Comments on: Rose Red 50s steel kitchen — and a tile you can get, today http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s and 60s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: 50sPam http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-602 50sPam Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:21:34 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-602 Hey Femme 1, I couldn't get it together to do my dinnerware post today, but I'll get it done in the next couple. I also want to look at the links you've sent me! Hey Femme 1, I couldn’t get it together to do my dinnerware post today, but I’ll get it done in the next couple. I also want to look at the links you’ve sent me!

]]> By: 50sPam http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-593 50sPam Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:58:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-593 Thanks for the links, I'll take a look. I have a bunch of Town & Country - that's the blue spongeware stuff. It is very collectible today. Mary Emmerling of Country Home magazine -- one of my idols even though I've now gone totally retro -- collects it. Thanks for the links, I’ll take a look. I have a bunch of Town & Country - that’s the blue spongeware stuff. It is very collectible today. Mary Emmerling of Country Home magazine — one of my idols even though I’ve now gone totally retro — collects it.

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-588 Femme1 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:36:35 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-588 I adore Stangl! The pattern I picked out for my (ahem) first marriage (in the 70s.) was that blue spongeware stuff. I sold most of that on E-bay a few years back. I love Golden Harvest, but I have just a few pieces; I'd like to have more, but I had to restrain myself because I collect about five different patterns of dinnerware already: Biscayne by Salem (from the 50s through the early 60s) is my everyday stuff. It must have been a really popular item because now it's incredibly cheap and I find it everywhere in thrift shops. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Salem-Biscayne-Sugar-Bowl-and-Creamer-Set_W0QQitemZ200163647243QQihZ010QQcategoryZ18909QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118 Eva Zeisel's Hallcraft Fantasy; Harlequin (the cheaper younger brother of Fiesta); Ben Seibel's Harvest Time by Iroquois http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-IROQUOIS-Harvest-Time-Ben-Seibel-3-Piece-Setting_W0QQitemZ260096209886QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2775QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118 ; and good ole Franciscan Starburst. Plus I have tons of odd and ends of stuff I just really love (like Bauer bowls and Redwing Golden Viking). I adore Stangl! The pattern I picked out for my (ahem) first marriage (in the 70s.) was that blue spongeware stuff. I sold most of that on E-bay a few years back. I love Golden Harvest, but I have just a few pieces; I’d like to have more, but I had to restrain myself because I collect about five different patterns of dinnerware already: Biscayne by Salem (from the 50s through the early 60s) is my everyday stuff. It must have been a really popular item because now it’s incredibly cheap and I find it everywhere in thrift shops.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Salem-Biscayne-Sugar-Bowl-and-Creamer-Set_W0QQitemZ200163647243QQihZ010QQcategoryZ18909QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118

Eva Zeisel’s Hallcraft Fantasy; Harlequin (the cheaper younger brother of Fiesta); Ben Seibel’s Harvest Time by Iroquois http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-IROQUOIS-Harvest-Time-Ben-Seibel-3-Piece-Setting_W0QQitemZ260096209886QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2775QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118 ; and good ole Franciscan Starburst.

Plus I have tons of odd and ends of stuff I just really love (like Bauer bowls and Redwing Golden Viking).

]]> By: 50sPam http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-583 50sPam Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:58:53 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-583 Keep writing, I LOVE it! I will do a post on my "everyday" dinnerware tomorrow morning, how about that? Like you, it sounds, I have enough dinnerware to feed a 50s army. Lots and lots of Stangl, but that's not my everyday. Also some other stuff I can't think of at this moment, also awesome, but squirreled away in the dining room buffet. Yes, this is a disease. But one that makes us happy. Hey, my husband doesn't even mind, he likes the stuff even more than I do. How's that for a good match? I hear you regarding your laminate want/need. Wait it out. The decorating gods will come to you, femme 1. I promise. Keep writing, I LOVE it! I will do a post on my “everyday” dinnerware tomorrow morning, how about that?

Like you, it sounds, I have enough dinnerware to feed a 50s army. Lots and lots of Stangl, but that’s not my everyday. Also some other stuff I can’t think of at this moment, also awesome, but squirreled away in the dining room buffet. Yes, this is a disease. But one that makes us happy. Hey, my husband doesn’t even mind, he likes the stuff even more than I do. How’s that for a good match?

I hear you regarding your laminate want/need. Wait it out. The decorating gods will come to you, femme 1. I promise.

