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12 recessed porcelain ceramic soap dishes, TP holders, towel bars 
A chrome-over-steel toilet paper roll holder 
75 sets of MIB NOS ceramic towel bars, soap dishes & toilet paper holders, in 7 vintage colors 
Become a fanKitchens – Countertops
ALAS: DISCONTINUED! The website says that these are for “contract” jobs — that is, interior designers working on commercial projects. But hey, if you really like these retro laminate choices, go after Nevamar and get them! Remember: The only way to do these…is to pair them with authentic steel countertop and backsplash edging available from [...]
These are new from Formica. Both look like they could swing either “warm” or “cool” – that is, work across the spectrum from reds (and pinks) to blues. I really like the Linen – a very typical look for the 50s — Hey, Formica, can we have it in green, blue, pink and yellow?!: And, [...]
These are sure a blast from the past: Glass combination trivets and cutting boards that are installed directly into your kitchen countertop. Yes: with metal rim aka Hudee ring. I think that these built-in cutting boards were all the rage in the 1970s, because there was one in our 1975 countertop, to the left of the sink. I’m not sure [...]
“Fake butcher block countertops” are another one of those original vintage house features that I often hear called “hideous” on other websites. (Crikey, how I have come to despise that word — it is overkill, please refrain.) I, on the other hand, not only have “no problem” with butcher block laminate, I am 100% on [...]
Arborite has two new laminates in their 2011-2012 collection that just popped onto my radar. I haven’t seen these as actual samples yet — I’ll order them this week. Meanwhile, I wanted to put them out there, because I know that many Retro Renovators have been left kind of up a creek since Formica discontinued [...]
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Where do buy this from and how much does it cost?
Sandra, the info is in the main post. Go to Bathrooms in Find PRODUCTS navigation bar above…then to hardware and accessories for all known sources to date.
why find what you want (porcelain recessed toilet paper holder), then have to find it all over again in “Find PRODUCTS”?
Thomas, I think that you have entered this site via a particular image indexed in google — rather than via the actual post (article) that the photo was featured in. The info on where to get the fixture is in the post. To get to the post you have to go to the nav bar. Sorry – this is a limitation of the blogging platform for some reason and how it meshes with google indexing. Hope that makes sense.
Hi, Pam. Very helpful website. Thanks.
Your picture of the fully recessed ceramic toilet paper holder looks a lot nicer than the pictures I see on the sites of your referenced sources. Specifically, your picture suggests an almost completely flat front surface plane (so the entire apparatus “disappears” into the tile wall). The pictures at the cited websites seem to have larger bulging edges or “lips”. Is this just a function of different camera angles?
Eileen
eileen, I think the original photo may be quite old – companies and their product lines keep shifting. I suggest you try: World of Tile. See all my stories about them…
I have the fully recessed white porcelain toilet paper holders in my home but one of the plastic pivot rod has broken. Where can I get this replaced?