specifically for women is something to be offended about.
@@123evilwolf
And at the same things they are getting angry out everything that has not been designed for women in mind. 🤣
I think we've really lost a lot of common sense over the years. This was very modern at the time, and some of it wouldnt work (open bins with flour and sugar? Oh no!)
One thing I've learned as I've grown older - I love having a kitchen that's separate from the living space, I see why people used to love it then too :)
Me too !!
It was Advancement in knowledge of food safety and cost of repair of Sliders and castors etc.
However, an invisible cook top is available if you got the Moucha money
I love how the lady is cooking so slowly, calmly. No stress, i love it.
True. One upside to being a stay at home wife/mom is that a comfortable, relaxed pace is actually doable for everything.
Да, так готовили наши бабушки. Им на всё хватало времени. Как будто время сейчас сжалось.
My husband and I are planning to build a house on our own land. We will prepare the architectural drawing of the house together and this video will help me a lot in kitchen design.
Aw so happy for you , I wish to build my own house as well. My grandma would have a slightly similar set up , hope it all went well 👋
@@Happysilly00 Thank you very much. I hope you will build your dream house as soon as possible. Best wishes. 👋
What i love about those old media (movies / music / radio) is how soft spoken and well articulated the people were.
No slurring of words, fast paced rapid fire sentences or emotional outbursts.
Well. There's the pre-code movie era.
Great comment. I agree.
PS: It’s film, not video. 😊
What's the difference?@@ReportsOnChina
❤ true
Do you see, at 6:45, the way the pan of potatoes is sitting right inside the range?
That was a common feature of the first couple decades of electric stoves that was called a "Deep Well Cooker"...it was literally a pot-shaped well sunken into the rangetop, with thickly insulated walls, and the heating coil at the bottom,
And came with a covered pot that fit perfectly into it, with little raised handles.
Some conpanies offered extra pots with metal dividers, meant to hold more than one kind of vegetable, etc.
The Deep Well had multiple purposes: you could use it for deep frying or boiling, and it was more secure than having a pan sitting on top of the range.... No pan handles sticking off the side, and it couldn't accidentally be knocked over! Helpful for the busy mother of young children.
It was also meant to be more efficient: you could set it on very low and use it like a crockpot, or set it on high for rapid cooking.
Last but nor least, because it was so well insulated, it was perfect for preparing meals in summertime without heating your whole kitchen too much.
(Considering this was when very few homes had any kind of air conditioning, that would have been a boon, and even now, would save a lot of energy)
You could have a cut of meat and veggies packed in there, cook everything up on low heat, and then,
after dishing the meal out onto your servingware, fill the pot with cold water to absorb the heat from the pan.
Unfortunately, if stuff spilled, they xoyuld be a bit difficult to clean from what I understand, and the very large families of the 50s and 60s often meant people would rather have another coil because rheu were making big portions of everything.
They're a pretty cool historical detail, though. When growing up, I partly learned to cook from a very old paperback cookbook for housewives using "the new electric kitchen!" and they explained it, and had whole meal plans that incorporated it and showed you how to use it in various ways.
THANK YOU for this!! 😊😊😊
@@TheFunctionalForce You're super welcome!
When I was a young teen cooking from very old cookbooks, I found them fascinating so I did some research. In a way, they had some of the same functions as an instant pot.
Thank you for the information. I would still love one!
We had a deep well at one time. It acted very much like a slow cooker (I'm ancient)
@@AutumnFalls89 Me too, honestly
When we moved into our first home (1950's track home) that same electric stove was sitting in the garage covered by a sheet. We cleaned it up, looked good as new and worked perfectly. We used it for the years we lived there. When we sold the house the couple moving in asked to buy it but we just let them have it. We became good friends and 20 years later they still have the stove. Works perfectly. Talk about quality.
I've been told by repairmen of the day that they built appliances to last a life time. Every component was made to be replaced or repaired so the whole unit didn't need to go into the dump. We Americans used to take pride in long-lasting and reliable products. Alas. That's all over now.
After my parents passed away I took over their 1950s house (I took it over in 1998 when mom died) and the house still had the original stove (the one pictured in this video, minus the boiling pot inset), I just replaced the stove in 2016 when I could no longer get the oven heating element anymore. I'd likely still have the stove if I could have replaced that heating element, it was a damn good stove that raised a family of 8 then a family of 5, two generations.
