Last night's Stanley Cup game was in Chicago — maybe that's why we immediately remembered (and gravitated toward) this amazing Marina City home…and its pink kitchen!
Julie Michiels and Iker Gil are architects in Chicago and just so happen to be lucky enough to live in the Chicago landmark of Bertrand Goldberg's Marina City. What makes living in such an iconic building so substantial is the fact that they're architects, so their surroundings are constantly inspiring them.
Julie and Iker rent their apartment, so they couldn't just rush in there and change whatever they wanted. But really, who would want to? We absolutely love their pale pink kitchen with older appliances. Sure it's not the newest, best, greatest modern kitchen — but that's what is so great. It's iconic and completely functional.
Their tea kettle matches the cabinets perfectly, and we love the drawer pulls. We find it extremely intriguing and interesting that their stove operates via push buttons! Julie and Iker don't find it so interesting, they actually referred to it as one of the biggest challenges of living in the apartment!
What do you think of Julie & Iker's Marina City Surprise Kitchen?
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Comments (28)
the pink tone in the image of the chinese food box make me wonder about the trueness of the rest of the color in the image.
Big dislike. I feel like it would be nauseating to live in that kitchen. Something about Barbie, Peptobismol, 80s cartoon shows and unnatural all combined. Sorry.
Looks like a Peptobismol explosion, all that is missing is Hello Kitty.
Definitely not my thing. Too much monochrome for me. (And I'm not much of a pink person.)
Is it a special type of paint that goes on the hood? I"d like to paint mine!
It's not terrible. I do wonder how much natural vs. incandescent light there is in there...I would think that having that much pink would cast unflattering or unappetizing tones.
Isn't that an espresso maker?
My grandmother had a pink kitchen — with a VERY similar GE stove, circa 1956. The other colors in the pink rubberband Formica and pink terrazzo offset the "bubblegum" appearance. It was really an adorable little space, especially with the natural light through the windows during the day.
One of my biggest regrets is not retrieving those appliances when the house was gutted after Katrina. They worked as well as the day they were installed.
That could never ever be attractive. Ever. Good god. Whose bright idea was that?
That's... uh... mighty pink. I don't think I could live with it.
I want to move in.
SO not my thing.
And its not cozy at all.
Noooooooo, no, no. Nope.
This was sort of common with high rises built in this era in Chicago. There's a building up on Sheridan Rd. (6301) where original buyers could choose their "theme" of pink, blue, or yellow. The bathrooms also carried the theme. I did an estate sale project in a pink one. Someone had painted the metal cabinets white there at least. The pink appliances were cute, I thought. It's all very Doris Day.
Help! I've fallen into a bottle of Pepto Bismol, and I can't get out!!
I lived in an apartment in college that had pink appliances, and a pink sink in the kitchen. I don't remember anything about the countertop or cabinets, but was surprised to see the pink appliances. Someone told me the landlord got a deal on them. After awhile I didn't even notice it.
Sorry, but it's kind of nauseating.
It's like Barbie's dream house but in a good way! I love it! I think the sleek lines and touches of black and chrome prevent it from looking juvenile. It's unfortunate we can't see the the floor or ceiling in the photos because I think that would really help balance it out for some people.
My house came with pink counter tops. I've been picking pennies up from the ground trying to start a fund to replace them!
that's so mary kay! I bet there's a pink cadillac parked in front. lol!
I remember more than one pink kitchen in my life, but none were as sleek as this one. I wouldn't want to cook in it all the time, but I would love it in a vacation home or beach house (@1050908---I'm saving my pennies for a house on the beach).
Yikes. Pink overdose.
I would hate it.
Women in the kitchen much?
Not a fan of pink anyway, but the less inviting you make it for men, the less they're going to do the cleaning up or cooking or whatever. My hubby woudln't want to be seen near this pink overload.
I think it looks great!
maybe I'm just a total weirdo...I absolutely love it. love love love. WANT.
@wickenden: maybe there's just so much pink in there that it reflects onto everything else. White is helpless to its force!!
This kitchen is positively spectacular. It's similar to my Aunt Mary and Aunt Rose's kitchen - it was redecorated in the 60s and never again decorated after that. It was frozen in time, with pink beads in the window, pink chairs, pink appliances and Fire King pink dishes too - and as a little girl it was my dream kitchen.
I'm currently working on a house restoration where the kitchen still has its late 50s pink GE appliances. They're really quite spectacular, though not in nearly as good condition as these! Sadly the stovetop which is similar to this one had all of the mechanisms altered and none of the buttons remain.
It's definitely not for everyone, but when an owner appreciates it, it's a great feature for the house.
It's cool that she found so many pink things to decorate this kitchen. But, it reminds me too much of Pepto-Bismol to dream up anything appetizing in it. :P