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The Dishmaster got a nice write-up in the the April 2009 issue of Desert Living Magazine. The article also includes a nice mention of the blog and our community. Phoenix-area readers, be sure to pick up a copy.
So here is a little piece of trim made to fit between the edge of your countertop and the edge of your stove, to prevent all manner of food from dropping down between. Hmmm, a handy dandy that I didn’t even know I needed, but which I am pretty sure would make DH, a neat freak, very happy. [...]
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 [...]
Formica last month introduced several new laminate designs that I think could be great for a Retro Renovation kitchen countertop or even a bathroom vanity. In particular — I’m loving the new “dogbone” design, and the new Warp and Weft designs. Dogbones are a classic midcentury motif — as in “dogbone sofa” … and Warp [...]
A reader wrote to ask how to bring the luster back to her vintage laminate countertops. Paste wax, maybe? To get the answer, I turned to expert Grace Jeffers. She is the writer, design historian and materials expert responsible for restoration of the Ralph Sr. and Sunny Wilson House – including its gorgeous Mondrian-style kitchen, [...]
Reader Sarah successfully removed a layer of more modern laminate from her yummy gold-speckled mid-century laminate beneath. She wrote about her experience — and the products she used — on her blog, Sarahs’ Blue Castle. But before you jump over there, take a look at her note to me and my comments here first –> [...]
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neat. i just got my dishmaster about 5 days ago, and i LOVE it. my only gripe is that it’s chrome looking plastic rather than metal, but i guess that just means it’ll never rust.
Yes, scurl, the housing on the M2000 is chrome-on-plastic-composite. I asked the nice folks at Dishmaster in Indiana about this – it would be prohibitively expensive to use steel. Like out of this world expensive. But I agree – it’s still wonderful.
I am trying to get my mum to want one
There’s a vintage “starburst” one on ebay right now with a BIN. It looks like deadstock? Anyway, I’m looking for the old “Cadillac grill” one. Someday…
Incidentally, if you live in the Phoenix area, you can pick up a Dishmaster at Walt’s Ace Hardware on the northwest corner of Indian School and 19th Avenue. That’s where I got mine, and it was great to shop there.