A Lustron house for sale — and I spy: a renovated kitchen that includes Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart® Rock ‘n Roll Ruby boomerang laminate countertops. It’s so nice to see this yummy red boomerang countertop in this cute historic house! Thanks to Andrea Kubachko of Urban Durham Realty, who has listed this Lustron house for sale in Durham, N.C., and to photographer Jed Gammon of Jed Gammon Photography for permission to use these photos. And thanks to Virginia, who tipped us to this house via our Facebook page.
Our laminate collection was introduced a little over a year ago. There are seven colorways. Kate and I were super happy with the way Rock ‘n Roll Ruby turned out — these photos make me like it even more.
- How to get samples directly from Wilsonart.
- You can buy the laminate easily from Home Depot.
- Read the launch story with all the details.
Oooh: Look closely at the open wall cabinet — looks like our laminate was used as backing there, too, to give even more pizazz to the dinnerware on display. Great idea!
Over the Facebook page, reader Kelly suggested this was a rare-ish three-bedroom model. We’ve written a wee bit about Lustron houses over the years:
- Lustron house #549 — reconstructed inside the Ohio Historical Society.
- The story of Lustron house #549 — including a 38-page booklet chronicling its disassembly.
- The Museum of Modern Art takes an historical look at prefab homes.
Pretty! I will add, I kinda named this one “Ruby” not just because it was red, but also because I knew a Ruby once. She was fun!
Link love:
- Lustron for sale, Durham, N.C.
- Contact realtor Andrea Kubachko
- Thanks for photo permissions from Jed Gammon of Jed Gammon Photography
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It is not in completely original condition, but nicely done and I think it is well worth posting more photos of it. It won’t be online for too long and it is well staged in a retro-modern style.
Are there Lustron houses in Colorado?
(And, yes, another fan of Ruby boomerang print laminate!)
Going to look at it this weekend! I love it.
Beautiful. Nice to see a Lustron keeping with the original vibe. Locally we have one painted (!) greige and I shudder to think what’s happened to the kitchen and bath.
There is a Lustron for sale here (Hays, KS) that is so tempting. It’s not pristine (lower cabinets have been replaced), but it’s pretty good, especially for as cheap as it is. If it had a garage i think i could convince my husband to buy it, but that’s pretty much a dealbreaker for him. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/400-E-20TH-St-Hays-KS-67601/91137273_zpid/
Lustron homes are fascinating. Here are 2 in Virginia that need a little love.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/135-Rosedale-Ct-Danville-VA-24540/96781744_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/176-Westminister-Ct-Danville-VA-24541/79104025_zpid/
There is a lustron house for sale in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio for $75,000 . it is in need of love- on Zillow
There was a post on retro-renovation 2-3 years ago that featured a photo of various retro countertop laminates. It was with an article about someone who had come across a whole set of brand new (still in their boxes) metal cabinets. I have a Lustron and I need to know if there’s a way to order a specific countertop style I saw in the “retro-renovation” photo for my pass-through cabinet countertop in my Kitchen.
Impossible for me to answer this one, Chris, there are so many stories on the blog.
Check out all our countertop research here >> https://retrorenovation.com/category/kitchen/countertops/
Our steel cabinets stories are here, if ya wanna start digging to find the exact story >> https://retrorenovation.com/category/kitchen/steel-kitchen-cabinets/