How to find vintage bathroom sinks, tubs and toilets

by pam kueber on September 25, 2009

american-standard-blue-suiteIf you are looking for mid-century bathroom fixtures — tubs, toilets, sinks, shower doors — you surely are going to scour your craigslist daily, and haunt your local Re-Store / Habitat for Humanity. Another source is just a click away on this site:  This site’s Steel Kitchen Cabinet Forum also has a spot for “Other Stuff” including “Bathroom Stuff.” And, intrepid reader Scathing Jane posts there almost every single day.

mosaic tileShe looks at Craigslist listings from all over the country and loads up some of the best. Case in point: Look at the vintage American Standard bathroom suite, above,  with its swoonable sweet Cinderella tub. And the tile to the left – there’s 38 s.f. of it, posted by Jane last night. Hint: It’s easy to see what’s new on the Forum every day. Register. Then, after you log in each morning, just click the spot along the top Nav bar just above Mr. Cabinet Man that says “View New Posts.” The Forum remembers you and only shows you messages since you last logged in. Thank you, Jane, and others of you who post often to help out other readers.

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Kelly September 25, 2009 at 10:30 am

My aunt has some 1978 bright pea green linoleum, similar to those tiles, on her floor in her dining room and kitchen, mint condition, I swear I’ve never seen linoleum in the superb condition it’s in after 31 years of daily use but she managed to pull it off (with 3 boys to top it off!)

LRE King September 27, 2009 at 4:10 pm

Gerson’s, in Tucson, has a wide selection of vintage colored toilets, some sinks, and a few bathtubs. I bought an aqua toilet there five years ago; finally got a sink to match earlier this year.

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