Mid Mod Pam on Jun 23 2008 | Filed under: FAQs, Reader homes, pink bathrooms
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jun 16 2008 | Filed under: FAQs, bathroom, pink bathrooms
A Monday reader FAQ:
I’ve been using Google to search for a replacement tank for my 1952 Crane pink toilet. I stumbled upon this site and was wondering where are the places I should be entering my plea? Do you have any suggestions for me?
Thanks, Jane
Jane: This is likely a needle-in-the haystack search [...]
Mid Mod Pam on May 20 2008 | Filed under: pink bathrooms, tile
It seems quite ironic to me, that the U.K. seems be pretty far ahead of the U.S. in terms of embracing the midcentury modern aesthetic. They have English Rose Cabinets, Smeg refrigerators, and now I’ve discovered British Ceramic Tile and their Candy Color collection. At under $1 a tile (U.S., even with the weak dollar), [...]
Mid Mod Pam on May 12 2008 | Filed under: Reader homes, kitchen, pink bathrooms
Welcome to Woonsocket Trish (way fun to write that), who has questions about her new/old two-family in the beautiful state of Rhode Island:
Hi Pam,
I found your website while I was searching the web trying to find out more about our kitchen. I absolutely love what you do and enjoy reading your blog. I was [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 29 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized, bathroom, pink bathrooms
Mystery Reader turned me on to a fun, new site - deabath.com. I say ‘mystery reader’ because I can’t find the email. Drats. My excuse is (1) I have three email accounts that I never clean out, and (2) I have let my life spin out of control via lack of organization. Like, not one [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 10 2008 | Filed under: Reader homes, kitchen, pink bathrooms
Sleeping Bee Alice writes:
Hello, I am a novice retrorenovator…and am loving your website.
My husband and I are leaving our modern, brand-spanking new customized kitchen for a charming 1950’s yellow Geneva kitchen in a home that we have fallen in love with. I’m having trouble thinking through the “enhancement” of the kitchen…the cabinets are in [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 09 2008 | Filed under: Reader homes, pink bathrooms
Mississauga Julia writes:
I just bought a 1956 house. I am not sure I can live with the original pink and yellow bathroom. Actually I don’t mind the pink but not the yellow with it. Any suggestions? Everything is in very good condition.
Thanks, Julia. Did you know, that I use to live in nearby Oakville, Ontario? [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Mar 30 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, pink bathrooms, pink kitchens
“Mamie Pink.” The iconic decorating color of the 50s, arguably. Ubiquitous in fashion as well as 50s bathrooms and kitchens, of course!
The mid-century trend to pink seems to have come directly and irrefutably from Mamie Eisenhower, first lady from 1953 to 1961. Pink was Mamie’s favorite color. She wore a pink gown with 2,000 pink [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Feb 18 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, kitchen, pink bathrooms
Another 50s kitchen in a museum. (Last one was saw was aqua, in Massachusetts.) Very fun to read, and another good explanation, “Why pink?”!
1950s Pink Kitchen
Pink kitchen with General Electric appliances and custom built cabinets from a Waukesha, Wisconsin ranch home, c. 1958.
(Museum object #2006.82)
This pink kitchen, with nearly all of its original components, comes [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Feb 16 2008 | Filed under: pink bathrooms
Brian at Atomic Addiction sent all these links to help Save the Pink Bathrooms - which deserve a post of their own. Brian. I am with you. But don’t give yourself a coronary, we’ve got work to do. Oh my god, I LOVE that vanity, TOO! Here’s what he has to say:
I just watched [...]
