In the wake of all the recent pink bathroom publicity, I received a slew of photos from folks feeling the luv. I am starting to go through all the emails, and how can I not start with the exuberant Jamie — and her Mamie pink bathroom. She writes:
Hi!
I am a champion of your cause! I bought my house in September 2005, and while the previous owners tried to hide the pink, I said, “Embrace the pink!” It helped that I already loved all things pink and all things retro.
My bathroom is tiny, so it’s hard to get a perfect picture to capture the essense of pink.
The walls and ceiling are all wallpapered in a small, pink, floral pattern, and the pink tiles cover the walls. I enclose a couple photos that make a good attempt at doing it justice!
Thanks for looking at and considering my photos!– Jamie
No, thank YOU, Jamie. Anyone who gets in their bathtub with their cat is about guaranteed to get on the front page of this here blog. Such a gorgeous bathroom. The wallpaper is a great complement – superbly chosen. And the blingy atomic towel bar escutcheons — the perfect bathroom jewelry. Are those original? Highly highly sought after! Who would, who could, EVER think of sledgehammering this with evil glee? xoxo, you go, girl!
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Love the pink, the towel bars rock.
love this bathroom ! oh the towelbars! the wallpaper! the medicine cabinet! all gorgeous, and Jamie’s enthusiasm is absolutely infectious
What a pretty bathroom! I love the wallpaper. My great-aunt owned a little house in Louisville. She had an all pink bathroom. I wonder if it’s still there . . . .
I need those atomic towel bars! VERY cool!
Love the pink – and I love that the art deco and fifties eras usually trimmed out their colors with black. I’ve seen pink/black, lilac and green/black (outstanding!), just green/black….less common blue with black, yellow/black. It is such an awesome look!
And I have to ditto the comments on your towel bars and towel ring Jamie! You might want to put extra insurance on them, lest some retro seeking guest quietly removes them from the walls on their next visit!
Great bathroom, and a very happy looking owner!
Tami
Love your pink bathroom right down to the pink rubber ducky on the tub. Have to the echo those comments on the towel bar and ring……..LOVE those! Is it wrong to covet them so?
I love the blingy towel bar as well.
Love those towel bars!
Fabulous bathroom, Jamie!
Oh my goodness! I LOVE the starburst towel racks!
Love, love, love!!
Sign me up for needing those atomic towel bars. Can’t wait to hear more about them!
Love it all, especially the towel bars and pink ducky! Fabulous bathroom!
Get you a wall hung sink with chrome legs and a period toilet and you’ll be all dat!
Love the whole thing! And the towel bar is fantastic!
Incredible! But I”m trying to think of HOW the previous owners were trying to “hide” the pink – without tearing out the whole bathroom, that must have been quite difficult to do!!!
I think the tile, wallpaper, above-sink cabinet and of course, THOSE ESCUTCHEONS! are picture-perfect!!!!
no curtains or showerhead for the bathtub – is there a separate shower stall? That was a popular thing to do back then….. and it has been revived in today’s modern master baths after several decade’s hiatus. It looks so gorgeous, thanks for sharing, you are both smart and fortunate ! Enjoy
That is one terrific bathroom – and cat.
Wonderful bathroom. Love that medicine cabinet! Too bad someone has replaced the original sink.
I have that exact same tub in my bathroom and I’ve hated it since I moved in. Now that I see it with colored tile in the environment it should be in, I begin to see the possibilities!
I love the ledge behind your tub. I think this tub is for lingering a little longer than a quick bath – toss in the Camay and stay a while…
How do you reach the toilet paper?
C’est adorable!
Love that ledge, and the pink tile & your kitty go great together!
Wow, what a fabulous bathroom. Love the pink and black tile combination and especially love the ledge on the tub. Very glad the previous owners only tried to hide the pink, not demolish it! (Though I can’t for the life of me figure how anyone could hide all that pink!) Thanks for sharing, Jamie!
The pink and black tile in your bathroom is exactly the same colors that I have in mine. Alas no blingy towel bars though.
Jamie.. I live in a 1954 split level house, and one of my bathrooms has coral-pink with blood-burgundy ceramic tile and trim.
I am brave, so I paired it with a tomato catsup-red wallpaper, that has large coral-pink, burgundy, and golden-beige flowers on it, in a vertical pattern. Running through the flower is a ribbon of blue. I painted the ceiling blue to match the ribbon, and added clouds. I cut flowers from the wallpaper, and glued them on the ceiling, to extend the pattern from one surface to the other.
My tub, and toilet are white. I painted the vanity, baseboard heating element, doors, and wood work in the room a “marbleized blue” that ties the whole effect together. In a way, adding a BOLD PATTERN, to the already STRONG color of the coral-pink, has a way of TONING it down a bit.
If you ever think of making a change, and are BRAVE, how about a BLACK paper, with the coral-pinks on it??? You would be surprised how dramatic it would look!
Oh, darling. It’s so cute and pretty! I especially like the ledge at the back of the tub.
I love your pink bathroom & the fact that your cat will go near a bath tub with or without the water!
Do you have any idea what company manufactured your tub & if I might be able to purchase one somewhere?
We have a client who is in love with it.
Thanks,
Maggie Keller
Maggie, Jamie’s tub is vintage, I am sure — vintage Kohler or American Standard, most likely. Best bet to find these is at salvage places, Habitat for Humanity/Re-Stores, or craigslist… I do not know of any manufacturer today that is making anything quite like it.
So did we ever hear where she found the towel bars?
Not sure — but the place to find these generally is ebay. I watch for them and post them when I see them…
Oh, my! I have just stumbled upon this entry….almost a year later!
I have no clue as to the origins of the tub or towel rack. All I remember are hours of scouring the tub to get rid of water stains. I am out of town now, but I will check out the tub more closely when I get home to see if I can find a brand.
There’s a shower in the basement made of cinder block…not nearly as charming.
I have no current plans to redo the bathroom. It’s small, but it’s overflowing with charm….and it’s totally me!
And my cat has very little fear of water. She more so doesn’t like being held for too long
Thanks for all the compliments!!!