Cracked Ice - Remembering a Retro Fave

do you remember this classic?

Cracked ice vinyl was popular in American homes in the ‘50s and ‘60s. It brings back memories of TV dinners and Happy Days (both of those and the vinyl were around a long time)!

Vinyl is a great choice for residential or commercial seating. you can pad the seat like crazy and it’s easy to clean. Here in Austin, you probably want to keep it in areas that are air conditioned!

I recently had a customer bring her original cracked ice dining seats to be reupholstered. What a fun project! Cracked ice is available in a number of reproductions, but unfortunately green cracked ice is no longer available anywhere.

Instead, we decided to redo her seats in this gorgeous Schumacher back with a solid XXX seat. They look great!

If you have green cracked ice vinyl, take care of it and hold on to it! You can’t reupholster them, and replacing them isn’t cheap.

Do you have cracked ice in your home? What other retro furniture do you remember and love? Reach out to me on Facebook or Instragram (below) and let me know!