Because everything is computerized now and malfunctions easily. Either that or it's made in China.
I have a Samsung stove and above counter microwave that was purchased July 2020. The digital numbers on the stove are going haywire. Flashing and flickering and just noticed this week parts of the numbers on the microwave have gone out.
Back then is when good quality products were made meant to last a life time,might i add simple and easy as well.Nowadys almost everything is computerized you have to type in your setting on a little keyboard,whereas back then you just turned the knob and you were ready to cook,and don't even get me started on the instruction manuals for these new stoves might as well be written in greek.
And look at that lovely dessert she made for her family. All at the table. No one complaining they don’t like this or that. No electronics. No tv. Just mom and dad and kids. How safe, calm, and loving.
Ive never done anything as gracefully in my life as this woman gets her baking ready. The way she moves is just so soothing to watch.
The most interesting thing about this is the speed at which she is working. I’d kill to be that chilled out!
lol
Barbiturates were very easily available in that time period, and many women were given them to keep them complacent. They even had a catchy little name: Mother's Little Helper.
Calm mind.--My Mom was like this, until 1968 when things really shifted. --It is a marvelous kitchen.
Good woman😊
This was mid stage capitalism, before everybody and their mothers had to have 4 jobs to get by and families were more in tact...extended families, and we weren't so overscheduled...
This was a 1949 kitchen?! This is better than 2023 kitchens!
Deve ser de alto padrão
If you’re rich that’s untrue.
If you’re Low class then yes.
@@susanroche597 it doesn’t look so expensive, just very well planned.
I was thinking the same thing
No. The point is the layout.
I think a kitchen like this would still work for today. Maybe a few tweaks here and there but it’s set up so well. I love it.
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Honestly the only tweak I think would be nice is the paper towel roll being somewhere outside of the cabinet (in the open). It'd make quickly cleaning up spills easier
If it had a dishwasher in it I would he in heaven!
Dude the flour and sugar bins just blew my mind! 🤯 I wonder if those are sealed tight enough to keep out bugs and dust. That would be so cool to still have that in a kitchen!
Probably not but I also know that back in the day, the cooked and baked more than the average family does now. But! One way to keep your flour weevil free longer - a bay leaf! Not sure why but pests don’t like bay leaves. But it does work! ❤
i think the biggest problem here is humidity, especially for sugar
Yeah me too! And to think behind those bins is a 30 pound storage area of flour and sugar. How it doesn't all fall out and end up on the kitchen counter is blowing my mind right now.
I few years ago I wouldn’t have cared about this video, but now that I’m a housewife this makes my eyes twinkle in amazement. It’s impressive how everything had efficiency in mind.
My grandmother earned a home economics university diploma in the 1940s and her kitchen in the 1980s to 2000s still incorporated some of the space saving concepts in this video.
Which features from the video did she still use?
Ughhhi wish I could get something like that
OMG! I found my dream kitchen! With the exception of the paint job. The 1940s can keep that, but I want this kitchen!!!!!😍
What paintjob would you like?
True enough, not a fan of yellow and red together. Vintage of that Era turquoise and white I like.
Pretty futuristic for 1949. Especially with the vegetable storage areas.
This is slightly before the surge in popularity of canned and frozen vegetables. That's why I think a lot of these ideas never caught on - not because they were bad ideas, they were great ideas, but because suddenly it became modern and space-age and 'healthy' to eat processed foods rather than cook from scratch.
The vegetable. Storage and sugar and flour storage right at your fingertips.
You'd want to (re)design them so that they had securable lids covering them too. Without such lids, mice would have a feast without you even seeing them.
According to my mother, flour would get what she called "buggy". They kept theirs in a really large jar with a screw on lid. Of course they used more flour then. Biscuits for all meals and cakes and pies made from "scratch" did take a lot of flour.
You had me right at the sunbeam mixer-that was my moms mixer. I miss my mom daily.
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Very nice words
The storage is heavenly, everything is neatly tucked away, for some who cooks and bakes a lot this is like a dream!!
