Retro countertop laminate: Two new Formica choices

These are new from Formica. Both look like they could swing either “warm” or “cool” - that is, work across the spectrum from reds (and pinks) to blues.

I really like the Linen - a very typical look for the 50s — Hey, Formica, can we have it in green, blue, pink and yellow?!:

And, the Brescia marble is getting closer to the vintage crackle ices of the day:

More tools for our retro renovation toolbox!


2 Responses to “Retro countertop laminate: Two new Formica choices”

  1. on 05 Jul 2008 at 1:14 pm jfinchhowell

    That linen in a warmed-up beige is exactly what we (sob) had to remove from our kitchen counters. Wish the re-issue had been around when we remodeled: between that and my heightened awareness from your blog, Pam, we might have gone for it!

  2. on 09 Aug 2008 at 3:44 pm tear-down townie

    Didn’t know if you’d see this before or not, but this manufacturer of repro dinette sets sells cracked-ice laminate by the sheet as well as cracked-ice vinyl by the yard.

    http://www.pastense.com/materials.html

    I’m planning on ordering some of the yellow vinyl to redo a chair set at some point.

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