Just in time for spring, a wondrous woddity in the form of this sexy sequoia red sunken tub — and there’s a twin — ready for a party! — spotted for sale on craigslist by reader Helen. The sellers who recently purchased this 1973 love pad told us that the matching pair of sunken tubs were both in the master bathroom. Oh my. If historic walls could talk. We can only begin to imagine. Oh my. There are more goodies, too — avocado kitchen appliances, Mediterranean cabinets, lighting — prepare your eyeballs.
Are these 1973 tubs a match for the ad we got from Kohler? Well, it doesn’t look like they are exactly — perhaps a derivative design by Kohler later?
Text from the Kohler ad:
At the edge of your imagination lies a new frontier of comfort. The Super Spa, 103″ x 86.5″ x 34″ of sublimity. With optional fixed or floating teakwood table for added pleasure. Installed indoors or out. A practical alternative to a swimming pool, serving as both hot tub and whirlpool. Shown in Sequoia, one of a variety of exciting colors. For a free, full-color catalog, contact your Kohler dealer listed in the Yellow Pages or write: Kohler Company, Dept. SPA 00, Kohler, Wisconsin 53044.
From the listing:
We have lots of things for sale! The home is being renovated, and everything listed here needs to get gone before the real work can get started. If you don’t like the price listed, please make an offer, and we’ll see what we can do! We have for sale:
Kitchen sink (avocado green, cast iron with porcelain enamel, like new condition) – $150 obo
General Electric Avocado green side-by-side refrigerator with ice & water in the door – $125 obo
General Electric Avocado green double oven with full range (electric) – $150 obo
Jenn-air grill/range (electric) – $50 obo
Nu-tone counter mounted knife sharpener, works – Free for showing up!
General Electric Avocado green trash compacter – $50 obo
General Electric black dishwasher – $50 obo
2 bar stools – $30 for the pair, obo
small cube freezer/ice maker – $20 obo
Two red deep soaking tubs – $150 each, obo
Sligh (Holland MI) 1978 Half round secretary desk with chair – $550 obo
Large red light fixture – would be good over a pool table or something – $75 obo
Large dining room chandelier – not sure it’s for sale, but for the right offer it could be 😉
The sellers are not totally removing all of the 70s from this house, though! They are keeping a fantastic round bed, which they actually used as a photo booth during a recent party. FUN!
And please readers, no chest-beating that the new owners are not keeping all the other stuff — no doubt, styles this bold are not for the faint of heart. Let’s all be super happy that they have recognized the value of these fixtures … are putting these fantastic pieces on craigslist rather than into the dumpster… and have given us permission to feature and archive all this eye-candy here – thank you, Indy sellers!
Also, mega thanks to the great PR and archives team at Kohler for sending us the 1970s bathtub from their archives — you, rock!
Now: Who’s up for grabbing all these 1973 wonders?
denise says
This stuff is great! If everything still worked, I’d be keeping. Avocado may not be a first choice but I’d work with colors around it. I love the bed and the soaking tubs. That red is awesome. Calgon, take me away…
Joe Felice says
’70s love shack! The Kohler ad shows the tub as a whirlpool, but I don’t see any jets inside the red tubs from the house. Are they whirlpools, or just round soakers? Totally cool, either way.
pam kueber says
Love shack! That’s what I meant to call it! Thanks for the reminder. I gotta find that video now!
Richard S. says
Pack my bags baby! I’m HOME! Love it.
wilmingotnmcm says
awesome. Always wanted a tub in floor of my master. Time to keep an eye out on habitat:)
Jeanne says
Red tub love. 🙂 Would love to have at least one of those in my home.
Mary Elizabeth says
Oh, my! The dark “Mediterranean” cabinets and woodwork, the avocado appliances, the wrought iron cabinet hardware and chandelier–oh, my!
Paul says
Those red tubs are Japanese soaking tubs.
Laurie Louise says
My Auntie Zoy had a round bed back in the day. I helped her change the sheets once…not nearly as easy to do as on a bed with corners! Didn’t matter, though–she was they envy of the family!
Andrea says
It is very ” Boogie Nights”. I can only ponder having two! giant! round! RED! bathtubs in one room – plus that fabulous round bed.
tammyCA says
Wonder just who used to live here? Have to say I’d probably sell the avocado appliances, too, not my favorite era. That pic with the guy on round bed is too funny.