Love this new patterned Formica
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Formica 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 MoreThinking of using Formica! 180fx Calcatta
Comments (15)If you're thinking budget, have you considered a wood counter? Depending on your kitchen, wood may or may not work for you, but the price can be very interesting and they look great. [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by San Francisco Architects & Designers robert kelly [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) As to whether the 180fx formica looks good, I think it's a matter of preference. I'm a big fan of formica in general, but I find the fx180 patterns unappealing as they come off as very "imitation." For myself I would choose a pattern that wasn't an imitation of a stone. On the other hand, others love it, so what do I know? Oh, and I agree, the price is pretty expensive....See MoreDesign Around This #4: Formica Patterns are coooool!
Comments (58)I've been out for a week, so I'm catching up. GreenDesigns, thanks for posting the Euro pics. Laminate is fun, and I think we in the U.S. have lost our appreciation for that. I've loved seeing the different laminates people found to work with--those roses! And the Molten Glass Blue!! Sochi, you credited me with the kitchen with the Beluga pulls--that was Roarah (gorgeous kitchen). Pal, I like the B/W kitchen. Which of the Marmoeum graphic series is that? It looks like a slate gray background rather than black, and I think I'd like to see a sharp B/W (Sgraffito rather than Signo or Dry Point). GreenDesigns, you said, "Butter yellow and taupe is almost too sophisticated for a cabin in the Sierras." I totally agree. My "story" was a client (not that I'm actually a pro) who SAID they wanted rustic, but rejected things that were actually rustic and kept drifting toward a sleeker modern look. "You know, rustic, but modern." The resulting kitchen would be considered "rustic" by no one but the fictional clients. Mtnfever, I like the last set of tile you posted. Very pretty. I like the Seagrass strand, but I think the tangled seaweed would tie in well with the existing Oak cabinets. I didn't think the dogbone white/stainless would work with the oak. Good luck with your choices!...See MoreNew Formica FX180 patterns
Comments (12)I have seven of the 12x12 inch samples from 180fx, so I thought I would share my thoughts on them. I'm going to do a tabletop in burnished montana. The color will likely blend with wood cabinets, but I like it because it is the most saturated color in a variety of lighting. It's a nutmeg, or deep pumpkin color. The red montana is a more neutral version, as if the burnished is mid to deep tones and the red is mid to light tones. Pretty, but lacking drama, IMHO. It's more of a plain mud brown than the rich red brown of the burnished.Actually, it would be very nice in a room with more beige and tan. The corbeau montana is pretty too. It's mor black and tan, but the black has almost greenish undertones to my eye. The golden mascarello is very pretty, too, but I found it a little busy. My sample has black, gold, cream, and dark red-orange in it. I thought it would have more rich tones than the antique mascarello, but in retrospect I see why the antique is more popular. Excellent choice, Florantha! So I liked those in general. The last three not so much. The yellow river did not look like the picture. The picture looks like an even yellow tone throughout, but the sample is higher contrast. If you zoom all the way in on the 180fx page, you can see how busy it really is, with small bits of pale tan and yellow next to the dark grey and tiny red blood spatters. I want the countertop to hide fingerprints, but not nosebleeds. The above are all radiance finish, which is okay. Instead of one flat shine, there are little flecks of shine, maybe a quarter inch across in a random but evenly spread pattern across the surface. The flecks work because these colors don't have solid areas. It doesn't take much light to get glare, and wash out the color though. The black fossilstone is intriguing, but I wasn't impressed by the sample. The finish is honed, which means there are smoother and rougher areas (on the scale of inches across). My eyes see the colors as dirt, partly because the gloss of real stone is absent. This pattern really needs a shine to keep your eye from seeing it as dirty. I had the highest hopes for blue storm; I was so disappointed. First of all, the sample is not blue, the darker areas are flat charcoal, like pencil graphite. Second the radiance finish makes these allover shiny flecks, but the stone should have areas of higher gloss. I started out as a member of the "dinosaur vomit" school of granite critics, then I gradually came to envy the depth and movement of black cosmic granite among others. Well, these gold and tan lumpy splashes brought me right back. The splashes on the sample are not as white as the picture. So I really love several of them, and am using the burnished montana, but definitely look at the closeups online, and then order a sample to get an idea of how the finish works in your lighting. I can't wait to hear if that white calacatta has a shine that mimics marble....See MoreHammerMom
9 years ago
Carrie B
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9 years ago
cookncarpenter
9 years agonancyjwb
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9 years ago
eam44
9 years agocookncarpenter
9 years agoClose up...
This formica is 59 years old, says something about the durability...
This post was edited by ctycdm on Thu, Jan 22, 15 at 22:34
funkycamper
9 years agocrcollins1_gw
9 years agoHere is the pattern we chose for our perimeter counters. We went with solid surface on island. Love it (both).
crcollins1_gw
9 years agoHere it is in action. Pattern is subtle enough that it's not too noticeable from a distance.
Errant_gw
9 years ago
robo (z6a)
9 years agoiroll_gw
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