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Retro bling: Eyeglasses from Shuron

by pam kueber on July 19, 2009

vintage-style-eyeglassesI AM OF A CERTAIN AGE, so I need reading glasses. A couple of years ago, I had some money left over from a flex spending account so instead of using $10 reading glasses, I purchased “real” frames with glass lenses. What a difference. I’m now in the market for a new pair or two, so I went trowling for what I could find with retro style. In virtually no time at all I found these Shuron frames available. Heck yeah there is more…

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Nutone recessed exhaust fan/light combination

by pam kueber on April 3, 2009

nutone-recessed-fan-lightIf 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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Four, 4″ faucets for your retro bathroom sink

by pam kueber on January 8, 2009

gerber-lav-faucet2

Do you need a new faucet for your vintage bathroom sink? TodayI happily add a third alternative to my short list of recommendations. It’s this simple Gerber 4″ lav. Nice lines, nice faucet handles. Also a nice one here with fluted handles.  Hurray.

Update: Nathan went looking for this and Gerber eliminated the image from their catalog. However, it IS still available. Here is what Nathan reports – MANY THANKS, Nathan!

Hey Pam,

I was able to track down that particular faucet that you had on your site.  I contacted Gerber, and they gave me the part number.  I then tried to find it locally here in Abq, but that was a dead end.  So, I then resorted to shopping on the internets (d’oh), and found it here:

http://www.newtondistributing.com/product/Gerber-2-Handle-Faucet-121.html

I ordered 3 of them ;)

Thanks again, and I’ve bookmarked your site

Hasta,

Nathan

Other faucet choices:

One of my very favorites - great deco style

One of my very favorites - great deco style


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Bathtubs fit for a 50s style bathroom

by pam kueber on October 25, 2007

After what seems like a couple of days of more lighthearted posts, I turn to that most serious of subjects: Bathtubs! Every house needs at least one bathtub and to be honest, I’ve not seen a lot of classic mid century homes that have built-in showers rather than baths. On occasion, yes, and then they are quite small.

I did tons of searching when we retro reno’d our three baths, and I settled on Kohler cast iron, even though the tubs I replaced were steel. I like the solidity. I used a 5’ Dynametric (blue tub, below), and am completely happy, it’s very nice. You can also get this one 6” longer, which is great to consider if you’ve got the room – and the height!

I also think that the smaller Seaforth 54” is sweet; the Villager, their value model is just fine, and I would LOVE to see someone install the corner-model Mayflower. I think this would be SO 50s and great, for example, in a girl’s bathroom!
Kohler also has some good colors to consider, I’ve shown them in some of the photos. Honestly, I don’t think they are perfect matches for 50s hues, but they are directionally correct if you’ve got the inclination. Personally – I used all white fixtures in all three baths – and tiled my wall in Olympia Maple Leaf tile, which had the 50s shades that I wanted. See previous posts.
Tomorrow: Toilets! Don’t get too excited, now.

This url starts on page 11…scroll to the bottom…then onto page 12 to see the models I talk about:

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