Wow! I would love a kitchen like this with all the built-ins. What we have lost 60+ years!
Era Buit ins are bug magnets.. But GOOGLE built ins.. They do so many even Herb growing cabinet
@@AMPProf Maintain your house properly and you won't have bugs in it.
Built ins for airtight storage containers would be amazing.
And @ neoasura sometimes you can do so and still get infestations. Partner and I kept our own place clean, neighbors deserted their place furniture and food included and caused our previously fine apartment to have roaches that came through wall outlets/air vents/baseboards ect. It was horrific and I'm glad to be out of there.
My grandma moved a little quicker than the woman in the add She baked, canned, and cooked great meals. She was a full time nurse and kept what we called borders. I couldn't walk in her shoes for one day. She had a pink kitchen much like this one, always so clean. My grandma, my hero. Love to all the ladies that didn't have today's luxuries and still spoiled us. Thank you for posting.
heroine*
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This is the most practical design i ever have seen
in 1949 they had better kitchens than I have in 2024
Kitchens now are designed to look good for others. Not to actually work and cook in.
What kitchens are ya’ll using? This is absolutely still a thing if you have money for it.
True that
That cookbook shelf... 😮😮😮. Now I gotta go do that!
I WANT THIS KITCHEEEN!!!
The corner cabinet, pan file, the potato bin and garbage chute! Number 1 on the list.
信じられないくらい機能的なキッチン✨👏🏻✨
これ今でも全然通用するわ♪
I was going to say, didn't Toyota recently release a video of their vision for the kitchen for the future?
日本的には湿気が大敵ですね。
I love the innocent evolution of the kitchen... but the ants, insects and roaches had a field day accessing the sugar, flour and vegetables. But needless to say it was well thought of back in the days and that is honestly how kitchens evolved. Love the quality of the video.. I really appreciate the time spent in restoring and sharing this video. Thanks for posting
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The insects would only be an issue in some areas of the country. Roaches shouldn’t be a problem anywhere if you clean your kitchen.
@ FirstNameLastName-wt5to Lol People who live in the Southern US know that no matter how clean your kitchen is, Palmetto Bugs aka giant roaches that refuse to die will find their way in.
I can relate to the bug concern living in central Florida due to tropical weather being constant. No matter how clean you keep your house it's something you have to always be diligent about. But with today's technology applied to storage combined with this kitchen design would be my dream kitchen! I love how the stove has a bin for steaming veggies!
@@lakeireland Palmetto bugs are only a problem if you have moisture problems in your home.
My grandma's house still has a working refrigerator from the 1950's... it actually has outlived her. This is obviously before planned obsolescence!
what happened too it now?
My sister has a 1948 Frigidaire in her basement. It’s from our parents and still works. The door gasket has been replaced numerous times and the motor redone at least three times, but it’s still in use!
@@mariekatherine5238that's great... Things made to be fixed, not made for the landfill. My microwave started acting funny after only 2 months of use. The cost to repair would be more than a new one. And fixing it alone risks death because of the materials inside. What a shame
Any fridge made before 1960 is actually more energy efficient than modern fridges. In the 60s they added things like self defrost, and other things.
I know a fridge from the 50’s still working
I want this kitchen so badly. I was born in 1949. That man looks like my Daddy. ❤❤❤
I would love the organization of this kitchen! I love the long lazy Suzan cabinets for dishes and she has so many utensils and nothing is out on the counter but the mixer! I need this in my future life. I have hardly any storage in my kitchen now.
This is exactly the kind of kitchen that I want 💯 Props to the designers, back then. It still looks contemporary... So chic and practical!
I'm only twenty yet I feel so envious of the kitchen, nothing needs an internet connection or software update just to cook some potatoes, it seems so wonderful
I recognize nearly all those appliances: the Mixmaster, the flour sifter even the wooden rolling pin. Am still in the house built by my parents in 1950. Yes, we even had same table and chairs.
Thanks for showing this.
Cool!
