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Mom’s black-and-white vintage bathroom sparkling with vintage je...

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“Save the Pink Bathrooms” in the national spotlight

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Colorful mosaic floor tiles highlight Lauren’s mid-century bathr...

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Mitchell and Webb: Avocado bathroom

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1949 pink flamingo decorative tile wall panel from Mosaic Tile Company

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Susan becomes a fan of her 1962 pink Jack ‘n Jill bathroom

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Scenes from 22 blue midcentury bathrooms

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A 1964 blue bathroom with built-in Hall-Mack, NuTone, Textolite &...

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The world’s largest toilet salvage yard

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88 mosaic tile patterns for your retro bathroom

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Liner tiles add personality and quality your retro bathroom — an...

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Cindy’s 50s pink bathroom – timeless character “beyo...

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Nancy completes her yellow 50s bathroom

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Palm Springs Stephan finishes his retro bathroom renovation

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Glamorlux Nancy’s 1959 pink bathroom

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    countertop-magic

    A reader wrote to ask how to bring the luster back to her vintage laminate countertops. Paste wax, maybe? To get the answer, I turned to expert Grace Jeffers. She is the writer, design historian and materials expert responsible for restoration of the Ralph Sr. and Sunny Wilson House – including its gorgeous Mondrian-style kitchen, [...]

    formica butcher block

    “Fake butcher block countertops” are another one of those original vintage house features that I often hear called “hideous” on other websites. (Crikey, how I have come to despise that word — it is overkill, please refrain.) I, on the other hand, not only have “no problem” with butcher block laminate, I am 100% on [...]

    arpa-5

    I have been working on retro laminates lately – and originally thought there were only these big five: Wilsonart, Formica, Pionite, Nevamar and Arborite. But – I’ve now discovered a 6th company – Arpa USA. They have a terrific-looking portfolio — of solids, in particular. Some of the greens come darn close to that famous [...]

    aluminum countertop trims

    Our arsenal of suppliers for metal kitchen countertop edging continues to grow — with the addition of Eagle Moulding, a distributor in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Eagle Mouldings’ large inventory includes a two styles of aluminum countertop edgings, in a variety of sizes.

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    These are new from Formica. Both look like they could swing either “warm” or “cool” – that is, work across the spectrum from reds (and pinks) to blues. I really like the Linen – a very typical look for the 50s — Hey, Formica, can we have it in green, blue, pink and yellow?!: And, [...]

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