Retro Renovation

I met Midcentury Keith when he pledged to help Save the Pink Bathrooms and posted photos of his own incredible pink jewel box bathroom on the STPB Flickr page. Oh my, it is a beauty!

Here’s Keith’s story… and hey, everybody, remember to make your pledge (a comment) to Save The Pink Bathrooms.

Hi Pam,

Thanks for the compliment! When I first bought the house a friend threatened me with my life if I didn’t keep the pink bathroom intact … so really, I had no choice but to keep it Actually, I love my 1958 ranch house - very homey. Not much was done to it over the last 50 years - thank goodness. I’m just trying to bring back its shine.

I’m in Steger, Illinois … I’ll fill in my profile today sometime. You inspired me to open a flickr account to post pics of my restoration progress (although I lost some of the earliest pics in a PC crash) - I enjoy seeing what others have done, so I figured I should ad my house to the mix as well. I hope to finish the main house by this fall - refinishing the floors is next on my list (and the last major project to be done!)

I check in on your site every morning with my cup of coffee - thanks for giving me something to get my day started in a positive way!

Thanks, Keith, I can’t wait to see the rest of the house.