Mid Mod Pam on Oct 09 2008 | Filed under: countertops
Hi Pam,
Since you just had a post on laminate counter tops I thought you’d enjoy seeing my original 1959 gray cracked ice laminate in kitchen and matching kitchen table!! When I walked into the house during the showing I knew this was the home for me. I wish I knew how to remove discolorations but [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 02 2008 | Filed under: countertops, kitchen
Okay, this is the last day of my little fixation with retro laminates. (For now.) As you know, I am a devotee of the Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern palette, both interior and exterior. So, I have gone through Arpa’s line of solid-colored laminates and for the most part, been able to line up 10 colors [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 01 2008 | Filed under: steel kitchen cabinets
Ooooh. Look at this - a St. Charles kitchen with wood fronts! As longtime readers know, part of the history of steel kitchen cabinets was their fight vs. wood cabinets. Toward the end … as steel started to lose out… you started to see the mash up of wood and steel. In particular - wood [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Sep 25 2008 | Filed under: countertops, kitchen
Following up on Monday’s exciting post about the Arpa USA palette of solid-color laminates, let’s take a look at how to use this material to recreate this 1959 Ma Bell kitchen. It would be oh-so-easy! Elements include:
Laminate cabinetry using Arpa’s “Jardin” colorway.
Cabinet pulls: Rejuvenation’s new midcentury “sharp arch”, in satin chrome
Countertops are also laminate - [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Sep 22 2008 | Filed under: countertops
I have been working on retro laminates lately - and originally thought there were only these big five: Wilsonart, Formica, Pionite, Nevamar and Arborite. But - I’ve now discovered a 6th company - Arpa USA. They have a terrific-looking portfolio — of solids, in particular. Some of the greens come darn close to that famous [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Sep 15 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, countertops, historic preservation, kitchen
During last week’s laminate ramblings, I stumbled on this incredible 1959 house in Texas - it’s the original home of the founder of Wilsonart laminates, and it’s now owned by the company, serving as their archives and a space for corporate events.
All photos: Courtesy Wilsonart - who were fabulous, very responsive! Thank you, Diana Z.!
The [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Sep 10 2008 | Filed under: bathroom
Isn’t this laminate vanity terrific? Pink - and Speckle Sparkles - and those Atomic handles - oh my! It’s from Roezee on flickr - thank you, R! - who reports that the label reads: “Star Vanity Bathroom Furniture for Modern Living.”
Mid Mod Pam on Sep 09 2008 | Filed under: countertops
As follow up to my post yesterday - with a round up of all the laminates for bathroom counters that are on my radar today - I also recently found this great little history of laminate in the 1950s, from Wilsonart. Click through to read the complete story, but here are a few highlights:
Laminate was [...]
