Hold on to your horses Retro Renovation readers — thanks to a tip from reader Hannah, who is constantly alerting Pam to fabulous vintage items listed on Etsy (xoxox we love you Hannah — will you be our Valentine?) — we were able to get permission from Etsy seller MichelleAndHerDog to bring you 70 pictures of vintage Wilsonart laminate samples — now being offered as key rings. There are several gorgeous patterns — including 17 sparkle and satellite colors. Oh what I would give to be able to order that aqua glitter laminate today. So c’mon folks, the gallery is loaded up with 70 samples to see — let’s take a cheery walk down retro laminate sample lane, shall we?
From what I can gather, the difference between glitter and satellite seems to be that satellite has some “veins” of glitter intermixed through the sparkles.
Below is a listing of the names from the swatches featured in our slide show, sorted by category:
Glitter
- Aqua glitter laminate
- Beige glitter laminate
- Charcoal glitter laminate
- Cocoa glitter laminate
- Coppertone glitter laminate
- Flame glitter laminate
- Frosty pink glitter laminate
- Powder blue glitter laminate
- Pumpkin glitter laminate
- Red glitter laminate
- Wintergreen glitter laminate
Satellite
- Beige gold satellite laminate
- Aqua gold satellite laminate
- Frosty pink gold satellite laminate
- Powder blue satellite laminate
- Primrose gold satellite laminate
- White gold satellite laminate
Spinet
- Blue spinet laminate
- Charcoal spinet laminate
- Coral spinet laminate
- Grey spinet laminate
- Light yellow spinet laminate
- Pink spinet laminate
- Light green spinet laminate
Wood
- American walnut laminate
- Black walnut laminate
- Bleached mahogany laminate
- Blonde Ash laminate
- Blonde Maple laminate
- Brown pickled birch laminate
- Flaked limed oak laminate
- Light grey ash laminate
- Maple laminate
- Oriental walnut laminate
- Light American walnut laminate
- Platinum walnut laminate
- Rattan laminate
- Red striped mahogany laminate
- White birch laminate
- Tan limed oak laminate
- Spice brown walnut laminate
Pearl
- Dark grey pearl laminate
- Green pearl laminate
- Light grey pearl laminate
- Red pearl laminate
- Yellow peal laminate
Linen
- Green Irish linen laminate
- Grey fine linen laminate
- Grey Irish linen laminate
- Red Irish linen laminate
- Yellow Irish linen laminate
- Tan fine linen laminate
- Tan Irish linen laminate
Marble
- Grey and coral marble laminate
- Light pink marble laminate
- Light tan marble laminate
- White marble laminate
Solid
- Solid beige laminate
- Solid black laminate
- Solid charcoal laminate
- Solid cocoa laminate
- Solid flame laminate
- Solid powder blue laminate
- Solid pumpkin laminate
- Solid red laminate
- Solid white laminate
- Solid wintergreen laminate
Other patterns
- White batik laminate
- White festival laminate
Any way I could get some of this frosty pink sparkle laminate for my bathroom remodel? Pretty please?
The gallery below is all loaded up with these sparkle and satellite patterns as well as the popular Irish linen, a cool spinet pattern, pearl, marble, wood and solids. Let the fun begin.
A huge thanks goes out to Etsy seller MichelleAndHerDog for letting us feature the photos of her fabulous laminate samples.
Tips to view slide show: Click on first image… it will enlarge and you can also read my captions… move forward or back via arrows below the photo… you can start or stop at any image:?
JefferyK says
I think there may have been a White Glitter as well — the glitter pattern matches my kitchen countertops exactly, but there are no Satellite touches. My guess is that my apartment kitchen was done in the mid-60s. The laminate has held up surprisingly well — only one major ding.
Shanna (PinkTrees) says
my home was built in 1965/66 and still has the original white gold satellite laminate counter tops in the kitchen! i really wish they still made it because mine really needs to be replaced! burn marks, staining and years of scrubbing have removed most of the glitter!
Michelle says
Our kitchen STILL has the white Gold Satellite countertops. They sure were built to last although some of the gold has worn away by the sink area.
Ann Nyberg (@AnnNyberg) says
I can’t believe I just saw this now, I missed out on the Aqua glitter key ring…let me know if Michelle gets more of these samples, this is an awesome idea.
hannah says
Glad everyone is having fun with these! I didn’t realize they’d been made into key chains. I just saw Formica and glitter in mass quantities and emailed Pam toot suite!
I can’t believe I passed the chance by to grab a glitter one (I think I’d have gotten the white one as that’s what I want on my kitchen counter). But, I just spent a good deal of money over the weekend on Barbie items (of the vintage sort). I have a huge ‘jones’ to play with my Barbies….so they got most of my attention over the weekend.
Kate, thank you for the luv! <3
Jenee Libby says
Lovely! I couldn’t resist….had to purchase the red formica swirly one. Even if my kitchen counters can’t be this color I can gaze at it longingly every time I turn my house key 😉
Annie B. says
Flame (glitter) is the name of the game.
Robin, NV says
I know! If these were available, I might just work up the courage to put red countertops in my kitchen.
Kim says
Oh my GOSH, what a flashback these have kicked off! When I was a little girl in the 70s, there was a specialty kids’ shoe store in Seattle–the Junior Boot Shop!–that had various kid-friendly attractions: a couple of fun-house mirrors, some rocking horses/chairs, and a huge coloring table with free crayons, covered in Coral Spinet if memory serves. I thought the pattern was outside-the-lines scribbling from other children. 🙂 Man, what I wouldn’t GIVE…!
Michelle Pearson says
Kate, you and your loyal readers are rock stars! Thank you so much for the exposure, I’ve had a run on the keyrings today! Getting them all out in the mail today. What a cool blog…you have a new follower! Michelle and Her Dog
pam kueber says
Thank YOU for letting us feature these, Michelle!
tammyCA says
Love the aqua and gold glitter and also the pink/gold glitter…wish they were available, I’d go with these rather than re-tiling.
When I took an interior design class I had a bunch of these samples from some store…wish I had kept them but they must’ve been taken to the Goodwill during a move (although, I don’t think I had the prettier ones or I’m pretty sure I would’ve kept them).