Anyone Have the FX180 Formica Countertops?
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is formica ..forbidden?
Comments (53)There were no stains in my old "white kid" grained white Formica that we couldn't remove. We installed in 1975 and removed the countertops in 2010. Not a bad track record, eh? "Soft Scrub" was a good aid. It didn't take much of the goo to do the trick. Let it sit on the spot for a while before rubbing if it's a tough stain. All in all, there were virtues to that white countertop--I knew when it was clean or needed to be cleaned and I knew exactly what was sitting out on it. Consider the influence of a busy background on efficiency--it camouflages, blends, and interrupts quick visual finding of things because the eye just sees the larger pattern and the big stuff on top of it. I'd prefer the "movement" to be on the wall in an art piece rather than on the countertop messing with my work vision. I bought the "Antique Mascarello" faux stone Formica for this remodel and it's about as busy as I could stand. But the area adjacent to range is plain old butcherblock and I can see to grab up that spatula or hot pad quickly when I need it. If I spill coffee beans or wild rice on my faux stone, cleanup is not quick--it's hide and seek. A more homogenized grain in stone or similar substance with a small speckle pattern would not have the camouflage problem I assume. I'm surprised that some people will have not tumbled to the idea that my "stone" is laminate until they lay their hands or elbows on it. From a distance, it's a stone apparently. As if I cared....See MoreFormica Butterum granite counters - anyone have it?
Comments (24)writesblock - wow - I can't imagine butterum with chinese red walls! she sure was braver than I'd ever be! lol! boxerpups - thx for the pics. my eyes aren't focusing very well today but I'm gonna save those to my pic folder and then enlarge them to see better. sometimes my eyes clear up later in the day also. it doesn't seem to be obnoxious looking tho from what i can tell so far. southerstitcher - I got 2 of them at about 4 x 7? or so. maybe I should have them color copied? lol! I will look at their site again and see what other sizes I can get tho... sorry your dh doesn't want laminate. I'm gonna need a seam also - in the corner i'm sure. that does worry me a bit. more how it'll look than seepage. I'm thinking I'd almost rather they do a straight 'slab' one way and another one the other direction with the seam just a straight front to back seam rather than on the diagonal in the corner... i'm not sure how it runs. my main piece would be about 7 x 3 (3 at the widest at the corner turn) so maybe they can do that without a seam? then my stove is there and would create a natural 'break' in it. hope that makes sense... I haven't really decided on the edge yet. want it to be simple tho - so was thinking just a rounded one. I looked at silestone also but everytime I found one online I likes and went into the store, i didn't like it in real. last trip I stood there and focused on all they had and still couldn't find one that I liked and thought would look good with my cabinets. I like yellow nile but it was too ylw in real - they have a brown with some veiny things in it I like but that seemed so boring with my brown cabinets...then I could have gone with a cream with just little flecks in it - again I thought just too boring... I'm used to laminate also and figure it'll work fine for me. if in a few yrs I'm tired of it or I find a new silestone i really like I won't feel bad about changing it because of the lower cost....See MoreHoney Oak and FX180 Antique Mascarello
Comments (5)Still am not done with my kitchen, three years later, sigh. If you want to see a lighter oak and a lot of Antique Mascarello Formica try my Flickr. This photo is from it. I was surprised that the countertop is darker than I had expected--at the time I bought this was the lightest of the 180fx products. It's not really dark but it's a lot darker than my old offwhite Formica. Your dark appliances will pick up the black tones in the pattern. Consider a paint for backsplash? Put an interesting light fixture over the sink? A piece of art? Here is a link that might be useful: Florantha's unfinished kitchen...See MoreAnyone have corbeau montana fx180 formica countertops?
Comments (5)Our cabinets are natural hickory, so pretty light. I had found the above picture as well, but when I looked at the discussion that contained it, I wasn't sure if it was actually corbeau montana as the person listed it as "unknown color". I do love that kitchen though!...See Morerichm_4808
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