


The catalog just arrived and I see that Van Dyke’s Restorers also has several good cabinet knobs and pulls in their most recent catalog. I really like one pull in the catalog – p. 176 – an asymmetric aircraft-style design. It’s not on the website, and it’s not expensive ($5.99). Check it out. I also like the “Diner series hook” pictured above/center. The Diner series appears to me to be more contemporary/2005 than 1955 – but it’s a nice tribute for someone who doesn’t want to go completely retro. Prices on other pulls look good, too – for example, the waterfall style pull pictured first is featured on a post below, but I think the price is better at Van Dykes. Try their website, search “art deco” and “diner” – but for the complete selection, you’ll need to call for their catalog.
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Kitchens – Countertops

Okay, this is the last day of my little fixation with retro laminates. (For now.) As you know, I am a devotee of the Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern palette, both interior and exterior. So, I have gone through Arpa’s line of solid-colored laminates and for the most part, been able to line up 10 colors [...]

More today from the Wilsonart laminate history archives. In the 60s, laminate colors got, at one end of the spectrum richer and earthier – and at the other end, pop-art bold. Some of the defining trends from the period, this article says: Color TV was introduced in 1965, bringing us closer in touch with design [...]

For either kitchen or, especially, bathroom countertops, I believe that Carrara marble laminates are an authentic vintage choice. I blinded myself searching for them among the 8 retailers of laminate in the U.S. today. The number-one choice, I think, is going to be from Wilsonart — their White Carrara, shown above. Read on for some [...]

Here is another set of products from the past — still available today — with a fascinating history: ‘Memphis’ style laminates designed in 1978 by Ettore Sottsass, “the greatest Italian designer of the last half century.” These laminates are still offered by Abet Laminati. This is not necessarily a name familiar U.S. consumers, but Abet [...]

Arborite has two new laminates in their 2011-2012 collection that just popped onto my radar. I haven’t seen these as actual samples yet — I’ll order them this week. Meanwhile, I wanted to put them out there, because I know that many Retro Renovators have been left kind of up a creek since Formica discontinued [...]
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