Ever felt sick of your boring old white appliances? Fancy a bit of retro girly fun in the kitchen (steady now - I'm talking about the innocent kind, not something involving Vargas girls and utensils)?
Various manufacturers have cottoned on to the fact that rather than hiding appliances when decorating, some of us like to have fun with them instead. Here's a round-up of appliances to satisfy your pink cravings...
Check out this 50s style oven by Baumatic. It's 60cms, has nine functions, a load of features and comes with optional extras like a pizza stone. Best of all, it's rated A for efficiency and you have the choice of black, mint, ivory, burgundy and lilac on top of this fabulous retro pink. It's £419.28 from Biasco. Update 10/12/06 - unfortunately, according to the Baumatic website, this line has been discontinued. What a shame! If you love it, search for retailers with some still in stock using the product code: B550PINK-A. Try Sainsbury's or Appliance Directory as they still seem to have some.
Smeg does a range of pink fridges and other appliances in their FAB range. The one shown here has an A grade energy rating, 3.6 cubic feet of freezer space and 11.6 in the fridge and the trays and door racks are all adjustable. The best price for this model (the FAB32RO4) I've found is at Biasco - £1104.95 with free delivery.
The same online store also stocks the very cute Smeg 50s style dishwasher. It's AAA rated, has 10 programmes, 5 temperatures, a delay timer and 'triple layer tablet selector', whatever that is. If pink's not your thing, it comes in quite a range of other colours: pastel blue, black, orange, cream, red, lime green and silver. It's £619.95 with free delivery.
So now you have your major appliances sorted, what about the smaller things? Dualit has a range of very pink toasters to satisfy even the most feminine of kitchens. The Dualit Vario toaster accommodates four slices of bread in its extra-wide slots and claims award-winning toasting elements that 'increase toasting efficiency and element longevity' - sounds like the science of toasting has come a long way! You can buy it at Amazon for £129.97 plus free delivery.
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Posted by: Aunt Beep | 03/07/2006 at 05:49 AM
Hi there, great stuff about pink appliances! Check out my site at http://www.alapink.co.uk for more pink fabulous products!
Posted by: alapink | 28/11/2006 at 02:10 AM
I have to hide this post from my 5 year old daughter. If she sees it, we will have to go out and immediately buy a pink fridge and oven and washing machine!;-)
Posted by: Maryam in Marrakesh | 09/12/2006 at 09:50 AM
Oh, how I've coveted that pink Smeg dishwasher for ages. One day... I did get the pink Kitchen -Aid for Christmas, though.
Posted by: CASAPINKA | 06/02/2007 at 10:21 AM
PLEASE HELP ME LOCATE A LIME GREEN TOASTER & KETTLE
Posted by: jade | 02/10/2007 at 04:33 PM
Love the pink kitchen appliances.
Posted by: Mark Berger | 18/10/2007 at 09:35 AM
Love the pink kitchen appliances.
Posted by: Mark Berger | 18/10/2007 at 09:36 AM
Pink is as pretty now as it was in 50's! Love idea of also having lilac, lime green, etc Stainless is boring!
Posted by: Carol Moore | 18/12/2007 at 12:59 AM
I also am trying to find a lime green kettle and toaster
Posted by: chris hazel | 23/01/2008 at 04:59 PM
Hi! you mention various manufacturers producing ovens/cookers similar to the Baumatic B550PINK. Any ideas who they might be?
Posted by: pinky | 27/04/2008 at 01:43 AM
lime green toaster/kettle available from next homeware. £35 for the set
Posted by: carrie | 05/05/2008 at 05:18 PM
My girlfriend bought a pink fridge last week and I have to say I love it!
Posted by: Kitchen appliances | 19/07/2008 at 02:51 PM
anyone know where i can find a pink kettle and toaster
Posted by: | 23/10/2008 at 11:30 AM
Hi
You could try this site for all things pink.
http://pinkthings.zlio.net
Posted by: Rob | 04/11/2008 at 09:44 PM
I love this retro pink look on kitchen appliances...the other color I like is the cream retro look.
Posted by: Ovens | 19/12/2008 at 11:25 PM
I have the lot-pink Smeg fridge freezer,dishwasher,washing machine and microwave...all pink including my toaster and kettle-I must say I'm tempted to buy a pink range now but I hate cooking...I am even considering dying my dogs too to match the colour scheme!
Posted by: Gemma | 28/12/2008 at 07:52 PM
Oh! I really love pink items. Glad I saw this post. I am sure those appliances suits for my house. I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by: Philippine Buy | 31/07/2009 at 07:57 AM
Be advised that it is impossible to access the 50's style baumatic oven. I get this:The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error.
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
Error 404
www.biasco.com
Mon Aug 17 05:43:37 2009
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Posted by: Barbara Dowell | 17/08/2009 at 06:40 AM
Yes unfortunately, as noted in the article, the Baumatic oven has been discontinued: http://www.baumatic.co.uk/products/discontinued-models/builtinovens/B550PINK-A
Posted by: Elizabeth Varley | 29/09/2009 at 02:49 PM
I absolutely love the Smeg appliances, my favourite colour is the pastel green and I would love the dishwasher in that colour as I have just got the fridge for a really good price. I would love all of the pink things in my kitchen but I thing my husband would object.
Lovely ideas.
www.frugalfamily.co.uk
Posted by: cass | 15/11/2009 at 09:30 PM
Wow those are some seriously pink appliances. I'm a fan!
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