Tag Archive 'Retro bathroom'

50s bathroom: Vanity made with Formica laminate, very cool from ‘52

I’m having kitchen and bathroom withdrawal, so for Friday how about this most excellent bathroom lav - courtesy Formica, 1952. Seems to me this is something we could absolutely replicate today. Also, a great solution for a small bathroom - if you need the storage space but want the ‘lightness’ of a vanity that does [...]

Retro bathroom: Vintage style chenille towels from Anthropologie, courtesy Thrilled Pink Emily

Reader Thrilled Pink Emily sends us this great recommendation on vintage style bathroom towels:
I was reading about how you were trying to find the right bathroom towels. Go to anthropologie.com — they have the exact style made in the 50s chenille look….the Sculpture Garden sculpted bath towels. They are so much fun. I would like [...]

Retro bathroom lighting - today’s ebay pick

An excellent pair of sconces from our favorite ebay source. The glass shade-on-chrome base look is usually perfect for the retro bathroom!

1959 Kohler bathroom sinks

Since we’ve been on a bathroom roll, I thought that spotlighting these 1959 Kohler sinks - “lavatory sinks” with chrome legs and towel bars — would be fun. Aren’t the colors and designs just beautiful?

Here’s an entire suite (below). For those of you trepidatious about going too colorful with the fixtures and tile, this [...]

Classic green 50s bathroom fixtures - from Sara in B.C. - today’s online pick

I’m away all week on business, and it’s turning out to be very full days, so my ability to watch ebay looks like it will be stressed. So — I’m very thankful for reader Superstar Sara for sending this item from the Victoria, British Columbia, classified. A beautiful, classic green wallmount sink with chrome legs, [...]

Sebastian scores a yellow pedestal sink for his Montreal bathroom update

Sebastian of the yellow and black bathroom found a great pedestal sink this weekend, courtesy of the retro decorating gods:

Hi Pam,
News from Montreal! I found this fabulous sink today at Ecoreno store
(http://www.ecoreno.com), with the original faucets. It’s the same yellow of
my toilet and tub. I hope I’ll be able to fix the faucets so I [...]

Retro bathroom - another fabulous vanity - from Retroppo in Australia

Today’s ebay pick is particularly yummy. This excellent vanity was spotted by regular reader Retroppo — who is from Australia. Our Australian correspondent! …Who also teaches all us non-Aussies a new word: “the tip”! Read on:
Hi Pam,
I happened to find the exact vanity unity that I grieve
over, on ebay! (the one we pulled out when [...]

50s flooring: Help Bill find new tile for his 1955 olive green bathroom

We have another 50’s bathroom to help spiff up this Saturday. Here’s what Bill in Lawrence, Kansas, has to say about his awesome 1955 heart-of-the-midwest college town Split Level and its olive green bathroom:

Pam,
Love your site, it’s a great resource. My wife and I recently bought a mid century home (1955) that is quite fabulous [...]