Omg this is literally an amazing kitchen! I’m so mad we don’t have this anymore
I miss my Grama so much. I miss her small warm home where I always felt safe. Grama I was so very lucky to have you in my life as a child. I love you and will miss you always.💖
As I remembered my grandmother’s kitchen was a perfect triangle in it. It was style in the late 60’s before I was born. She had counter space to work with near her stove. The sink was under a window on one wall and the fridge that was another wall. She had 2 door ways in the kitchen. 1 towards the dining room and the other is to the outside and the basement. Her house was built in the 1930’s. It was a small house. She did kept it tidy.
Triangle kitchen??!!
Triangle kitchen refers to the design triangle of sink fridge stove placement.
This was considered very modern at the time. Imagine, a phone in the kitchen! A refrigerator! A blender and a Mixer! Revolving kitchen cabinets! My grandmother didn't have this luxury. She used a very traditional kitchen burner using logs and she didn't have an icebox or even a phone.
Logs? 🤣
@@lemurianchick My nana also used logs and charcoals at the time. Not everyone used gas burner especially here in Oz.
Gas burner and refrigerator were so expensive and luxurious back then.
I wonder the cost of the electricity in that house. The fridge itself would take a lot. This was very modern. My grandparents had charcoals and woods too to cook, and cleaning the dishes were not easy.
My gradma still use the traditional kitchen till the 90s. I used to help her lit the fire. Time consuming but the food was good. We did bought her stove but she usually prefers that.
The woman's dress reminds me my grandma used to wear dresses like that until her very last day of life. Beautiful, I miss you so much, I am sorry for everything I've done wrong...
I love videos like this. I wish I could go back in time.
The hatch in the work surface with a food waste bin under it is genius!
I can’t believe that it was more than 70 years ago, movements are so slow, but my grandmother couldn’t even dream about such comforting.
My mind is blown every 20 seconds watching this!!! Things just made sense and were so focused on flow and functionality.
I actually just bought myself a barstool for the kitchen because back pain has caused me to avoid standing at the counter to prepare meals for any reasonable length of time. I thought it was such a wacky idea because I never see someone sitting to do kitchen tasks until this video 😂
If I ever buy a house I need a slightly modernized kitchen based on this design!
This would literally be my dream kitchen!!
It looks so comfy and cozy. I want this style kitchen now.
I love this so much, the practical kitchen, the narrator, the dinette table. Just everything! ❤
Those drawers under the window are genius for apartment living, the whole kitchen is so practical.
How creative they are with storage behind sink. As a person who doesn't like to show washing supplies this is awesome.
I've always wished to be able to visit and see late 40's and 50's America. Everything looks so familiar yet so weird at the same time, kinda like a liminal space. Hope someone makes a timemachine without timeline altering consequence lol.
Great video!
Cringe bro, cringe.
@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 what
Film making is the closest thing to a time machine we have. You can see them without altering their timeline.
@@starshollowct Smh! Nvm
It looks weird because adults were in charge and society worked as it should.
I want this kitchen😮Its exactly what I’d like. Those drawers for flours and such is a better idea than jars indeed☺️
The 40s/50s technology and architecture/facilities were on another level…
I've said it before and I say it again, the west reached peak architecture in the early-mid 20th century with the art deco style.
@@HeihachiMishima48 Oh I love the 20th century art deco style…..
It’s so elegant and fascinating, it’s timeless!
@@Cilliebeach I fell in love with it thanks to a 90's cartoon called Batman Animated Series which uses late 30's-40's aesthetic. And later realised how horible western architecture had degraded each passing era. Early 20th century had sturdy and elegant design. The mid 20th century lost the elegance but still had the sturdiness. Nowadays we have neither of that. The walls and floors are made out of plaster and the buildings look soulless and boring. Greed has overtaken passion and quality in all matter of things.
Anyone else wish that this was their kitchen? ❤
Yep
Yes
no
no. you really gonna let your flour and sugar sit there in that cupboard?
Yes, I want it and the dinner, too!
I wish that I had a kitchen like that. I have never had as nice a kitchen as this one in the video. The counter garbage hatch is brilliant and I like the sunken boiling water thing on the stove.
Definitely🎉
The ring of that telephone reminds me of my beloved grandma. She’s been gone a long time now. She also had that same yellow dinette set. Very enjoyable video. Thank you.
