Mid Mod Pam on Jul 15 2008 | Filed under: bathroom
Alexa was looking to dress up her dad’s 1951 bathroom, and I suggested she play up the black trim with a fancy black toilet seat. Well, here it is - the Black Pearlescent Kathyrn toilet seat from Kohler. Be sure to get the nickel hinges (chrome is also fine if that’s available.) The one caveat [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 12 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
My dad lives in an apartment building in Brooklyn that opened on April 1, 1951. I assume the bathroom is original. The bathroom floor tile is a (true) gray and white in a simple checkerboard pattern. The wall tile is a funky purplish-gray field with a black bullnose border. It doesn’t [...]
Hang around long enough - and not only will your house look good -- but you might get a Ph.D. in postwar social history, too.
