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40 historic designs of glitter laminate — from Formica, Textolite, Wilsonart...
Back in the day, many manufacturers made and sold versions of glitter laminate. Materials historian Grace Jeffers says that the design was pioneered by Formica — they launched the industry’s first...
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29 vintage Formica designs including Halifax, Fleurette, Fernglo and Finesse
Vintage Formica Halifax… Formica Fleurette… Formica Fernglo… Formica Finesse! We love you — especially you, Halifax! Reader Pete scored these delicious samples of vintage Formica a while ago and sent...
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Wilsonart retro Betty countertop in this inviting kitchen remodel sneak peek
Wilsonart’s Betty laminate just became available this year, and here are the first photos from reader Nancy, who used it for countertops in her retro style kitchen. You can see more of her project, in...
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The two classic ways to use decorative liner tiles — aka sizzle strips or...
When I published the story about all the New Old Stock liner tiles discovered and for sale (<– more being listed daily), a newsletter subscriber popped up and asked, “What are liner tiles?” Oopsy,...
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Update: 4 designs – 29 colors of boomerang laminate now on the market
Now that our Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart® collection of seven color ways of boomerang laminates is officially available, we thought it a good time to update our core one-stop-shopping resource story...
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Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart boomerang laminate — now available online at...
Breaking News: Wilsonart just let me know that our new Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart boomerang laminates — all seven colorways — are available via Home Depot including online. Prices appear to be the...
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Meet the “Betty” of Wilsonart’s Betty laminate
We met many awesome Wilsonart people at KBIS — seriously, how fun is it to talk boomerang laminates — but this was a particularly happy connection: Sally Chavez, a senior designer, introduced herself,...
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Jonathan Adler for Formica laminates — two patterns, four colorways new for 2016
Another new product introduction at KBIS 2016: Two new Jonathan Adler for Formica patterns, in a total of four colorways. Pam and I made sure to check out the Formica display, where it was fun to see...
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NOS warehouse full of Youngstown Diana countertops, vintage steel kitchen...
Weekly update: Stephanie and her family have continued unpacking, cleaning up, and counting and measuring all the New Old Stock cabinet parts found in the family’s warehouse full of New Old stock...
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A colorful midcentury kitchen remodel featuring B&W Tile in a backsplash...
Subtitle this one: Fun with basic 4″ tiles! Josh Blanc, part of the team runs Clay Squared to Infinity in Minneapolis, contacted us to share the results of a recent kitchen project. Using colorful...
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Georges Briard tiles — Tens of thousands of pieces of New Old Stock — 30+...
Thanks, Danielle, for this great tip — Danielle is a retro-loving friend I invited to my first-ever wreath-making session! Here’s yet another story of a ginormous stockpile of New Old Stock...
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Midcentury modern kitchen backsplash idea: Back-painted textured glass
Photo courtesy of Che Bella Interiors and Spacecrafting. If you have a midcentury modern style kitchen — and want to keep the kitchen backsplash as simple, yet functional, as possible, check out this...
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Dozens of samples of vintage laminates from six companies in France:...
Oh my word: Dozens of vintage laminate samples from five companies in France. Formica is the big name, but we also get to see designs from Celamine, Dilophane, Permalux, Plattan Perstorp (or is it...
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Get the look of mother of pearl / cracked ice laminate with Wilsonart...
If you love the look of old mother of pearl aka cracked ice or crackle ice laminate, I found a new version — Wilsonart’s Crystalized White — that is a decent proxy and could be a great choice for a...
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Georges Briard tiles — New Old Stock — now listed for sale online
Remember that ginormous stash of New Old Stock Georges Briard metal enameled tiles that we featured a while ago? Owner Mark now has a website to list them all for sale. Thanks to Mark, who wrote me...
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Fiestaware tile is now available for pre-order — 4 designs, 14 colors
Do you adore Fiestaware? Well now, you can add even more to your kitchen — as tile for your walls or backsplash. Yes, The Homer Laughlin China Company — the maker of Fiesta® Dinnerware — has teamed...
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Spotted in a Lustron house for sale: Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart® Rock ‘n...
A Lustron house for sale — and I spy: a renovated kitchen that includes Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart® Rock ‘n Roll Ruby boomerang laminate countertops. It’s so nice to see this yummy red boomerang...
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Where to find vintage Textolite to restore a 1964 GE Americana refrigerator
John Jowers is the owner of Antique Appliances — one of the longest-standing companies known for restoring vintage ranges and refrigerators. Golly, I’ve known about his company for more than 20 years....
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Original 1970s Wilsonart’s Daisy laminate tabletops at Speck’s in...
Over on Instagram, I saw that my friend modbetty_retroroadmap posted the photos above, saying “Broasted Chicken and fabulous 1973 decor- win-win! Speck’s in Collegeville is my go-to spot when...
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Wilsonart Betty and Endora retro laminate designs to be discontinued as stock...
Wilsonart is discontinuing their “Betty” and “Endora” laminate designs as “stock” laminates by the end of this year, with plans to move them to their Virtual Design Library (VDL). However, Wilsonart...
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