Wann haben Küchenbauer aufgehört solch tolle, durchdachten und funktionellen Küchen zu bauen 🤩🥰. So einiges hätte ich heute zu gerne 😊
Peace and blessings to my Beloved Beautiful Sunshine...We just sooooo in love with this kitchen 😮🎉🎉🎉
Beautiful color work. Really enjoyed this! I think I discovered this video 5 o4 6 years ago. As a side note: at one time, in the early through mid-century, during the height of the "home economics" era kitchen science was just that - kitchen science. It was a true scientific study. The principles outlined in this video are still useful and sensible today. But we have been so overloaded with corporate advertising constantly insisting that we need to drop $70,000 or $100,000 grand every 3-5 years on a gut job and remodel so our kitchen is "in fashion." I'd take this kitchen any day over a magazine kitchen - as much as I love some of them.
This looks like it was filmed in colour to me, not colorized. Color film was not uncommon in 1949.
@@caitlinhickie2334 Yes, I agree. All the other versions I've seen on RUclips were in color. But this looks the best of any I've seen. There was a lot of other clean up done on this one as well.
While I love the layout and the structure of the cabinets and appliances, I would do different colors and of course a different counter top material. I LOVE the hole in the counter for food scraps!!
@@SpotTheBorgCatI like the lazy Susan cupboards and the little drop-leaf table on casters.
I recognize that voice. she played Miss ‘Stonewall” Jackson in ‘Cover Girl”
I just love this kitchen! It is perfect! ❤ Whatever "modern" we have today, it has been already invented.
Some things in this video made me laugh because it’s so 20th century to say certain things.
But the main aspect of the video was jaw dropping. The compact and rotating shelves make so much sense. There’s a formula and strategy to everything, I love it! Definitely have me some ideas for my kitchen!
I'm from the UK and OMG I want this kitchen...this kitchen is the practical kitchen I've ever seen...there's some brilliant ideas I would've implemented in my kitchen
And its only covered 95% of the way with nice safe lead based paint!!
Seriously cool kitchen..would love to have this in my house!!
😅 is it weird that this made me happy? I want a kitchen like that!!
I wish they still made kitchens like this!!
You so true
🇨🇦 why can’t we have kitchens like this in our homes today? I would love a kitchen like this!
because women decided they wanted to slave for the man instead of serve their families
Потому что сейчас другие цели!))
Раньше думали о людях, удобстве, а сейчас каждый хочет сделать что-то как можно дешевле, а продать как можно дороже!
Maybe because nowdays women have not so much time to do things so quietly....
pantry moths.
@@JessicaVanderhoff omg Bugs are born out of dust balls we can never see
Now this is a real chef’s kitchen. How I would have loved to live during this awesome generation. To all the baby boomers & above I love and appreciate you so much. May God bless you.
There are so many great things I'd love to have in my kitchen today.
I haven't enjoyed a video this much in some time ! The features are so clever, it makes my kitchen look ridiculously unelaborate. I can't believe how simple it looks yet so smart and efficient.
This is the kind of kitchen I need! So organized with all the built ins. Making good use of the whole space.
This looks futuristic even now with stunning and ergonomic design. Perfect for 2023, especially places for paper or tablet with recipes or youtube cooking channel.
I want that kitchen!!! The storage and cabinetry are amazing. The corner turn cabinets, and the pull down bins especially.
I would love that kitchen. It so well organized and practical.
This is my first time i saw this video. The organization in the kitchen is very clearly, easy to see and choose the ingredients to cook. 1949 that the US was like this. Countries in Europe are very developed compared to our Asian countries. Someday, I will arrive to U.S and learn more knowledge and also speak English too much to get better.
И не говорите!.. США были так развиты --что до 1960 х годов разводили для продажи рабов.. Да. Да. Именно разводили рабов как животных для продажи в богатые домовладения.. Вы не знали? Теперь будете знать..
Прошло почти 75 лет, а ничего лучше ещё не придумали! Идеальная кухня! Просто невероятно, что это 1949 год! Я родилась в 1977 году в Москве, домашний телефон и обычный миксер у нас появились, когда я уже училась в школе!
От сорок девятого до восемьдесят девятого не так уж много лет
Я родился в 1980 году, мой отец всю жизнь проработал на стройке и я точно знаю,что наши советские разработки были ничуть не хуже. Только их не найти сейчас((((
I want kitchen like this! 😍 so practical for someone who cooks every day.
