Today, a reader guessing game. DH and I went to a Big Box store late last week and came home with a Big Box. What do you think is in it? I’ll add a new clue every 5 or 6 guesses. Your first two clues: (1) It’s in a big box, and (2) I could buy it at a Big Box store. Update, we have a winner… click on thru for the answer — would you have guessed it? –>
Update: We have a winner — Matt. Yes: It’s Formica’s aqua boomerang laminate. It is being discontinued after Jan. 17th, so we bought two 5?x12? roles in case we ever had a problem with ours — this is what we used in our kitchen. We actually are calling Formica today to to see if we can store it in this role, or whether we need to flatten it out. Two 5?x12? roles are a ridiculously large amount — I think it’s enough for four replacement countertops… but at about $100/roll I thought what the heck. Anyway, read this post on Formica discontinuations … I don’t know if there’s much aqua left, but if you need it — order it NOW: https://retrorenovation.com/2010/10/02/formica-retro-countertop-discontinuations-more-info/
Update II: One of my Monday to-do’s after picking up the laminate late last week was to email the friendly PR team at Formica to ask about how I should store my three lifetime’s worth of aqua boomerang laminate. Despite my hopes that it could remain all rolled up in this tidy little box, they reported:
STORAGE: Formica Brand Laminate should be stored horizontally, with a caul board or other protective sheet placed on top to protect the material from possible damage. The material should be protected from moisture, and should never be stored in contact with the floor or an outside wall. Optimum conditions for storage are approximately 75°F (24°C), and 45% to 55% relative humidity.
Oy vey. The Lucy and Ethel show continues, as now DH and I must now find a place to prop it not to mention learn what a caul board is yadda yadda yadda. Sometimes I know so much about home renovation I put myself to sleep I’m so boring. 🙂
debby says
I know, wainscoting?
pam kueber says
good guess, but it’s not wainscoting.
Sara D says
urgh! This is hard!! I think it is something for your bathroom but I am going to guess, storage shelves. Like the kind you put in a closet.
pam kueber says
wow, i hope it isn’t toooo hard. but i guess that’s what makes it fun. wrong. 2 more guesses and i’ll add another clue….
Renee Crabtree says
A mailbox?
pam kueber says
no, but that’s a good guess, too, especially if the post were included….
pam kueber says
That’s five incorrect guesses (you all get mega credit for jumping in!), so here’s a new clue: It cost $200.
I know that’s not *too* helpful, but I don’t want to make it too easy.
Also, just for fun: Correct guess WINS a little something from PAMMY WAMMY’s TREASURE CHEST. So keep ’em coming.
Trouble aka Shane says
Grab me a couple pieces of that 3/4″ Birch there, would ya?
pam kueber says
you still don’t have it….
Maureen says
a new appliance
pam kueber says
good try, maureen, but still not right
Elizabeth Mary says
What I want to know is — did you pick THAT big box store for its (orange) color scheme?
pam kueber says
haha, it’s the Home Depot, of course!
Elizabeth Mary says
A bookshelf to use in your newly uncluttered office when that happens — well, to help that happen, actually?
pam kueber says
rub it in, elizabeth mary, rub it in….. nope….
Maryann says
A sweet retro style room divider ! (Put it together yourself) 🙂
pam kueber says
nope….
pam kueber says
no….
airshipgeorge says
A marked-down pink, white or aluminum Christmas tree…
pam kueber says
no not that either, but i like that guess a lot… keep guessing…. i’ll leave a new clue after 5 guesses….
Tina says
Something orange?