Pam Kueber - January 9, 2009, Updated: August 21, 2020
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Just in. Couldn’t wait til tomorrow. $400. Annapolis. On Baltimore craigslist TODAY (link now gone.) Thanks to seller J for emailing and giving permission to feature the photo and listing.
I think the middle (above and behind the sink) looks like an airplane bathroom. I do think of the “H” word in an avant garde sort of way.
StephanieFsays
I, personally love it! Also, I would die for pink counter-tops…to each their own, I guess.
Jamessays
This interesting piece looks a bit like a shampoo station in a poodle grooming salon.
Mark Esays
It’s making me “short of breath”, but not in a good way. It looks poised for “attack!”
Fiona - Notorious Kitschsays
I gotta say I love it, but then not only do I love the 50’s but I also love anything theatrically over the top!!
Fab! Thanks for sharing
larasays
I think this is great for someone who can use it… I’m just not a pink person. Sorry, if I insulted anyone… However, I do have 1 pink/aqua bathroom that I would never change… It is original and I love it!
Femme1says
Maggie, I agree that it does look somewhat Miami Vice-ish. (I also could see this in Scarface’s bathroom.) But the Hudee ring around the sink and the faucets give this away as being of 50s/60s vintage.
Does anyone know when Hudee rings stopped being used?
larasays
Wow! My kitchen counter tops are the same exact pattern! And they are hideous too!!! I never thought I would see this pattern again, but here it is… So, if someone would like to come and take them… I want it gone, gone, gone!!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for retro renovation, but pink kitchen countertops are never a good idea!
Lara, no “hideous’s” here! There are those of us who like! Also, I don’t think pink counters in a kitchen are bad at all – if you have pink cabinets!
Maggiesays
Are there any details here that indicate it’s definitely from the ’50s-60s? To me it looks more like that fake-deco style that was sort of “Coke-Dealer Chic” in the 1980s … sort of disco-deco. That Miami Vice look.
I’ve seen formica bathroom cabinets built in that style in ’80s-era houses — usually with gold glitter in the formica.
bepsfsays
This is so over the top – it’s perfect!
If I lived on the east coast, I’d borrow a truck and go get it – You just don’t find creativity and craftsmanship like that anymore
Leslie says
I think the middle (above and behind the sink) looks like an airplane bathroom. I do think of the “H” word in an avant garde sort of way.
StephanieF says
I, personally love it! Also, I would die for pink counter-tops…to each their own, I guess.
James says
This interesting piece looks a bit like a shampoo station in a poodle grooming salon.
Mark E says
It’s making me “short of breath”, but not in a good way. It looks poised for “attack!”
Fiona - Notorious Kitsch says
I gotta say I love it, but then not only do I love the 50’s but I also love anything theatrically over the top!!
Fab! Thanks for sharing
lara says
I think this is great for someone who can use it… I’m just not a pink person. Sorry, if I insulted anyone… However, I do have 1 pink/aqua bathroom that I would never change… It is original and I love it!
Femme1 says
Maggie, I agree that it does look somewhat Miami Vice-ish. (I also could see this in Scarface’s bathroom.) But the Hudee ring around the sink and the faucets give this away as being of 50s/60s vintage.
Does anyone know when Hudee rings stopped being used?
lara says
Wow! My kitchen counter tops are the same exact pattern! And they are hideous too!!! I never thought I would see this pattern again, but here it is… So, if someone would like to come and take them… I want it gone, gone, gone!!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for retro renovation, but pink kitchen countertops are never a good idea!
Mid Mod Pam says
Lara, no “hideous’s” here! There are those of us who like! Also, I don’t think pink counters in a kitchen are bad at all – if you have pink cabinets!
Maggie says
Are there any details here that indicate it’s definitely from the ’50s-60s? To me it looks more like that fake-deco style that was sort of “Coke-Dealer Chic” in the 1980s … sort of disco-deco. That Miami Vice look.
I’ve seen formica bathroom cabinets built in that style in ’80s-era houses — usually with gold glitter in the formica.
bepsf says
This is so over the top – it’s perfect!
If I lived on the east coast, I’d borrow a truck and go get it – You just don’t find creativity and craftsmanship like that anymore
I hope it finds its way to a good home