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The lovely, charming and talented Jenn Ski spotted these. Vintage teacups – including quite everyday ones (is that Corell?) from 50s 60s and 70s – repurposed as little pendant lights. Grouped together – fabulous!
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 [...]
I’ve written before about mixing countertop surfaces in your 40s 50s or 60s kitchen. But I recently came across these great photos and thought they would be very helpful. The photos show: How to lower cabinetry to create a place to roll out your pie dough (of course). Put a slab of marble here — [...]
I’ve written before about the Ralph Sr. and Sunny Wilson House in Temple, Texas – an amazing showcase of the innovative use of laminate that was built by the head of Wilsonart in the 1950s. The Wilson House is the the first and only home that has ever been named to the National Register of [...]
UPDATE (Oct 2011): Click over to –> this story to get an update on all three sources for boomerang laminate. If you are planning Formica Boomerang countertop in aqua for your kitchen renovation, you’d better order now. Alas, if you were planning the skylark (light blue) or coral, it’s already too late. Following up on [...]
Wow, does anyone know about countertops like these? Becky recently bought a time capsule and her french provincial kitchen (I’d call it) includes these countertops. Reminds me of these Fritz floor tiles. Anyone work with this back in the day who knows? Kind of, an early-days version of Silestone or the other composite-quartz countertops sold [...]
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what a wonderful and GREEN vintage renovation project.. thanks for the inspiration, pam!
That’s such a cool idea! Are those cups fireking and pyrex?
Amy
Yup, two of those (with the designs around the rim) are Pyrex. I’m a veteren thrift shopper, and was amazed to find that Pyrex (yes, even Corelle dinnerware) is the hot item these days. Believe you me, it made me feel ancient to realize that the young and the hip think that Corelle is vintage stuff.
Personally, I like my Corelle cups right-side-up, full of coffee!
This is one of the most creative ideas I’ve seen in awhile. So original. I love it! I’d like to see what it looks like at the top where the wires meet. I might have a “need” for one of these.