Smeg’s Fab Retro Model refrigerator has to date been offered in solid colors only; but now we have the option of stripe….then we can mix & match from any color of the rainbow in the kitchen. So I came across some other favorites that will brighten up my life every day of the week while I am having my coffee….

The “So Happy” chair by Max Design (those Italians!) marries function with emotions…besides a design element, those gaps in the back of the chair are like smiling faces. And as long as I am going this far, I’m going to add a little number for baby, the Brio Grow high chair (comes with a safety strap, suitable for 6 mos. to 7 years with a removable soft padded cushion). From Brio.

So, now all I need is a table and rug….I think I’ll just go for the round white lacquered pedestal table (also available in walnut w/nickel plated iron base) from cb2.com and some Flor rug tiles….what a cool retro look I can get with all of this. Oh, and in case you don’t like my color scheme, all of the above come in at least (white and black but also red and green (just in case you decide to go for the So Happy chair in a floral design and want a black frig!).

Think this rug would be too much? I am envisioning yellow cabinets by the way and hardwood flooring in a bleached or birch wood look. If not, Flor carpet tiles has a lot more to choose from.

And somewhere in this virtual kitchen I would have storage….some for my magazines and some for all of those odds and ends things that find their way into a kitchen…from Kartell and found at DesignShopUK.com

And then, just so my walls didn’t feel neglected, I am sure I could nail a good retro clock out there somewhere but also this handsome “Flotsam and Jetsam” sculpture by artist Tony Cragg (see Inhabitat for more from this prolific reclaimed refuse artist). Let’s see, is there anything I’ve forgotten?

Check out the Retro to Go blog and their sister site, SwitchedOnSet, for more retro inspirations if you are in that kind of mood.

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