Mid Mod Pam on Jul 28 2008 | Filed under: pink bathrooms
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…
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 19 2008 | Filed under: pink bathrooms
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 15 2008 | Filed under: pink bathrooms
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 13 2008 | Filed under: 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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 07 2008 | Filed under: historic preservation, pink bathrooms, pink kitchens
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!
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 01 2008 | Filed under: FAQs, pink bathrooms
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jun 26 2008 | Filed under: Reader homes, pink bathrooms
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jun 24 2008 | Filed under: FAQs, pink bathrooms
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 [...]
