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Lynn’s pink poodle bathroom — including genius use of wallpaper fragments

Pam Kueber - June 19, 2018, Updated: August 17, 2020

Lynn wanted a midcentury home, but her destiny was a new build. She still wanted a Mamie pink bathroom — so she made one of her own from scratch — with sassy pink poodles as her muse. And: I think her design idea for making use of precious wallpaper fragments is genius!

Lynn writes:

Hi Pam,

I would love to let you show my bathroom. I have been following you for 5 or 6 years. And you inspired me to midcenturyize our new-build home. I got so much help from your blog; I don’t think I could have done it without you!

I wanted a mid century home but we ended up buying a new build that looks like a turn of the century Florida home. I did not want to give up my mid century furniture so we decided it could be an old home in the 60’s that would have been updated over time.

I used your website to find tile, cabinet hardware, lighting, pink toilet and sink, and so many 0ther things. I spent months online looking for sources and ordering things. As a result, I have my pink poodle half bath and a blue Big Chill kitchen. Some rooms are a work in progress. Next I need to get rid of much of the off white paint and add more mid century color.

I forgot about the wall paper panels. I found the vintage poodle paper but there was not enough to do anything with 10-ft. high ceilings, so I put it in panels on each wall. 

Thank you for your interest in my pink bathroom. It is a very happy room!

Thank you, Lynn! This makes me so very happy!

How to get the look: 

  • Pink sink and toilet from Peerless
  • Wilsonart Endora countertop
  • Merola University mosaic floor tile in pink

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  1. Kim says

    June 24, 2018 at 9:09 am

    LOVE IT1 Wallpaper idea is great. Particularly like the black cabinet and the atomic age cabinet handles. Good work!

  2. Eartha Kitsch says

    June 20, 2018 at 5:58 pm

    Soooo cute! Those panels are a brilliant idea.

  3. Mary Elizabeth says

    June 20, 2018 at 8:32 am

    “And you inspired me to midcenturyize our new-build home.” Love the coined word “midcenturyize”!

  4. Dennis Faulkner says

    June 20, 2018 at 3:37 am

    I think it needs a pug or two among the poodles

  5. Amarissa says

    June 19, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    Beautifully done! Absolutely love it.

  6. Amanda Callahan says

    June 19, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    I love what you’ve done. As a Realtor, I see the remnants of Maimie pink bathrooms pretty often. Since I found Save The Pink Bathrooms through this site, I’m obsessed with getting perspective buyers who initially say “that has to go”, to realize what a gem they have. You done one better by putting a vintage room in a new home. I’d love to see your blue Big Chill kitchen too.

    • Dan says

      June 20, 2018 at 8:53 am

      Do you mean “prospective”? And many thanks for fighting the “newer is always better” syndrome.

  7. MARTHA says

    June 19, 2018 at 11:47 am

    You have a great eye. No one could say this was not a bath from a mid century. Love ALL your choices, you will inspire others.

  8. Karin says

    June 19, 2018 at 10:34 am

    What a treat for the eyes. The whimsy quotient is off the scale! The new floor tile sink and fittings integrate beautifully. Obviously, a lot of hard work went into this gem. The panels are a brilliant idea. May I ask, what is the name of your lovely hue of pink? Great post, thank you!

  9. cathie says

    June 19, 2018 at 10:19 am

    What a darling little bathroom. Looks very authentic to the time period, and that idea is so smart when you just have a “little bit”. You could have just framed it up, but this adds so much more than a picture on the wall. I would like to see the rest of the house. And what is that grey box thing on the doorframe, is it some sort of lock?

    • Lynn Lewis says

      June 19, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you. It’s an alarm to let you know if small children try to escape to the pool!

  10. Robin, WA says

    June 19, 2018 at 9:39 am

    Oh my gosh, those wallpaper panels are adorable and genius! I love it!!

    • Mary Elizabeth says

      June 20, 2018 at 8:29 am

      These panels are genius. I have also seen people frame bits of wallpaper and hand them like art. This is particularly good looking when the homeowner has saved a small remnant of the original wallpaper that had to be taken down because of damage or aging.

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