1950s Vintage Ad: Formica Furniture Ad 1952. Mid-Century Modern Design Ideas for the Vintage Home. — Formica Furniture Ad 1952. Source: Pinterest

Updated February 14th, 2023

Vintage Formica Tables are a fantastic mid-century modern design that will just add that extra “something” to your vintage home.

They come in all shapes and forms from the colourful to the kitschy and even multi leveled. There is truly a table for all kinds of mid-century design tastes.

Today’s post is filled with those stunning formica tables from the 1950s and 1960s that will truly make you go “ahhhhhh I need” and get you pinning to your dream “Vintage home” Pinterest board asap.

ENJOY!

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Note: At the time of posting of this blog post all the tables featured were available for sale on Etsy. If the item is gone, make sure you do a search on the platfrom. 1000’s of vintage items are added daily!

“Vintage Formica Tables”-Mid-Century Modern Design Ideas for the Vintage Home

Cool Vintage Formica Table Examples

1950s Plant Stand from Germany in the coolest Atomic Design.

Atomic Formica Table 1950s Mid Century design — Source: Etsy

Lovely triangular plant stand – 1950s / 1960s.. Made in West Germany! The table board is made of wood with a formica surface in gray-offwhite marple optic (avail as of June 10th, 2022 HERE).

Source: Etsy

A 1950s wooden kitchen table/ dining table/ living room table with slanted legs and Formica tabletop with a brown line pattern on a beige background (avail as of June 10th, 2022 HERE).

Source: Etsy

1960s Nightstands Inlaid dark Teak Brass w/white Formica top, Scandinavian. SO CUTE!!!

mid century modern night stand teak with formica tops — Source: Etsy

Tripod Table Plant Stand or Collectibles 1950s/1960s featuring a black patterned Formica top.

Tripod Table Mid Century Plant Display Side End Table Formica — Source: Etsy

I’m loving all these designs! Here is another beauty.

Mid Century Modern tripod table with walnut handle and legs with formica top — Made in Germany-Mid Century. Source: Etsy

Formica Bar Cart Anyone?

mid century bar cart vintage trolly retro serving cart plant formica — Source: Etsy

2 tier 1960s side table perfect for your plant.

vintage midcentury plant stand 2 tier 1960s side table — Source: Etsy

Multi-level Ladder West German Formica Wood Planter.

Large coffee bean red Formica 1950’s kidney table.

Not a table but equally as cool, a 1960s Formica serving tray.

Vintage 1960s French formica serving tray with metal handles — Source: Etsy

Formica Vintage Ads:

1950s vintage Formica table Advertising -1950s vintage ad. — Source: Pinterest

1950s Vintage Formica Kitchen Advertisement — Source: Pinterest

Vintage Ad for formica countertop patterns. Mid Century design — Source: Pinterest

1950s diner table vintage advertising — Source: Pinterest

Question Time: What was your favorite design? And do you own a Formica table yourself? Share in the comments below.

FURTHER READING: Check out my archive of ‘Vintage Home Decor’ Posts HERE.

Are you shopping for vintage Mid Century Modern / Mid Century Furniture & Home Decor? Then take a look at my Etsy collection I have created of items for sale HERE (updated monthly).

Liz

1950s Back to School Image of 2 boys with backpacks image via Getty Images

First up sorry for the radio silence lately, my husband and I purchased a house (a rental property to be exact) and we have been super busy working away on getting it ready for rental. This meant I had ZERO time for things on the internet (like my little old blog). BUT I’m back and I’m kicking off the first blog post of September with a roundup of all things to do with school, of course with my regular vintage spin.

Lets begin!

Disclosure: Some of the links on my blog from Etsy , eBay, are Affiliate Links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

Back To School We Go! Roundup of All Things “School”

1940s, 1950’s and 1960s

1940s Vintage Advertisement: 1947 Fresh Up with Seven Up Ad - 1940s Teenagers, Football Hero, Cheerleaders - Retro 7up Ad — 1947 7up Ad. Source: Etsy

1940s Vintage Photo of two men and 1 women in 1940s fashions posing together for a photo at Harris College, May 1943.

Further Reading: Vintage Student Life Photo 1920s-1950s

Rah Rah Go Happy! Adorable 1960’s Vintage Cheerleading Uniform from “Happy High School located in Happy, Texas – Home of the Cowboys”.

While Researching this post I stumbled upon a most amazing resource! North Carolina has a website where they have a collection of yearbooks from schools all over their state. Um COOL!!!

The collection was started because yearbooks provide a window into student life in North Carolina from the 1890s to the present. From sports teams to clubs, fashions to hairstyles, these volumes document the changing attitudes and culture of students year by year.

Here are some of the amazing photos that you can see on their site (stay tuned for a future “Vintage Photo Tuesday” Post).

Photo # 1: Home Economics Class, Durham High School, 1947.

Further Reading: Vintage Yearbooks (archived blog posts)

1940s Vintage Photo: Home Economics Class, Durham High School, 1947 — Source: North Carolina Digital Heritage Centre

Photo # 2: Cheerleaders, E.E. Smith Senior High School, 1948.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Cheerleaders

1940s Vintage Photo: Cheerleaders, E.E. Smith Senior High School, 1948 Vintage Yearbook photos — Source: North Carolina Digital Heritage Centre

1950’s “Kids Back to School Fashion” being showcased at the Zoo.

Retro 1950’s Style School Girl Paper Doll Printable. You can buy this right now on Etsy and it’s just too cute!!!

Retro 1950's Style School Black Girl Paper Doll Printable

Source: Etsy

Prom Queen, date night and life in Highschool in the 1950s. Cool collection of photos of teenage life.

Vintage Photos of Teenage Life in the 1950s Backt to school Photos — Source: Etsy

Zayre Commercial “Before you go back to school” circa 1960s.

September 14, 1953. This black, white and red ad features “Little Lulu” comic strip characters touting the qualities of Kleenex. The ad has a head shot of Arthur Godfrey, host of a CBS daytime radio and TV program, with a quote bubble around the tagline: “It’s ‘Kleenex Tissue Time’ with school days here again!” (Via Etsy)

Vintage Kleenex Tissues Ad, It's Kleenex Tissue Time, Little Lulu by Marge Comics, Back to School, Original Advertising, 1953

Flair Magazine 1950 College Review Issue.

About the College Review (Via Etsy Seller ‘Betsyoldandnew‘).

The Flair Magazine August 1950 College Review Issue was one of only eleven issues of the magazine ever published as its lavish productions costs proved too great for it to continue. Editor Fleur Cowles, wife of publisher Gardener Cowles, was allowed to spare no expense in putting out her dream magazine, that was totally unique for its time, in which she would highlight her feature stories having considered “If a feature would be better in dimension than on flat pages, why not fold half-pages inside double-page spreads? If a feature was significant enough, why not bind it as ‘a little book’… giving it a special focus? If a feature was better ‘translated’ on textured paper, why use shiny paper? If a hand-set offset printing or hand-fed gravure suited a photographic essay better than letterpress, why not use it?”

Vintage Howdy Doody Time Teacher, 1950s Teaching Aid.

1969 Kids Vintage Fashion Ad Back to School Clothes at Montgomery Wards.

Hope you enjoyed a trip down back to school lane, have a wonderful week everyone!

Question time: What is your favourite memory from school? Share in the comments below.

Further Reading:

Vintage Advertising 1920s – 1960s (archived blog post)
Vintage Back to School posts

Liz

Tag: 1960’s