Fantastic! Wish our kitchen were this practical but with the dishwasher of course for complete functionality! 🇺🇸
this is the happy time when the Mother care for her family and the father works to give his family good life ❤
Wow~! I wish my kitchen was as funcitonal as this one!
I would take those kitchen hacks and innovations over all the "smart this" and "bluetooth that" which are the supposed kitchen improvements of today!
What we want is the layout and space to do what needs doing. I don't need a refrigerator that can order my groceries or a wireless connection to turn on the oven (or whatever). I want usable counter and shelf space.
wifi operated juicer with qr code... why
To be honest, I would love to have such a kitchen in 2022
I would give anything to have a kitchen like that! I have many medical issues that prevent me from lifting and bending and this design is excellent for those who need many things easily accessible. Well done and practical! ❤
I have my husband's greatgrandmothers cubbord like this lady is using with the flour & sugar bin. I LOVE IT!!!!
Seeing this in color really makes it seems like this wasn’t that long ago.
Me too.
It really wasn't that long ago... only like 73 years. It just feels like it was because we starting to lose those people in our lives connected to it. But yes, this is Vintage so it's still Modern compared to say a Dinosaur.
We still got Kitchen Aids that look like that Today.
@@katiearbuckle9017 "starting to loose those people"? You are being way too optimistic my friend. Everyone who was adult at that time is now gone.
@@lizvtaz6• ln 2020, there were over two million people aged 90 or older. Some of them are still around. Dick Van Dyke is still alive.
6/11/2024
It was in color at the time people lived it 😉
Thank you for sharing. I enjoy videos of kitchens from the past.
This is what home economics science was all about. If I had a kitchen like this, I might actually learn to cook --- & like it! Every aspect is pure genius! 👏
All those very convenient and organized elements make it look easy & even relaxing!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Fantastic workforce and organization !
Même en 2026 je n’ai pas une cuisine aussi fonctionnelle. C’est vous dire !😅
J’adore regarder les anciennes photos et vidéos qui montrent la vie d’antan.
Cette dame aurait pu être ma grand-mère 🌹
Merci pour ce partage juste génial
Чем больше я смотрю, тем больше поражаюсь, насколько гениальная кухня!!
Один фрагмент шокирует... Посуда моется с добавлением химикатов, но в последствии совсем не ополаскивается.
@@АртемДанилов-ъ4гвполне возможно что сначала мыли в мыльной воде, убирали на сушилку, а потом, когда все помыто, ополаскивали водой. Никто не мыл посуду под проточной водой как в ссср, потому что за воду платили
@@sugarfree4118 однако, когда она чистит картошку в специальное отверстие у неё в это время в раковине льётся вода (4:33). Меня это удивило.
Хоть бы кто написал, что видел кухню с такими продуманными чудо-ящиками вживую, хоть в какой стране, хоть у каких богачей
Τhis video is a must watch for anyone planning to build/renovate a home!
Wish i had seen it before i made mine...
Best kitchen i have seen. So much practical n well use of each spot.
Wow this is just perfect in every way possible and in a small place they have planned everything. I like the garage disposer on the counter and slat/paper, timer on the wall most. It's genius. If only I had seen this before my kitchen renovation 😢😢
I was born Feb, 1949 it's nice to see a kitchen which is better than those of today.
I bet that refrigerator still functions as well as it did 70 years ago lol
And looks very cool for 1949! Only in the 2000s did we switch from a cube-like one to one of a new design like the one in this video has!
One of my brothers has our parents 50s refrigerator in his basement chilling beer.
I have an EASY brand clothes washer from the 1920s.
Yup, I actually use it.
I have a 1939 electric crown stove top and oven, the oven is great for baking.
"Old" dude here. It's true that those refrigerators lasted for decades, but it was a hassle to have to defrost the freezer every couple of weeks.
Many of the things used, I am amazed it is not used today! I looove that kitchen, wish it was mine!
👍actually a great layout for a kitchen! Some modern touches and I could live with this!
I love those vegetable bins!!! I wish I had seen this video before we redid our kitchen!