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-582 Femme1 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:42:49 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-582 Pam, I saw those marble pattern formica samples you mentioned, and I do like them, except I'm not a big fan of pastels. I think the blue countertop in your bathroom looks great with your tiles and the whole bathroom really works. The beige could work in my kitchen, but I just want to whine until some laminate company makes my heart's desire. (Hmmmm---I wonder if there's some abandoned warehouse somewhere with thousands of feel of vintage unused formica?) There's so much I want to add about your blogstuff, that I have to restrain myself every time I post! OK, here goes...I have been a collector of 50s dishes and dinnerware for a looooong time. I"m dying to know which china pattern YOU use in your incredible kitchen. (If you don't have mid-century modern dinnerware yet, I have some suggestions!!) Pam,

I saw those marble pattern formica samples you mentioned, and I do like them, except I’m not a big fan of pastels. I think the blue countertop in your bathroom looks great with your tiles and the whole bathroom really works. The beige could work in my kitchen, but I just want to whine until some laminate company makes my heart’s desire. (Hmmmm—I wonder if there’s some abandoned warehouse somewhere with thousands of feel of vintage unused formica?)

There’s so much I want to add about your blogstuff, that I have to restrain myself every time I post! OK, here goes…I have been a collector of 50s dishes and dinnerware for a looooong time. I”m dying to know which china pattern YOU use in your incredible kitchen. (If you don’t have mid-century modern dinnerware yet, I have some suggestions!!)

]]> By: 50sPam http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-571 50sPam Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:54:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-571 I also meant to add: - I know just what you're talking about. I think I had exactly the same pattern, in a minty green, in my 2 bathrooms. I've never seen anything like it. - the other two big makers are Pionite and Nevamar (as far as I know). You can go chip by chip thru their websites, it's blinding. - Be sure to see my countertop posts - how do you feel about the marble pattern beige illusion? I used the blue in one bathroom, with blue tile, and it looks just like it came out of 1951. - What about true linoleum? You would certainly get the look...I am sure about the longterm durability. This certainly was the main choice BEFORE laminate was invented. Also, it is thicker, so I'm not sure it would work with the Dave Sanders steel edging - I'll keep an eye out. I also meant to add:

- I know just what you’re talking about. I think I had exactly the same pattern, in a minty green, in my 2 bathrooms. I’ve never seen anything like it.

- the other two big makers are Pionite and Nevamar (as far as I know). You can go chip by chip thru their websites, it’s blinding.

- Be sure to see my countertop posts - how do you feel about the marble pattern beige illusion? I used the blue in one bathroom, with blue tile, and it looks just like it came out of 1951.

- What about true linoleum? You would certainly get the look…I am sure about the longterm durability. This certainly was the main choice BEFORE laminate was invented. Also, it is thicker, so I’m not sure it would work with the Dave Sanders steel edging

- I’ll keep an eye out.

]]> By: 50sPam http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-569 50sPam Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:43:49 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-569 Hi Femme 1. Yes, the countertop is awesome, and I also love how they built the little butcher block attached eating area. A nice way to end the countertop. You can also get "Crackle Ice" laminates from companies like Bars & Booths. Take a look, go to their section called "Boomerang Laminate" and you'll see a few other choices. They are not the only ones who offer this, you may be able to get a better price, I am not sure. - Pam Hi Femme 1. Yes, the countertop is awesome, and I also love how they built the little butcher block attached eating area. A nice way to end the countertop.

You can also get “Crackle Ice” laminates from companies like Bars & Booths. Take a look, go to their section called “Boomerang Laminate” and you’ll see a few other choices. They are not the only ones who offer this, you may be able to get a better price, I am not sure.

- Pam

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-568 Femme1 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:06:23 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/12/rose-red-50s-steel-kitchen-and-a-tile-you-can-get-today/#comment-568 I want...no, I NEED...the gray marble-ish formica on those countertops! I've just started looking around for replacement countertops (now that I've had the good fortune to find out there is a source for stainless steel edging), and I'm a little disappointed. The boomerang formica is nice, but it's just a little...how do you say?...blatant? I'd love to see some neat striated patterns in 50s colors. My existing (and original) countertops are greenish blue with a brown scratchy pattern. Ah how I wish I get a duplicate of it. Does anyone know of any other companies with 50s designs? All I've seen is Formica and WilsonArt. I want…no, I NEED…the gray marble-ish formica on those countertops! I’ve just started looking around for replacement countertops (now that I’ve had the good fortune to find out there is a source for stainless steel edging), and I’m a little disappointed. The boomerang formica is nice, but it’s just a little…how do you say?…blatant? I’d love to see some neat striated patterns in 50s colors. My existing (and original) countertops are greenish blue with a brown scratchy pattern. Ah how I wish I get a duplicate of it.

Does anyone know of any other companies with 50s designs? All I’ve seen is Formica and WilsonArt.

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