THIS PINK AND GRAY MASTER BATHROOM is just lovely. Pink and gray is a great color combination…and look at that wonderful floor tile, it’s delicious. Moreover, this bathroom is put together in genius fashion, with its subtle mix of patterns. Look closely:
- (1) pinwheel unglazed porcelain ceramic tile floor…
- (2) squares in 4×4 light grey field tile…
- (3) horizontal “stripe” of dark gray bullnose tile…
- (4) vertical stripes of light and gray window treatment…
- (5) soft round graphic lines of the print, which de-dominates the mirror, also appears to have all the bathroom colors in it and is smiling down on the whole scene, to boot.
- Then add: tall pink candle, plush gray towels, pretty sink and toilet (yes! pretty!), crystal bowl — and twisty cylinders of green bamboo (?)…
Well, Colvin: This is really quite a little decorative masterpiece! Well done! Many thanks for sharing it with us today.
Lovely!!!! I think we have the same toilet. (I have not been able to find a new Church toilet seat in the same color – have you?)
The floor looks dreamy…………..
I have always loved pink and gray together! Very Fifties, as those two colors were very popular then.
I see the vintage Church toilet seats at estate sales. I always leave my card with the person running the sale, telling them, ask the owner if I can buy the toilet seat(s). No responses so far. I am certifiably nuts, don’t you think?
I have this VERY SAME ceramic tile and pattern–I WANT PINK FIXTURES! Our floor porcelain tile is the same pattern, but white with black grout.
I love the pink and grey combo!!!! In fact that’s the color scheme of my blog. There’s also a grocery store in Houston called Belden’s in the Meyerland area and the whole store is done in shades of pink and grey, I love it there!!!
Absolutely lovely! This picture shows why preserving the past
is worth it.
Beautiful bathroom! I just acquired pink bathroom fixtures for my 1963 Levitt and Sons Cape Cod from a neighbor who had ripped them out of her house to re-do her bathrooms. I had been searching for the right wall and floor tile combination since the bathroom is the main one for the house and I did not want it to be too ‘girlie’. This pic is a good renovation inspiration, many thanks!
Welcome, Mariah, and congratulations. You know, the other good thing about this combo is that gray tile is very accessible. It’s made by all the major manufacturers. Be sure to see my Fast & Easy Bathrooms page for a one-stop summary of all the bathroom resources that we’ve found over the past two years: http://retrorenovation.com/bathroom-hardware/
The twisty green stuff is known as “Lucky Bamboo”, and looks a lot like bamboo but is actually a reed. You grow it in water. The twist is not natural but formed that way while it’s growing. You can get it without the twist, also. (I saw the question mark so thought you might like to know).
I really like the combination of pink and gray! I also like to combination of light blue and gray – so since I am redoing my bathroom at the moment, I have chosen pink (toilet and tub), gray (wainscot) and light blue (walls above wainscot). Was talking to my neighbor tonight about my bathroom re-do and found out that when they moved in to their house about 4 years ago their bathroom had, in their words, “awful bright pink fixtures with black tile” – they had it all ripped out and modernized…I just about had a heart attack when I heard this! The pink and black must have looked great! Wish I could have saved those fixtures, but that was a year before I moved here…
Thanks, midmodms, for the info on lucky bamboo….i’m not so good with the plants.
so, missouri michael, did you grit your teeth into a smile and say ‘oh i’m sure your new bathroom is wonderful’ to the neighbors?
I think I said something like “sounds like you did a lot of work to the house when you bought it to make it so nice.” Lying through my teeth the whole time! LOL!
Thanks again Pam I have been reading the comments. I did not realize that the toilet seat was called a church toilet seat.
The fixtures are all original to the house. Our hall bath is done in green on green.
Hi Retrocat,
I could not agree with you more. It truly is worth preserving indeed.
Cindy,
I just came across a website that has them. I just googled pink church toilet seat and there it was.
the site is http://www.signaturehardware.com
It is called Retro “EZ Close” Toilet Seat – Venetian Pink.
Colvin, I approved your comment – but I’ll add that the EZ close is not like the true CHURCH that Cindy is talking about. And it’s plastic. We have numerous sources for wood toilet seats, including many pinks, on the Bathrooms Fast and Easy page: http://retrorenovation.com/bathroom-hardware/
Note, Cindy called it Crane – then I repeated it. But, it’s really CHURCH that I think we’re all talking about?
In addition, here is my recent post that summarizes the key toilet seat suppliers we’ve identified: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/06/where-to-get-a-toilet-seat-to-match-my-vintage-toilet/
If you have an elongated toilet and can handle white or black marbleized, remember to try this Kohler model, it’s quite like the Church, I think. Wicked expensive: http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/15/retro-bathroom-black-pearlescent-toilet-seat-from-kohler/
This post shows a Church toilet seat found in situ hahaha: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/22/13-scenes-from-an-estate-sale-time-capsule/#comments
Here’s a post with the palette of Church toilet seat colors, likely from the 40s, fabulous: http://retrorenovation.com/2007/11/19/colors-and-tile-for-your-40s-and-early-50s-bathrooms-and-kitchens/
Colvin, I approved your comment re the toilet seat, but this is not what we’re talking about. We have numerous sources identified for pink toilet seats – and in wood: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/06/where-to-get-a-toilet-seat-to-match-my-vintage-toilet/
Here’s a post showing what a vintage Church toilet seat looks like: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/22/13-scenes-from-an-estate-sale-time-capsule/
Here’s the original post showing the Church toilet seat palette probably early or mid 40s: http://retrorenovation.com/2007/11/19/colors-and-tile-for-your-40s-and-early-50s-bathrooms-and-kitchens/
And don’t forget, those of you with elongated toilets, that Kohler does offer this Kathyrn toilet seat – it’s pretty Church-like – in white and black. Wicked expensive but wonderful: http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/15/retro-bathroom-black-pearlescent-toilet-seat-from-kohler/
Beautiful bathroom, Colvin! Pink and grey -always a sublime combo- are especially lovely here. Congratulations!
Would you be a doll and post a close up of that lovely floor, please?
Such a serene room. Understated accessories give it an uncluttered look. Amid the chrome and tile, the humble painted cabinet provides wabi-sabi.
Lookin g for a vintage 1950 s plastic bathroom wall tile. Will buy . It is pink with alittle white streaked through it.
Hi Becky, no buying and selling on the main part of the blog. Check our Forum: http://retrorenovation.com/forum/ …. But for this, I think your best bet is ebay. Set up some Saved Searches, and sit it out. Good luck.
I have the same tile pattern in my pink bathroom. My home is a 1930 colonial. Do you think this bathroom was remodeled in the 1940-1960 era? The walls a have 4 ” pink tiles and all the fixtures are Kohler gray.