Comments on: A 1957 pink-and-blue bathroom — and time capsule message to grandpa http://retrorenovation.com/2008/09/18/a-1957-pink-and-blue-bathroom-and-time-capsule-message-from-the-past/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sharkeysday http://retrorenovation.com/2008/09/18/a-1957-pink-and-blue-bathroom-and-time-capsule-message-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-14245 sharkeysday Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:36:34 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=4622#comment-14245 Oh my heavens - I love that door more than....well chocolate! Erwins, get busy! I don't even care if the door can't be repaired! It's FABU! Oh my heavens – I love that door more than….well chocolate! Erwins, get busy! I don’t even care if the door can’t be repaired! It’s FABU!

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/09/18/a-1957-pink-and-blue-bathroom-and-time-capsule-message-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-14244 Femme1 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:25:15 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=4622#comment-14244 Your welcome, everyone! I wonder if it was a regional trend---my mom lives in north central Pennsylvania. Not exactly close, but in the same northern industrial belt as Buffalo and Toledo. And Christiane is right; the millwork on this door is pretty intricate. Now I wish I'd taken a closeup. And Pam, I hope you noticed the glimpse of the early American furniture in that photo of the door taken from the inside. That's my mom's dining room. I'm finally beginning to appreciate that style, thanks to you, after growing up EA'ed out! Your welcome, everyone! I wonder if it was a regional trend—my mom lives in north central Pennsylvania. Not exactly close, but in the same northern industrial belt as Buffalo and Toledo. And Christiane is right; the millwork on this door is pretty intricate. Now I wish I’d taken a closeup.

And Pam, I hope you noticed the glimpse of the early American furniture in that photo of the door taken from the inside. That’s my mom’s dining room. I’m finally beginning to appreciate that style, thanks to you, after growing up EA’ed out!

]]> By: CrestviewDoors http://retrorenovation.com/2008/09/18/a-1957-pink-and-blue-bathroom-and-time-capsule-message-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-14209 CrestviewDoors Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:15:09 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=4622#comment-14209 Check out that wicked door! David's got a similar theme posted on his flickr stream as well: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daviderwin/415646591/in/set-72157594337390819/" rel="nofollow"></a> That was found on a site for a Toledo, OH, resale shop. What we have found over time is that stuff like this varies greatly regionally -- chances are good there was a really talented artist in that area who knew how to do that kind of millwork! We haven't tried reproducing such shapes... yet ;-) The tricky part is repairing the door in the event that something happens (broken glass, ripped veneer, etc). But it sure does give us some food for thought! Thanks so much for sharing!!! Of course, the pink bathroom reminds us of our own. Just watched one on the corner in our neighborhood shredded to bits. *SIGH* - Christiane Check out that wicked door!

David’s got a similar theme posted on his flickr stream as well:

That was found on a site for a Toledo, OH, resale shop.

What we have found over time is that stuff like this varies greatly regionally — chances are good there was a really talented artist in that area who knew how to do that kind of millwork!

We haven’t tried reproducing such shapes… yet ;-) The tricky part is repairing the door in the event that something happens (broken glass, ripped veneer, etc). But it sure does give us some food for thought! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Of course, the pink bathroom reminds us of our own. Just watched one on the corner in our neighborhood shredded to bits. *SIGH*

- Christiane

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