Free-standing kitchen cupboard

Try eBay Granyannie there are a few on there. A bit battered , but just what you want I think. Put in ' vintage kitchen cupboard "

Does anybody else laugh when things we owned or used in the early years of marriage are now recognised as "vintage"? Not even from our CHILDHOODS!

We thought we'd have one in a summer house. Were horrified at the price in the 'second hand' and retro shops. In the event the summerhouse didn't materialise and the problem went away , jolly useful cupboards and on the 'why didn't we keep that' list for sure. Although if we had kept everything in that list we would need a warehouse by now .

MiL had one of those in her tiny kitchen when I first met H. The kitchen was so small you could stand on one spot and turn to the cooker this cupboard or the sink How she managed to cook for five and dish up when the drop down shelf was her only work surface I'll never know.
The china that we collected when we got engaged is now retro with prices to match. Sadly all I have left is a jug and one tea plate

One of the ones I remember my friend's mum having, had one of the cupboards fitted with zinc mesh to keep things cool and the other was fitted with reeded plastic instead of glass. I thought it was the height of sophistication .
This would have been late 40s early 50s.

Every 'flat' I had had one of those,mostly in green. Can't believe they are taught after, like some of that ghastly 50s clutter.

I love them. Wish I had one like this

My mums nearly killed me!!

One morning at a quite a young age. I got up early and decided to get my own cornflakes whist everybody was still in bed.
I climbed from a kitchen stool on to the pull down ledge to reach in for the cereals.
The whole lot toppled forward with a mighty crash with me underneath.
It had fallen in front of the closed kitchen door.
I could hear my mother screaming. My aunt who was staying with us was a slim 16 year old and somehow managed to push the door open enough to squeeze through.
Luckily I had only cuts and bruises
A miracle really as the top was full of crockery and had glass doors. And below was food storage etc.

It wasn't the only childhood scrape I managed to get in to.

We had one (didn't we all?). They're fashionable now.