From the category archives:
Urban Outfitters features bedding, shower curtains, cloth curtains and wall art, all based on archival designs by Alexander Girard. I particularly like the shower curtains, and they are now on sale from $20-$25. The quilts — which also have matching shams — are pretty groovy, too. Urban Outfitters – Alexander Girard.
First spotted by SparklyThings.
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Bob wrote yesterday to ask for a “No. 622 Soap Holder with Crystal Tray…Over the years the Crystal Tray got broken and the plating in the soap dish is pitted and in bad shape….” This question comes up a lot. Here are some ideas. Heck yeah there is more…
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My catalog from The Container Store came the other day, and I thought they had a lot of nice possible solutions for adding storage to a small bathroom. This is always one of our big topics… one of the headaches we must endure living with small, mid-century bathrooms. These glass shelves and brackets look like they are nice quality, and the chrome hardware and lovely green edge of the glass will look sleek in virtually any of our bathrooms, I bet. Heck yeah there is more…
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Third up in 3-for-Wednesday Reader Shout-Out: Kristin hunts down toothbrushes to fit old-time porcelain toothbrush holders. Heck yeah there is more…
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I was at the big mall yesterday and scooted into the Restoration Hardware. I don’t get into this store very often, and I think they nixed me from their mailing list for the catalog. I guess I never bought anything. I noticed that they had some really nice pink towels on sale. Back at home I went online and saw that they have a large collection of bath towels, rugs and shower curtains. In fact — I really really think there are a lot of shower curtains here to help out retro renovators — at left, are their choices in “blush” — there also are a number of other nice, mid-century appropriate pastels. Restoration Hardware is not cheap, but they have a good selection, nice quality — and right now their bath linens are 20% off. Link to Restoration Hardware here.
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THANKS GO OUT TO JOAN (I *think*) for finding this new resource (other one here) for recessed porcelain ceramic bathroom soap dishes, shelves, towel bars and toilet paper holders. The manufacturer is HCP Industries, and they make these pieces in 33 colors, many of them great for a midcentury bathroom retro renovation. Click through for some tips on installing recessed shelves… a slide show and the link to HCP… Heck yeah there is more…
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If you are renovating your bathroom and want to add an exhaust fan – consider this minimalistic, recessed fan/light combo from NuTone/Broan. When I updated my bathrooms, I added a light/fan combination above each tub. It’s really nice to have light directly in that area, and the fan works just fine from that location as the bathrooms are quite small. Heck yeah there is more…
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Several readers have written recently to ask where they can find retro style 40s 50s 60s medicine cabinets – including the type with the vertical light bars to the right and left of the cabinets. As a starting point, it appears that Nutone-Broan has a number of options that could work in retro renovation bathrooms of various eras. Here is their medicine cabinet landing page – most of the images I show here are in the “Specialty” category.
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When we looked at Amy’s vintage 1964 aqua bathroom recently, I promised I’d make some additional decorating suggestions. One thing reader Sara suggested was playing up the tub/shower at the end of the room with a great shower curtain. Excellent suggestion!
I’ve always been a fan of Calico Corners – so asked their PR department to suggest some fabrics that would work well for a shower curtain and window valence. The came up with some great patterns that would work beautifully in Amy’s bathroom – and which would allow her to keep the vintage aqua tile while still bringing the bathroom into the present with modern-day textiles. Interestingly: Jan Jessup of Calico Corners points out right off the top that turquoise is in!
Jan Jessup from Calico Corners writes: Heck yeah there is more…
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How to add storage to a small mid-century bathroom? With all the postwar focus on hygiene, why is there so little space for soaps, lotions and towels? We look at some minimal-clutter solutions today.
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Life was getting groovier by the minute by 1961, as evidenced in this 1961 Kentile dining room just off the kitchen. We are open to all design inspiration here!
