Antique Mascarello: One of the Formica 180FX Colors
I hunted around the internet, have been hunting for a while actually, for more pictures of Formica’s new 180fx colors. Other than what’s in their literature, the pickings are pretty slim. Even calls to Formica’s local rep did me no good; I guess he doesn’t have any either. So…
I realized I would not get professional quality images, but I figured taking pictures of Formica countertops I had access to would be better than nothing. We have a display of the Antique Mascarello, and that’s what I took a few shots of today. This is probably my favorite, but I say that having never seen big versions of any Montana-ish 180fx colors. On with the show.
Above this paragraph is a picture of our whole six foot display run of 180fx Antique Mascarello. Below is the exact same picture, but I’ve marked it up to show the repeats. The pattern repeats every five feet.
If you’re going to buy any of the Formica 180fx, see if you can look at a long run of it. A customer came back to me this week wondering if she’d received the correct countertop, since the sample she looked at was only about six by ten inches. It was a section of the light part, and didn’t show the darker rusty colored section (to the right of the number three in the second picture)
Golden Mascarello is going to be kind of the same animal, only the whole countertop is going to be a little yellower. We’ve sold one of those too (actually to my uncle) so I’ll post another article with picture of that countertop in a real ktichen the next time he’s up in Maine.
Here are a few other pictures of the same countertop. Mind you, I was standing on a five gallon bucket of joint compound when I took these, so they’re not quite up to PPA standards. Next time I’ll bring a tripod. 
Overall, the Antique Mascarello countertop in Formica’s 180fx line is very real looking. The edging is beautiful, but remember that in laminates, the finished ends are generally flat. If you want the fancy edging to go around the whole top, expect to pay more and still see some kind of a seam.
At $35 or so a lineal foot, it beats the prices of actual stone by a country mile.
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Thank you for the photos. I really like that design! Have you seen Antique Mascarello with white cabinets?
Comment by Fran — June 14, 2010 @ 8:05 pm
I haven’t yet, only on our display and on some other natural pine cabinets. Oddly enough, I’ve only seen Golden Mascarello on natural pine as well. Pictures are coming by the way, but every time I’m in that particular kitchen there’s a party and food everywhere.
Comment by Craig — June 14, 2010 @ 10:18 pm
How does the antique mascarello match with natural maple cabinets? I’m wondering if natural maple cabinets are too yellow and it would look better with off-white.
Thanks
Comment by Loire Taylor — June 19, 2010 @ 3:58 pm
Thank you so much for posting these pictures. Luckily the sample I found had the rusty color in them and that’s why I fell in love with it. I love the contrast and seeing your photos sealed the deal for me. We will be pairing the Antique Mascarello with Thomasville Cider finished cabinets and can’t wait to see the finished product!
Comment by Colleen — July 26, 2010 @ 6:54 am
It’s best to see big samples of ALL these countertops before buying; like I said, the woman I sold some to was wondering if she had the wrong stuff. Antique Mascarello has a lot of contrast in the pattern, but even something like Olivine River looks different in a five foot run than it does on a six inch square sample.
Comment by craig — July 26, 2010 @ 8:19 am