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    Welcome to all my stories about retro style bathroom products.
    Whenever I see a bathroom product -- bathroom tile, bathroom sink, shower bases, shower curtains, etc. -- that may have good potential for your bathroom remodel, I write about it. This archive section shows all my bathroom resources in reverse chronological order. Importantly, though: If you are looking for something specific, check out the SUB-CATEGORY pages shown in light blue, above. Good luck!

    Pink toilet and bathroom sink still being manufactured for sale today — plus, nine other retro colors

    Posted by: • May 16, 2013
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    Get ready for some big bathroom news: We have just confirmed that, indeed, plumbing fixture manufacturer Gerber still produces one model of pink toilet and sink. The toilet is low-flow. Pam wrote about this company a while back in her story Gerber toilets and sinks in vintage colors – but at that time, we were told [...]

    A retro style faucet for Amber’s single hole bathroom sink

    Posted by: • May 9, 2013
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    Can we find a low-flow, centerset faucet with retro style for Amber’s time capsule pink bathrooms? Amber  has been longing for her own little piece of retro real estate for years and now she and her husband have finally found it — a 1960 house complete with two original pink bathrooms. Amber doesn’t want to [...]

    Marsha saves her peach tile bathroom with help from B&W Tile

    Posted by: • May 3, 2013
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    “… I think the Ex thought he would tear out the pink tile but we got rid of him before he could do any damage.” Marsha fell in love with her 1957 peachy pink ceramic tile bathroom the first time she saw it. So, when she noticed water leaking from around the shower a few [...]

    Polish and protect vintage chrome with Johnson Paste Wax

    Posted by: • May 1, 2013
    Ikea Bygel towel rack

    Plus, Kate tests the tinfoil method to clean rusty chrome How to keep chrome from rusting in a steamy bathroom environment? After all the elbow grease I put into to clean up my vintage Amerock starburst cabinet knobs, I wanted to know. Luckily, I only had to look as far as the comments on my initial [...]

    Flamingo decor from Ikea — cheery shower curtains for just $14.99 — and more

    Posted by: • April 10, 2013
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    Looking for a cheap way to add a splash of happy summer color to your bathroom? We love these two SPRINGKORN shower curtains from Ikea – and at just $14.99 each, they won’t break the bank. Fabricated from a polyester/cotton blend fabric with a water repellent coating — they are so easy breezy that you won’t even [...]

    Where to find plastic tile

    Posted by: • April 4, 2013
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    A question that I get pretty much every week, either here on the blog, via email, or over on our Facebook page is: Where can I get plastic wall tile?

    Did they make glass mosaic tiles in the 1950s and 1960s?

    Posted by: • April 4, 2013
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    Did they make glass mosaic tile in the 1950s and 1960s? Reader Christa wrote me to ask… I hazard an answer… and I provide some resources — for ceramic mosaics.

    Pantone products for bed and bath at J. C. Penney

    Posted by: • April 3, 2013
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    Since I’m a trained graphic designer — I always get a rush of geeky excitement when I see fresh PANTONE© products that bring the look of the famous Pantone color chip cards to life in new ways. Today’s spotlight: A colorful collection of Pantone bedding and bathroom accessories now at J. C. Penney.