Mid Mod Madness
Kitchens – Countertops

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. Here is a third selection of boomerang laminates to consider for your retro kitchen renovation. Wilsonart has informed me that residential buyers can buy from this “Indie” line …. it is just a special order placed [...]

For either kitchen or, especially, bathroom countertops, I believe that Carrara marble laminates are an authentic vintage choice. I blinded myself searching for them among the 8 retailers of laminate in the U.S. today. The number-one choice, I think, is going to be from Wilsonart — their White Carrara, shown above. Read on for some [...]

More today from the Wilsonart laminate history archives. In the 60s, laminate colors got, at one end of the spectrum richer and earthier – and at the other end, pop-art bold. Some of the defining trends from the period, this article says: Color TV was introduced in 1965, bringing us closer in touch with design [...]

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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Recessed ceramic soap dishes & more in 33 colors from HCP Industries
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could you please state if the soap dishes have flanges or not.
I am looking for dishes with flanges.
Thanks. Les
Les, I do not know. You should contact the manufacturer directly to find out. I don’t sell these, I just show them online.
Where can I find these? No source referenced. Please please name the source of this fully recessed soap dish.
Thanks, Peter
peter, you are seeing just the photo within the original post… i do name all the sources in the main posts… i cannot control how google indexes the photos…
Go to Fast & Easy Box – Bathrooms Page – for all of our finds re recessed bathroom fixtures.
Also, look at the Related Posts – they are right there.