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The new crop of laminates suitable for mid-century kitchen countertops continues. Reader Jon gets snaps for spotting this new “Motion” series of laminate from Pionite. Jon writes: Hi Pam, First, I love the site. I’ve been reading it since December when I purchased my teeny tiny 1946 house (originally a summer home) on the shore [...]
“Fake butcher block countertops” are another one of those original vintage house features that I often hear called “hideous” on other websites. (Crikey, how I have come to despise that word — it is overkill, please refrain.) I, on the other hand, not only have “no problem” with butcher block laminate, I am 100% on [...]
Several readers have asked me how to install the stainless steel countertop edging from New York Metals. In this post, I’ll take you step-by-step through the process that we used to install the metal edging in my kitchen. I had my countertops laminated by an outfit recommended by by contractor. They made all the countertops [...]
How is this one, Retro Renovation readers? I recently scored a full box of est. 1960-65 era GE Textolite laminate samples, absolute mint condition unused. This is the first bunch — the others aren’t so over-the-top FABULOUS, but still are great gauges of what to look for. OMG. What else do I need to say. [...]
When folks move into new/old 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s or 1970s homes, it seems like one of the biggest and most common needs is to update materials in the kitchen that are on their last legs. In general, if you have a laminate countertop that is in good shape, I’d say: Keep it. Or [...]
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Where can I find the Romany Spartan tile in white and lavender?
Hi Ingrid, this Romany Spartan tile isn’t made anymore. But I love the splatter mosaic featured in this post: http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/05/lawrence-bill-asks-for-more-ideas-for-his-50s-bathroom-floor/
And in this post: http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/19/60s-bathroom-sinks-vintage-crane-roman-theme-blue-bathroom/
The board that I saw did not have any lavendar.
Finally, also try the company here: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/14/porcelain-bathroom-tile-in-a-rainbow-of-colors-styles-from-american-universal/