Comments on: Alice’s picture perfect yellow Geneva kitchen… pink bathroom…and blue bathroom — a festival of 50s cheer

By: pam kueber

pam kueber — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:50 +0000

In general, our little midcentury modest houses tend to have… modest… finishes. Therefore, if you need to replace a countertop you might first consider laminate. That tends to suit the original finishes, I think… To see all my stories about retro laminates — see Kitchens/Countertops category

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:34:48 +0000

Hi Alice. OMG – couldn’t believe it when I saw your pink bathroom. I am restoring a little stone cottage on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Blowing Rock, NC – built in 1958. You have my exact pink tub and pink wall tile. My pink floor tile is different than yours, but pink all the same! A previous owner replaced the pink sink and toilet with white. The walls above the pink tile were painted baby blue – looked more like a nursery than a bathroom! I painted the walls a wonderful cream color called “Mayonnaise” by Ben Moore. It really makes the pink look fabulous. I’m absolutely not a pink person – so coming from me that’s a real compliment. My pink countertop is very, very worn and will need to be replaced – thinking of some kind of cream colored stone. Any thoughts?

By: Joe Felice

Joe Felice — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:08:51 +0000

The kitchen is a bit more ’60s than ’50s, but those bathrooms are to die for!