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Category: Bathroom Help

Welcome to all our stories about retro style bathroom products. We are always on the lookout for bathroom products that may have good potential for your bathroom remodel. This archive section shows all my bathroom resources in reverse chronological order. If you are looking for something specific, you can make your job easier by going through the SUB-CATEGORY pages shown in ORANGE navigation, above.

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Home renovation “The Hard Way”: Do you really have what it takes?

Welcoming 2021, here’s the story that is my Retro Renovation new year’s tradition: Sage (haha) advice … err, warning… kind of summing up the bumpy..

Is this pink bathroom tile or … a stylish (wallpaper) pretender?

Is this midcentury pink bathroom tile…. or is it wallpaper? Well, you know I wouldn’t ask the question if these were “just” Mamie pink bathroom..

The Daltile Mosaic Designer Tool — is BACK!

Good news here in Retro Renovation land: After a few years off the market, Daltile’s Mosaic Designer Tool is back. And more good news: The..

From Hazel Dell Brown & Armstrong Cork Co. — 12 online catalogs from 1929-1951

Yesterday I published a history of Hazel Dell Brown, including why I believe she is the most influential interior decorator of the 20th Century. Today as..

New old stock decorative vintage bathroom liner tile — big stash

Well, here’s a photo that took my breath away! Yes, these are hundreds of vintage decorative bathroom liner tiles — new old stock vintage liner..

Fun with plastic bathroom tile — Lori’s genius powder room design!

Lori shows us how we can combine different colors of tiles in a bold way that I don't think I've ever featured before. And the tile: It is vintage plastic!

B&W Tile again offering all mid century tile colors, with no minimum order

I just had a good call with B&W Tile, which has updated me that all mid century tile colors are now available again and that..

Home renovation “The Hard Way”: Do you really have what it takes?

Welcoming 2020, here’s the story that is my Retro Renovation new year’s tradition: Sage (haha) advice … err, warning… kind of summing up the bumpy..

Where to buy mid century style medicine cabinets made new today

Where to find mid century style medicine cabinets made new today? Over time, we’ve heard from more readers with tips, and some old suppliers exited the..

Cybele’s rare vintage bathroom sink find: Two pink Universal Rundle sinks with 10 pieces of Versa Tile countertops

So proud of Cybele, daring adventurer who bought these two pink sinks with 10 odd countertop pieces not quite knowing what she had, but knowing..

Sigrid’s one-step-at-a-time 1954 house refresh

We love our vintage wallpaper here on Retro Renovation -- and sure enough, it helps put Sigrid's spiffed up bathroom over the top!

Mid century modern bathroom and kitchen tile — 10 new designs in all — from Make It Mid Century

It’s really quite amazing: What’s new is making what’s old possible again. That is: Modern technology continues to give entrepreneurs ways to revive vintage style..

8 nifty cubbies designed to stash your smokes in mid century bathrooms

There was a lot of cigarette smoking in the 1950s and 1960s, so much so that bathroom fixture designers were on a competitive rampage to..

Lynne’s Ice Grey Daltile bathroom remodel — lovely!

If you want to design a midcentury bathroom using ceramic tile that's readily available and relatively affordable today, here's a terrific example from Lynne.

Toilet bolt caps in 5 vintage colors, two shapes — New Old Stock

If you need to replace your vintage toilet bolt cap covers in a rare vintage color, here is a selection of five colors in two..

Mid century tile colors from Daltile tile now at Home Depot — very affordable

Finding affordable, pastel colored tiles for a mid century bathroom now seems easier than ever: I just spotted Daltile 4 x 4 inch (ish) tiles..

Starburst bathroom hardware — full line now available

Readers responded so positively my recent story about Vintage Revival Art Co’s new starburst towel bars that owner Jason quickly worked on getting his additional designs produced..

Gorgeous 1930s style bathroom hardware from Lefroy Brooks at Restoration Hardware

Many readers want to see more options for 1930s bathrooms, kitchens and interiors — and with that in mind, this set of 1930s-style Lefroy Brooks..

Lavender sinks, tubs and toilets in bathrooms from 1927-1949

Pam here. Since Jan. 1, I’ve been tenaciously focused on doing a lot of technical clean up of the blog. This has included going through..

Starburst towel bars — with matching towel rings and toilet paper holders to come — now available again

Many readers rushed to buy atomic starburst towel bars, towel rings and toilet paper holders the day in 2014 that Kate discovered and we announced..

Jeff identifies the mystery sculptural tiles in Cody’s bathroom — and we identify three designs in all

Following up on last week’s story about the beautiful dimensional tile in Cody’s bathroom, my hypothesis on the tile’s maker was proven wrong by reader..