Kitsch ’n’ cool

Stick on Elvis and bake some apple pie in your rockabilly home...

By Sally Gillam, 30/08/2009

Retro up your kitchen!

Think bright - '50s style is anything but dreary! add zest with fruity hues

Pick prints with graphic shapes or food motifs

You can't get more '50s than an American diner, so for that rockabilly retro look go for colourful chrome and leather bar stools, a big American-style fridge and a Coca-Cola sign.

Choose appliances that were big in the '50s and have maintained their cool. Smeg fridges, Dualit toasters, Roberts radios and Le Creuset ovenware are still rock 'n' roll.

A monochrome checked floor will set your scheme off on a firm footing.

Formica worktops, vinyl flooring, and plastic kitchen accessories provide practical and colourful ways of recreating the retro look.

Track down original accessories at car boot sales and on eBay. Or try Kitsch22.co.uk, Peppermint-retro.co.uk and Kitschcapers.com.

SEE PRODUCTS TO CREATE YOUR VERY OWN '50S KITCHEN!

PHOTOGRAPHY: CAMERA PRESS

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The orange chairs are amazing where abouts are they from ?

By faye . Posted August 31 2009 at 6:05 PM.

This wallpaper is amazing! Please tell me where it is from! :-)

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