Ugly House Photos

Vintage bathroom from a 1961 Phoenix home.  [except for the newer toilet]

Same house, different bathroom.

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Shiny metallic wallpaper in a bathroom of a 1963 Phoenix home.

Old pink wallpaper in another home’s bathroom.

Groovy wallpaper in another home’s kitchen.

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Snark-free post:  We have some classic 1950s & 1960s kitchens and bathroom for you to enjoy today.

Vintage kitchen from 1956.  Check out the copper oven!  Let’s hope the new owner cleans it up and restores it to its original glory.

Vintage bathroom from 1951.  Beautiful blue and black bath tile.  Looks like it was just built yesterday.

Vintage kitchen from 1954.  Kitchens were smaller back then.  Note the washer hook-up next to the kitchen.

Original kitchen from 1967.

Metal cabinets in this Las Cruces, New Mexico kitchen.  Year built unknown but metal cabinets were popular in the 1940s.

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Yellow range and oven from 1962.  Wide coil burners!

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For all you retro lovers out there:  a 1962 Phoenix home with original kitchen.  Original blue oven!  Original blue range and exhaust hood!  Original cabinets & handles!

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1964 condo with original kitchen appliances.  Saloon doors to the dining room add a nice touch.

Pretty wallpaper in the bathroom.

Groovy.

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We’re going to set aside the sarcasm for a moment and enjoy this 1962 Phoenix home.  Ignoring the ugly wallpaper, the bathroom is in mint condition and super clean.  These homes were built to last.  I have the same sink and original tile in my 1960 home’s bathroom.

Immaculate kitchen with original cabinets and oven.

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Last fall we highlighted Phoenix area kitchens as they looked in different decades, from the 1950s to the 2000s.  You’ll find all the posts linked here.

This is a Phoenix kitchen built in 1960.

House Beautiful magazine and website now has slideshows available of kitchens from around the US from each decade too.  The links per decade are found below.

1950s slide show

1960s slide show

1970s slide show - foil wallpaper

1980s slide show - hanging baskets and, ick, pot racks

1990s slide show - brass milk jugs?

2000s slide show - lots of exposed cabinets and more pot racks

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Grandma loved the 1960s, even in 2009.  Original blue carpet and furniture.  Big lamps.

Dining room with contrasting red chairs and blue carpet.

Bedroom with matching bedspread and window drapes.

Another bedroom.  With twin beds and quilted bedspreads.  And awesome wallpaper.

And another bedroom with a quilted bedspread.

For a comprehensive look at furniture, home design, and home features in the Phoenix area from the 1950s to the 2000s, check out the index of 77 posts.

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Classic vintage 1960 furniture in a Scottsdale, Arizona home in 2009.  They even wallpapered the closet doors.

Original 1960 blue oven.

The den.

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