The centerpiece of some of our favorite kitchens is a great big, retro kitchen range—so many of which come in a spectrum of appealing color options. You can buy a newer retro range from brands such as Smeg, invest in one of the greats like Lacanche or Officine Gullo, or source a reconditioned vintage model. Here’s our list of retro ranges: something for everybody and every budget.
N.B.: Lead photograph of Julianne Moore’s La Cornue range in her West Village house photographed by Matthew Williams for Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home.
![named after a village in burgundy, lacanche, a family business, has been making 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fourneau-lacanche-bussy-kitchen-range-733x489.jpg)
![the northstar retro style range is a north american range designed in \1947 tha 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/redfyre-kitchen-range-733x489.jpg)
![french company la cornue has been making high end kitchen ranges since \1908 an 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/la-cornue-kitchen-range-green-733x489.jpg)
![the aga cooker has been the gold standard in britain since \19\29. shown here i 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aga-cooker-white-range-733x489.jpg)
![big chill makes a french looking 30 inch classic stove (shown) with custom colo 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/big-chill-retro-range-733x489.jpg)
![rayburn cookers are made in the uk of 70 percent recycled material and come in 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rayburn-kitchen-range-733x489.jpg)
![italian company ilve makes both the nostalgie and majestic series of retro styl 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ilve-kitchen-range-grey-733x489.jpg)
![smeg\2\17;s victoria cooker, shown in cream, is the company\2\17; 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/smeg-victoria-yellow-range-733x489.jpg)
![the cast iron esse cooker from england is available in a range of color options 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/esse-kitchen-range-cast-iron-733x489.jpg)
![handmade in florence, italy, the officine gullo grand villa is made of hea 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/officine-gullo-kitchen-range-large-1-733x489.jpg)
![the chambers retro kitchen range in white is the vintage range at the hudson mi 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chambers-retro-kitchen-range-white-733x489.jpg)
Looking for other ranges? See our posts 10 Easy Pieces: Freestanding 36-Inch Kitchen Ranges and 10 Easy Pieces: Colorful Freestanding Kitchen Ranges for more.
See some of these retro ranges in action:
Lacanche:
- The One-Month Makeover: Beth Kirby’s Star-Is-Born Kitchen
- Remade in Maine: Jersey Ice Cream Co. Upgrades a Recently Built Rockport House
- An Agrarian-Inspired Holiday House on an Agricultural Dutch Island
- Layers of History—and Color—in an Artist Couple’s 1828 Manhattan Townhouse
La Cornue:
- Kitchen of the Week: A Small Kitchen with Big Personality for Comedian Seth Meyers
- 20 Questions: Julianne Moore and Vincent Van Duysen Talk Design
Aga:
- Kitchen of the Week: A Subtly Splendid Kitchen in North London
- Steal This Look: Minimalist English Kitchen
- Kitchen of the Week: A Proper English Kitchen with New England–Inspired Shiplap Paneling
- The Designer Is In: A Scandi Kitchen in a London Victorian
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