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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“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 vintage thanksgiving card illustration.

This weekend it’s Canadian Thanksgiving and I’m off to hop around Ontario to spend time with my families. It’s going to be a super time of eating, drinking and spending time with family. I CAN’T WAIT!

So for today’s ‘Vintage Photo Tuesday‘ I’m doing a Part 2 of an original post I did in 2016 entitled ‘Celebrating Thanksgiving‘.

Enjoy friends and Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate!

October 2023 Update! Here are more vintage images from this series:

Vintage Photos of Thanksgiving Festivities 1920s-1950s

Giant turkey, formica table and family. -1950s vintage photo

1950s Thanksgiving photo vintage image of family with turkey in the kitchen. They are posing in front of a formica table in 1950s fashions.

Source: Etsy

Dinner is Served! Another fun Formica table, but this time in front of a wood panel wall (so vintage). -1950s photo.

1950s Thanksgiving table set for dinner on a formica table in front of wood panneling wall and a 1950s fridge.

Source: Etsy

I’m pretty sure giving a little kid a big bone with meat on it is NOT something parents do anymore (ahhh how times have changed). -1958 photo

1950s vintage photo of a toddler in a high chair eating a turkey leg from 1958.

Source: Etsy

Everyone gather around the turkey as it comes out of the oven. Quite a sight to see! -1960s photo

1960s vintage photo of a Black family, pulling out the turkey out of the oven for celebrating thanksgiving together.

Source: Pinterest

Please turn and smile at the camera before we eat. Thanks! 1960s photo (not a thanksgiving photo, but there is a turky so I’m using it).

1960s vintage photo of a family in January 1960 posing together in late 1950s fashions about to eat a turkey for dinner. Our woman in the front kind of looks like Queen Elizabeth II

Source: Etsy

November 28, 1940. “Pumpkin pies and Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr. Timothy Levy Crouch, a Rogerene Quaker living in Ledyard, Connecticut.” Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration.