Thank you for your interest, but the cabinets and funky boomerang countertop are sold. Photos remain here, however!
I’ve kept this page on my site because it is a record of our home’s history. It also draws many visitors, and I know how helpful detailed photos can be to anyone researching or doing a home restoration or renovation. Scroll down, for I’ve updated this page to include some great videos having to do with retro kitchens, particularly about the 1940′s-1960′s era. They’re great for historic restoration.
Right below the video player, you can see my original ad, which includes detailed measurements of each Geneva cabinet, their layout, plus a link to photos of the cabinets we had. Enjoy the videos, then just keep scrolling down…
FOR SALE: SOLD!
VINTAGE METAL GENEVA KITCHEN CABINETS
There is a lot of storage capacity in this vintage set of custom cabinets, original to our 1954-built home. We are only the second owner of the house. The original owner had a really stylish and functional kitchen for her day!
We decided to remodel and get wood cabinets rather than try to restore these, so you benefit. You have an interest in authentic retro kitchens and design; otherwise, you’d not be viewing this page.
To give you an idea of their scale, the long side of the L-shaped counter is 12’5″ long. The 15″ drawer cabinet unit still bears its original Geneva label inside it. These cabinets have some paint wear and surface rust, but are in otherwise good condition.
The cabinet shelves are adjustable wire. Cleaned down to metal and freshly painted with a glossy enamel, these cabinets would look incredible in any retro-inspired kitchen. The porcelain sink unit shows evidence of some earlier touch-up, but they’re wonderful deep sinks.
Because our kitchen is small, it was hard to get pictures of the whole cabinet layout; therefore, I did the 3D rendering of their layout. There are photos in this gallery.
THE CONFIGURATION:
Vintage metal Geneva kitchen cabinet layout
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Wall Cabinets (12″ deep): A.Over-fridge cabinet: 36×15″ |
Base Units (35″ tall, 29″ deep at countertop): G. Drawer with cookie sheet cabinet: 9″ wide J. Sink base unit: 36″ wide
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* Canisters included fit into base cabinets I and K:
COUNTERTOP INCLUDED: Original metal-edged countertop in funky boomerang pattern. It’s in good condition with a few stains that will probably come out given the right cleaning. There is some wear just to the left of the sink (we just kept a glass cutting board over that spot. It would be cool covered with stainless steel, for that matter).
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Just as a curiosity, could you tell me the selling price of your set of cabinets?
I have some cabinets, same as above. could you please inform me of the estimated value.
thank you.
I truly don’t know at this point. Your best best is to browse eBay, Craig’s List and other sites where people sell them and see what people ask for them and what they actually sell for. Sorry I can’t be of more help.
There is nothing on ebay currently.. could you please tell me the final selling price of the cabinets?
They went for below market value as we sold them to someone local who just needed cabinets, period. He also removed them, which saved us the contractor’s labor for taking them out.
We are remodeling our kitchen and I need about 5 or 6 of the plastic moulding that the handles screw into on the cabinet drawers. Any suggestions on where to go to find these.
Thanks!
Kev
Hi, Kev. No, I sure don’t know where to find more of those. If I had the pieces parts to these things, I’d have a tidy little income. I receive a few e-mails a week about the cabinets, plus comments here. You might try using several search engines and looking for geneva cabinet replacement parts. Haunting home restoration forums is a good place to start, too. If you post and say you’re looking for specific parts, especially if you include the model year of your cabinets plus a photo of the parts you need, you may get dealers contacting you. I hope that helps!
I saw your post for the plastic moldings and the handles that screw into the cabinet drawers. Did you get a reply? Did you find any. I need 6 handles. Thanks
I keep an eye out for them, but haven’t run across any yet. Architectural salvage places would be a good place to look. They often have odds and ends in their hardware area.
We are very close to renovating our kitchen with 17 Geneva units ( plus 2 more available from the laundry room). Originally we were going to keep them, but maybe we’ll replace them if anyone has an interest in these, at a decent price – whatever that might be. I realize that no one can accurately reply without details, but asking prices aside, what do sets of cabinets actually sell for? jjsegr@aol.com
Oh, BTW, we’re in Grand Rapids, MI.