This card came from Coppes Napanee, a company in Indiana that makes kitchen cabinets. I like buffalo checks a lot and the card is printed on an actual piece of wood. Normally, I would not devote a post to something like this, but, then I thought - maybe there is someone reading this blog who had a mid-century kitchen that is in need of some renovation and would like to maintain the mid-century flavor of the cabinets.
When we bought our house in 1984, we remodeled our 1949 kitchen. Rather than take out the one wall of cabinets, we maintained the mid century look by adding cabinets along two other walls. Coppes had a style of cabinet that matched the original cabinets. Thirty-five years later, it's time to re-configure the original 75 year old cabinets because of ominous original plumbing.
I went online and was happy to see that they can custom build cabinets that still look mid-century and will match the 1984 cabinets. I drew up a plan and got an estimate in early 2021. Clearly, they want my business, since they sent me a holiday card.
So - this is way off topic - but if you are interested in any kind of kitchen remodel - this is an interesting company. They go way back to the era of Hoosier cabinets - which some of you might be familiar with. They are better than builder grade without being *Poggenpohl.*
I was wondering if it would be fun to paint a buffalo check and found this - by Googling *buffalo check painting.* Lots of DIY instructions. It might be fun to try a loose version on an envelope.
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