Comments on: The Ralph Sr. and Sunny Wilson House in Temple, Texas: The house that that launched America’s love affairs with laminates

By: Tamra Lemmon

Tamra Lemmon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:19:00 +0000

Hi Kevin, how are u? I love this “retro” stuff! My husband and I collect turn of the century (late 1800’s to 1920’s) antiques, and we have been seeing quite a bit of “retro” stuff for sale at reasonable prices. If your interested, check out some “small town” antique shops in your area - you just might be surprised!!! P.S. I’m proud to be a part of the “retro” generation!

By: retroppo

retroppo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:33:12 +0000

OMG!!!! This is my dream home! From the mondrian style kitchen to the georgeous swirl pendant lights! It is stylishly & perfectly colour co-ordinated with all the right furniture! When I die I hope to be living like this in retro heaven! x

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:05:51 +0000

Wow, Andie - that is so cool! I actually have a lead on another laminate maker that has several colors darn close to turquoise - I will do a post on Monday, 23rd, okay? Also - it is my understanding that you really cannot replicate the gold speckle lame’ formica because the technology today is not the same. Alas. But I think you are 100% right in that Wilsonart can do custom designs of a minimum order if you are ‘in the trade.’ That is - go through an interior designer. We need to explore this some more!

By: andie

andie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:07:56 +0000

I went to see this place today - it’s truly incredible. A real time capsule! I was asking about purchasing laminate, as I’ve been on a fruitless search for turquoise laminate forever, and was oohing and ahhing over the many examples of lame laminate in the house. Diana told me that you can order custom laminate from them - anything you like. She said while they don’t do the gold flecks anymore, they can duplicate the look. I thought some of you might be interested in this for your restoration projects!

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:21:27 +0000

Looks like a copper Chambers oven in that wonderful limestone wall!

By: MidCent Keith

MidCent Keith — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:50:54 +0000

I love this house! The restrained use of accent pieces is something I’m trying to achieve, and this house does a great job in this respect .. the blue vase next to the kitchen sink.. the Yellow Blenko piece on the bathroom vanity, and the starburst clock over the fireplace. Simple but very impactfull. I wish I could be this conservative, but I usually wind up over accesorizing my horizontal surfaces.