Where can you find the perfect pink, peach, blue, sunset tan, mint green or harvest gold toilet seat for your vintage toilet? We have three basic answers to this common question about updating your 40s 50s 60s or 70s bathroom – including a new-found source. A typical plea:
Hello,
I am new to your site, brought here because I am about to purchase a Las Vegas home built in 1970 (it will be the first house I’ve lived in that is younger than me). The bathrooms have unusually shaped toilets, in a sort of peachy color. Anyway, the toilet seats on them are an attempt to match the color, but not a good one, and the size/shape is obviously wrong too. I am wondering if there are sources to buy seats that matching color and shape for what I assume is original. I’d love to have them to put right away when we move in.
Thanks, Tami
A couple of answers so far:
- Bemis’ Color Direct Program
- Locke Plumbing — this is the “new source” — their image is above
- Plastic white marbleized seat here on Amazon — what do you think?? Too cheesy? Have I lost my mind?
- And here are a bundle of novelty toilet seats available in the U.K. — yes, I have lost my mind, it’s clear.
- For anything Crane, try deabath.com
- Buy a wood seat and paint it yourself – see Palm Springs Stephan’s comment in the Bemis story for more info
- And remember: You can always go with black or wood – which might look great depending on your color scheme
See what I do for fun – I research toilet seats.
Why can’t they make a pink fake marble one???? I would buy it in TWO SECONDS.
retropink57, i’ll be on the lookout…in my mind’s eye, i can see it exactly! see this post about the old Church Co. toilet seats – can you imagine having toilet seats like these! Heaven.
another pink one i think: http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Pink-Marblized-Molded-Wood-Toilet-Seat/3450366/product.html?sec_iid=33969
retropink, how about this marble seat with pink streaks from target? elongated… http://www.target.com/Trimmer-Pink-Marble-Elongated-Seat/dp/B000NGOL2E/ref=sc_ri_1?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=0VNMNT49557XAW89V2K5&pf_rd_p=465348991&pf_rd_i=0&pf_rd_s=bottom-11&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=201
goodness, if you google ‘marbleized toilet seats’ you get a lot. also ‘trimmer toilet seats’
Thanks, Pam! Heaven sums it up perfectly! I swear, all I need is one of those and I’d have a permanent “happy pill”. Feeling blue? Stressed out? Under the weather? Go look at the pink toilet seat!
Speaking of pink fake marble, I contacted Wilsonart for a sample of the Tearose Illusion laminate and they said it was discontinued…sigh.
We’ve got a 1948 rambling ranch…with a 1969 “remodeled” bath. Look at the name on the toilet. We have the modern “vent-a-way”. After much websearching, we located a plain white seat and it was about $160. We have 3 brands of toilets in our house and 3 different plumbing supply companies for replacement parts! Good luck!
Well, I don’t think you’ve lost it (completely) if you like the novelty seats! Just look at my flickr.com (username Tiki Lisa) photos and you’ll see the dolphin seat I installed in our blue bathroom to replace the grotty old oak one that I couldn’t stand.
I just located my vintage magazine,Home Guide New Homes Edition 1957, that has ads from Crane, Richmond, Kohler, etc. All the original fixtures put in the ranch homes here were Richmond, and that’s what we have (Bermuda Coral in one, New Yellow in the other)!
Anyway, I will scan the Richmond ad and send it to Pam, as it was the only one that actually listed the colors in their line and showed each color and its name. .
Hey, just my two cents…I got my blue seat (that matches my blue American Standard) at my local True Value Hardware. Yup, the local hardware store (not the big box store), who’d-a-thunk-it?
Thanks, St. Christopher. From my research it’s a wild and wacky world of toilet seats out there – so yes, look locally first for sure!
I wish for purple colors to paint my little ol’ RV toilet! I want it to be SPECtaCuLar!
smiles, cyndi
Cyndi, be sure to check our Paint colors – on the Fast & Easy paint page or box.There is a “Radiant Lilac” in the Sherwin-Williams interior palette that seems like it could be good for you.
i am looking for the 1959 american standard toilet seat… in pink… any ideas? thank you! paula
I am looking for a seat for a American Standard 1929 Green Monaco Model Toilet. Anyone? Anyone?
Wayne – did you ever fine a toilet seat for your 1929 american standard?
i’m looking for one for an american standard purimo
let me know
Where can I get a tank mountable 7″ on center blue toilet seat? I have only had success with finding a white one.
I just want to order a toilet seat and everytime I click on a link it takes me to another page. Can’t I order anything on this site???
No, Pam — this is not a selling site. The links in this story point you to the different posts (stories) that I have done about where to find toilet seats. Those stories then have the links to the selling sites.
Hi all!
A couple points of Interest.
Bemis Manufacturing Company make toilet seats with the brand names: Bemis, Church, Mayfair, Olsonite, and Westport.
Bemis also makes some toilet seats for other companies, such as our neighbor Kohler and American Standard.
Locke Plumbing’s link above is just showing a small set of Bemis’ color seats.
Bemis’ Color Direct program will have every color that we currently make, so it’s your best chance to find that solid color you’re looking for. The “Kit” includes color chips with the Bemis color number and the different manufacturers that color is known to be associated with.
We’re working hard on updating all of Bemis’ website to make finding a color toilet seat, or any toilet seat, a lot easier.
There’s really a lot more out there than many people realize and it can be daunting to find the right one, sometimes. And color matching is never an easy task!
My name is Susie. I have a beautiful pink bathroom. Everything is pink! My problem is the toilet. It’s a pink American Standard Church elongated wideback seat. This means the bolts that hold the seat on the bowl are 10 1/2″ apart. The seat is broken. I can’t find anything to fit. All the seats I find are about 6″. I’m not sure what to do or where to go. If anyone has any ideas, please help. I would like to keep my bathroom as original as possible.
Hi Susie,
We have the exact same issue! Did you ever find one? I might have found a seat online, but it’s ridiculously expensive:
http://lockeplumbing.com/catalog.asp?c=Toilet%20Seats&s=Odd%20American%20Standard
I’m looking for 1950-60 era turquoise toilet at a reasonable cost
I live in Wisconsin but would pay shipping
Kass: See FAQs: http://retrorenovation.com/new-start-here/
We are refurbishing a 1960′s house which has a different color Case toilet in each of the 4 bathrooms. The bolts that hold the toilet seats are 7 inches apart. We need to be replace seats in green, peach and gray. I found a white one on the Locke Plumbing website, but the colored seats have 5 inch bolts. Does anybody know where I can find toilet seats with 7 inch bolts to fit a Case toilet in green, peach and gray?
Cheap alternatuve—-I have the original 1960 sea foam green bathroom but of course the original toilet set is long gone. the other day getting ready for a party, I ran across the color “Catalina Mist” in a spray can of Krylon paint at Ace Hardware. I spray painted my toilet seat; it matched exactly!!!!!
Please help..I have a universal-rundle toilet #4019 (Delano) I am in need of a white or black seat toilet with cover…This cover with seat was made just for this model toilet…..Any ideas/…thanks jeff
try deabath.com first