Mid Mod Madness

Jenn Ski: Sit, Eat, Enjoy

Posted by: pam kueber • November 25, 2009

sit-eat-enjoy-jenn-ski Gettin’ ready for the big eatin’ festivities…and the gift decisions to follow? This sweetheart of a print by Jenn Ski has both bases covered. It comes matted and ready for 11″ x 14″ framing. Perfect for a few kitchens I’ve seen recently on Retro Renovation. Jenn Ski holds a special place in my heart, because she was the first person to link to my blog, two years ago. See Jenn’s etsy store here.

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Pecky Cypress in Jenn Ski’s office

Posted by: pam kueber • October 16, 2008

Look, Jenn Ski has pecky cypress in her new home office! She also recently found a totally groovy lime green kitchen/dining room table and chairs that she uses there — the peaches!

Be sure to check out our growing Pecky Cypress archive – long live Pecky Cypress!:

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Kitchens – Countertops
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 [...]

These are sure a blast from the past: Glass combination trivets and cutting boards that are installed directly into your kitchen countertop. Yes: with metal rim aka Hudee ring. I think that these built-in cutting boards were all the rage in the 1970s, because there was one in our 1975 countertop, to the left of the sink.

Where to find speckled gold laminate? Also called “lame” (with an accent on the “e”, as in “lam-ae.”) A typical reader question, like this one:

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 [...]

When folks move into new/old 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s or 1970s homes, it seems like one of the biggest and most common needs is to update materials in the kitchen that are on their last legs. In general, if you have a laminate countertop that is in good shape, I’d say: Keep it. Or [...]

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