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    Spotted in a Lustron house for sale: Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart® Rock ‘n Roll Ruby laminate

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    boomerang countertops 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.

    red boomerang laminate retro renovation by wilsonartOur 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.

    lustron house 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: 

    boomerang laminate retro renovation by wilsonartPretty! 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!

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    Comments

    2. 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.

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    5. 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.

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    9. 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.

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