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A countertop made out of a bowling alley

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1960s laminate: A short history from Wilsonart

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1950s laminate – Wilsonart provides some history

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Retro style laminate for your 50s or 60s bathroom counter top – ...

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Retro countertop laminate: Two new Formica choices

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Stainless steel metal edging for your laminate countertop – my #...

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Atomic Turf green and Atomic Orange laminate from Formica

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Installing corner cubby, what not, or knick knack glass corner shelves

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50s kitchen countertop laminate — 3 more choices, from Nevamar. ...

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Combining countertop surfaces in your retro kitchen — more tips ...

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Boomerang laminate from Formica

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    I am updating this Retro Renovation “Classic” post for Tiel, her husband, and all readers looking for classic 50s and 60s metal countertop edging. Trust me – this is the real deal: My husband hunted down the only place left — in Astoria, Queens — that still made the exact stainless steel edging on 50s [...]

    DIY stainless steel countertop

    Over at her blog The Home Project, reader Linn and her husband continue to chronicle the remodel of their adorable bungalow kitchen. Recently, they rolled up their sleeves and installed a stainless steel countertop right over the old, existing laminate countertops. The headline: When first considering the stainless steel countertop option, Linn contacted a big [...]

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    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 [...]

    1954 kitchen with micarta laminate countertops

    I felt blog ego come upon me (horrors, ego!) when Ronn challenged my assessment that the countertop in this kitchen was original. Maybe yes, maybe no, but if his belief is that it’s 90s because of the integral backsplash and edge (rather than the pattern) – I did respond that I’ve spotted integral design for [...]

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    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. [...]

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