Comments on: Tile countertops for midcentury bathrooms http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:29:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Culver City Bronwyn http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38255 Culver City Bronwyn Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:59:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38255 Hi! I'm the owner of that lovely green tile :) Regarding the grout thing, we've really had no problem keeping it clean. We had to do a serious clean-up on it when we bought the house in early 2005, but since then I don't do much than scrub it with Bon Ami for regular maintenance. We've got tile floors in that bathroom and since the super-cleaning they got in 2005, they haven't shown much dirt (or I'm more forgiving as to what constitutes dirt!) Also, we had to add tile in our bathroom/shower in order to be able to use the shower without saturating the walls (tile only went halfway up since it was originally just a tub). Not surprisingly, we had a heck of a time trying to match that tile and weren't able to do it, but we found a nice mintier-green in the exact same style at B&W tile in Gardena, CA (recommended by Pam): http://www.bwtile.com/ . It's a nice contrast and many people don't realize that the added tile is not original. Hi! I’m the owner of that lovely green tile :) Regarding the grout thing, we’ve really had no problem keeping it clean. We had to do a serious clean-up on it when we bought the house in early 2005, but since then I don’t do much than scrub it with Bon Ami for regular maintenance. We’ve got tile floors in that bathroom and since the super-cleaning they got in 2005, they haven’t shown much dirt (or I’m more forgiving as to what constitutes dirt!)

Also, we had to add tile in our bathroom/shower in order to be able to use the shower without saturating the walls (tile only went halfway up since it was originally just a tub). Not surprisingly, we had a heck of a time trying to match that tile and weren’t able to do it, but we found a nice mintier-green in the exact same style at B&W tile in Gardena, CA (recommended by Pam): http://www.bwtile.com/ . It’s a nice contrast and many people don’t realize that the added tile is not original.

]]> By: Eucritta http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38215 Eucritta Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:50:37 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38215 Wow, thank you! Wow, thank you!

]]> By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38189 pam kueber Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:00:35 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38189 Hi Eucritta, check out the Bathroom Fast & Easy page - go to the tile section - we've identified a number of places where it looks like you can find decent retro colors/styles. Good luck! Hi Eucritta, check out the Bathroom Fast & Easy page – go to the tile section – we’ve identified a number of places where it looks like you can find decent retro colors/styles. Good luck!

]]> By: Eucritta http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38188 Eucritta Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:52:00 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38188 This looks very much like our bathroom counter, which dates from 1952. Ours is all green, though, and a bit shabby save for the modern faucet ... among other things, someone somewhere along the line painted over the grout with what looks like white epoxy. I would dearly love to find these sorts of tiles new. Does anyone make anything similar? I've had no luck in finding a source. This looks very much like our bathroom counter, which dates from 1952. Ours is all green, though, and a bit shabby save for the modern faucet … among other things, someone somewhere along the line painted over the grout with what looks like white epoxy.

I would dearly love to find these sorts of tiles new. Does anyone make anything similar? I’ve had no luck in finding a source.

]]> By: Lisa http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38152 Lisa Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:02:25 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38152 I need to replace some 6 x 6 aqua tiles in my mid-50's bathroom- very close to color in picture above. Any suggestions on a resource? Love your site! I need to replace some 6 x 6 aqua tiles in my mid-50’s bathroom- very close to color in picture above. Any suggestions on a resource? Love your site!

]]> By: Jane http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38140 Jane Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:40:57 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38140 I love the idea of tile in a 50s bathroom. It seems like a much higher-end finish, regardless of the grout issue. That said, I inherited the most amazing bright yellow linen-pattern laminate main bath counter that my husband adores. So no tile for us, at least in that bathroom. But I'd really love to have counter and floor tile in my master bath. It has a probably-original-but-rather-atypical flesh colored laminate on the counter tops. I daydream about redoing that bathroom. And if I can't have tile on the floors, I want marmoleum (in my dreams, of course!) I love the idea of tile in a 50s bathroom. It seems like a much higher-end finish, regardless of the grout issue. That said, I inherited the most amazing bright yellow linen-pattern laminate main bath counter that my husband adores. So no tile for us, at least in that bathroom.
But I’d really love to have counter and floor tile in my master bath. It has a probably-original-but-rather-atypical flesh colored laminate on the counter tops. I daydream about redoing that bathroom. And if I can’t have tile on the floors, I want marmoleum (in my dreams, of course!)

]]> By: Justin http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38135 Justin Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:19:41 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38135 When my partner and I remodeled our house, we went with black and white tile for the kitchen countertop and backsplash. It was my first time ever doing tile, but it turned out great. I've also had people come over and when they see the tile countertop they think its original to the house (which was built in 1949). When my partner and I remodeled our house, we went with black and white tile for the kitchen countertop and backsplash. It was my first time ever doing tile, but it turned out great. I’ve also had people come over and when they see the tile countertop they think its original to the house (which was built in 1949).

]]> By: JoAnn http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38133 JoAnn Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:25:53 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38133 The hall bath in my 1957 home is all green tile. My 11 year old is not a fan of all the green! But after reading sites like this I really have come to appreciate it. The shower pan in our small master bath was leaky and the tile guy said he could not match the existing blue tile, so we had the bathroom completely retiled in black and white. I do like the simplicity of black and white. Thanks for this site, I really do enjoy reading it! The hall bath in my 1957 home is all green tile. My 11 year old is not a fan of all the green! But after reading sites like this I really have come to appreciate it. The shower pan in our small master bath was leaky and the tile guy said he could not match the existing blue tile, so we had the bathroom completely retiled in black and white. I do like the simplicity of black and white. Thanks for this site, I really do enjoy reading it!

]]> By: Elaine http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38130 Elaine Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:33:25 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38130 I redid one of my 1964 bathrooms completely because I wanted a walk-in shower instead of a tub. I chose an earthy ceramic tile for the countertops because I wanted them to match the walls. Unfortunately, I didn't know about this site then, so we lost the sinks because the Hudee rings were destroyed on removal. (Great to find out the name of those things, we have more.) They were an odd size oval so the only ones we could find to fit in the hole were Kohler vessel style. I saved the builder's handbuilt cabinets and medicine chests. The original was white tile walls with black trim, and white formica countertop with blue and white sprigged wallpaper. I will try to attach a picture of the new look. I redid one of my 1964 bathrooms completely because I wanted a walk-in shower instead of a tub. I chose an earthy ceramic tile for the countertops because I wanted them to match the walls. Unfortunately, I didn’t know about this site then, so we lost the sinks because the Hudee rings were destroyed on removal. (Great to find out the name of those things, we have more.) They were an odd size oval so the only ones we could find to fit in the hole were Kohler vessel style. I saved the builder’s handbuilt cabinets and medicine chests. The original was white tile walls with black trim, and white formica countertop with blue and white sprigged wallpaper. I will try to attach a picture of the new look.

]]> By: Juju http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/09/tile-countertops-for-midcentury-bathrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-38128 Juju Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:21:29 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14400#comment-38128 That counter is way sexy. That counter is way sexy.

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