Archive for the 'pink bathrooms' Category

Madison uncovers another time capsule 50s home in Dallas

In case you haven’t noticed - Mondays are becoming our Time Capsule Voyeurs day. As I mentioned recently, my other favorite TV show is CSI, Las Vegas original version. Parade Magazine did a very important story once with a personality assessment based on which CSI you liked - Las Vegas…New York…or Miami. Las Vegas fans [...]

Pink possession

In her comment on SaveThePinkBathrooms.com, g contributed what she thinks “is the most amazing description of a pink bathroom in all of English literature, from A. S. Byatt’s novel Possession.” This gave me an excuse to make a Wordle, fun for the whole family. Thanks, g!
To read the complete passage…

Midcentury Keith’s amazing 1958 pink bathroom

I met Midcentury Keith when he pledged to help Save the Pink Bathrooms and posted photos of his own incredible pink jewel box bathroom on the STPB Flickr page. Oh my, it is a beauty!

Here’s Keith’s story… and hey, everybody, remember to make your pledge (a comment) to Save The Pink Bathrooms.

Hi Pam,
Thanks for the [...]

Samantha spots a Saved Pink Bathroom

Look at this gorgeous pink bathroom that Samantha spotted on Design to Inspire!
If you love vintage pink bathrooms - be sure to join our Campaign to Save the Pink Bathrooms. Click here to sign our petition and be sure to include your pink reveries!
Oh…and see how the black toilet seat picks up the black tile [...]

Help launch “Save the Pink Bathrooms”

Long-time readers will recall the fun we had several months ago wringing our hands and beating our chests over the very visible destruction of pink bathrooms on TV renovation shows.
Now, I’ve launched a second site - to serve as a rallying point to call attention to how wonderful pink bathrooms really are.
Click here to take [...]

50s ranch home: An amazing Dallas time capsule

Angela, a new Flickr friend, sent me the listing link to this house in her Dallas neighborhood of Sparkman Estates. $255,000.

A real time capsule and perfect for another Monday of voyeuristic vintage living.

Oh my gosh, there are so many ideas to take from this house, I’m speechless!

Thanks so much, Angela!

10 tips to renovate your pink bathroom

Seems like the #1 issue for new retro renovators is: What to do with my pink bathroom? And I say: What a great problem to have! Mamie pink bathrooms — along with vintage steel kitchen cabinets and 9″x9″ vinyl tiles — are arguably my very favorite things about the era. Not that I don’t have [...]

Let’s help Catherine retro-renovate her 1948 Ohio ranch

Sweetheart Catherine wrote me a while ago, asking for ideas for her 1948 Ohio ranch. She tells me she is already a daily reader — hurray! — and she’s also the Catherine who scanned and sent us some great Drexel brochures. So she is a Giver not just a Taker!
Catherine is fortunate to have a [...]

Should I keep my pink bathroom? Laura sends an answer!

Hi Pam - It’s Laura B. from Portland, Oregon again. I saw your post on Jeff wondering if he should keep his pink bathroom while trying to sell his townhouse and thought of an article I just read in the July issue of Real Simple.
Although I love the vintage 50’s appeal of his bathroom as [...]

Should I keep my pink bathroom?

Jeff writes:
Hi Pam,
I am selling my 1959 brick townhouse that comes with a nice pink bathroom. The problem is that not everyone loves pink baths. Do you have a link to any articles explaining that pink baths are coming back into style? I would like to print out some copies for potential [...]