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1970s Kitchens – Yellow & Brown – Unfashionable Colors

by Blake Zoolender

Kitchens in Phoenix, Arizona in the 1950s and 1960s were pretty much the same:  blond wood cabinets that showed off the wood grain.  By the 1970s, kitchen styles had changed.  Dark-stained cabinetry was the new style in the 1970s.

Tiled counters were replaced with Formica counters.  Appliances had earthy colors with names like avocado green, burnt orange, and harvest gold.

Here’s a typical Phoenix kitchen from the 1970s.  The combo oven/range and the upper oven were popular upgrades.  The oven and range were mostly one unit, whereas in the 1960s they were separate pieces.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

This kitchen from 1971 featured avocado green appliances and matching Formica counters.  And very dark cabinets.  (Orange and red Formica counters were also popular)

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

How’s this for avocado green?

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

Harvest gold oven/range.  Door handles were not crucial in the 1970s.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

1974 kitchen.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

By the end of the 1970s, appliance colors were getting lighter.  Almond or bone or ivory were popular color choices.  The extended counter creating a breakfast bar was popular too.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

1978 kitchen.  With door handles!  Cabinet stain was starting to lighten up a bit.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

1979 kitchen.  Butcher block Formica counters were starting to catch on.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

Ornate cabinets.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

Check out these cabinets from a home in Glendale, Arizona.

1970s kitchen Phoenix homes Design Through the Decades

Kitchen in the early 1970s outside of Arizona.  Chic and stylish!

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