This is just an incredible find! A 50s cabinet, mint in box, never been used, found in grandpa’s attic.
Snap it up.
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This is just an incredible find! A 50s cabinet, mint in box, never been used, found in grandpa’s attic.
Snap it up.

UPDATE (Oct 2011): Click over to –> this story to get an update on all three sources for boomerang laminate. In wake of the news that Formica is discontinuing, or has discontinued, two shades of our beloved boomerang laminate, I started receiving reports from readers of other discontinuations. I checked with the super duper helpful [...]

A reader wrote to ask how to bring the luster back to her vintage laminate countertops. Paste wax, maybe? To get the answer, I turned to expert Grace Jeffers. She is the writer, design historian and materials expert responsible for restoration of the Ralph Sr. and Sunny Wilson House – including its gorgeous Mondrian-style kitchen, [...]

Many thanks to Whitney, who just tipped me that Wilsonart has introduced 11 new colors of boomerang laminate. There now are a total of 14 colorways — the most of any manufacturer. I am quite liking the “butterscotch” above — looks like you could use this in a kitchen with yellow kitchen cabinets. There is [...]

So here is a little piece of trim made to fit between the edge of your countertop and the edge of your stove, to prevent all manner of food from dropping down between. Hmmm, a handy dandy that I didn’t even know I needed, but which I am pretty sure would make DH, a neat freak, very happy. [...]

These are sure a blast from the past: Glass combination trivets and cutting boards that are installed directly into your kitchen countertop. Yes: with metal rim aka Hudee ring. I think that these built-in cutting boards were all the rage in the 1970s, because there was one in our 1975 countertop, to the left of the sink. I’m not sure [...]
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This medicine cab looks very similar if not exactly like the one in my parents house,they bought the house in 1960 and raised my 4 siblings and myself in
do you have the medicine cab avail, or no where I can locate some of the light cylinder globes similar to the ones on that cab? would buy complete cab if possible but have one just like it in our 1912 home in need of the light globes! thanks so much any info could be very helpful!
thanks again William Faller
William, this is a very old ebay listing. I do not sell things on the blog – just show them… You have to watch ebay, craigslist and your local salvage places like Re-Store/Habitat for Humanity. Good luck.