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Custom shower door etching — Liz had it done!

One of the brilliant features of Liz and Dave’s midcentury bathroom remodel: They had their shower door etched in a design to match their vintage..

Retro shower decals with the vintage etched glass look

Do you want the look of a vintage etched glass shower door, but easy? Reader Tami found this source– etchedlookglassdecals.com — for decals that mimic vintage favorite..

Bath tubs and shower stalls in two shades of gray, two off-whites, and black

2021 update: Back in 2016, Aker offered a number of tubs and shower bases in retro colors. Alas, checking for this update I see that..

9 shower bases in 4 different materials that could be great for midcentury bathrooms

Shower bases, also called shower pans or shower receptors — whether made from terrazzo, enameled cast iron, or another solid surface — are a popular..

Need a shower base? Consider Corian Silver Birch — a customizable proxy for terrazo

Responding to our story spotlighting Fiat terrazzo shower bases in 30 sizes and shapes, super-commenter ineffablespace shared this tip: Do you like the look of terrazzo but can’t quite..

Terrazzo shower bases in 30 sizes and shapes

Terrazzo is an era-appropriate material to use in a midcentury home — either as flooring or in the bathroom. These terrazzo shower bases by Fiat come..

Two affordable porcelain-finish-on-steel shower bases from Bootz – starting at $159 at Home Depot

Are you looking for an appropriate retro or midcentury shower base — but (1) don’t have a big bathroom, (2) need to fit a shower..

Retro atomic tub and shower knobs — at an affordable price

We have long been fans of the bathroom faucets at Locke Plumbing, but it wasn’t until we featured Nanette and Jim’s all-new pink bathroom that we saw..

Folding accordion tub and shower doors

One of the most awesome things about our Retro Renovation community is how readers pull together to help each other find resources to get the job done. We constantly..

Sterling ‘Starscape’ — a fun retro shower door for a midcentury bathroom

Props to reader Jennifer, who spotted this starburst strewn shower door — called ‘Starscape’ by Sterling Plumbing (Amazon affiliate link) — while cruising the bathroom isle..

Small shower receptor bathtubs

Is is a shower base? Is it a bath tub? Yes. I went to an estate sale last Thursday. A lovely, rambling mid century colonial-ranch…..

6 inch center tub and shower valves and faucets

Many old homes seem to have had tub and shower valves and faucets on 6 inch centers. Today, the bathroom renovation and remodel market is..

Bathroom floor tile with treads … Be cognizant about choosing flooring with an eye toward preventing slips and falls

Here’s a great idea: Bathroom tile with treads. If I were designing a shower as part of a bathroom remodel… and I wanted to use..

Japanese maple leaf shower doors in A. Quincy Jones 1968 house — delightful!

Pam’s heart nearly skipped a beat when she spotted these plastic shower doors and side panels with Japanese maple leaf inclusions, salvaged from a house..

My fiberglass shower base now looks like new

This is the shower that my husband uses. I am — voluntarily — in charge of cleaning the fiberglass shower base (Swanstone). I am not..

Cleaning the bathtub slip resistant bottom: OMG, it’s like new!

It’s like a miracle, but it’s embarrassing, too: After many years of housekeeping (ish), I finally learn how to clean the bathtub grungy anti-slip bottom..

Ideas for a small bathroom: My beige bathroom Video #2 — Things I Like

In my second video about my beige bathroom, I talk about four features that I particularly like and which turned out well. Example #1: I..

10 vintage shower doors help answer, What kind of shower door for my retro bathroom?

Kris recently asked, “We may need to install a tub/shower door due to the fabulous water pressure in the shower. is it possible to find..

3 shower pans in enameled cast iron from Kohler

Here are three fantastic additions to our choices for bathroom renovations: Enameled, cast-iron shower receptors (aka shower pans or shower bases) from Kohler. I am..

Terrazzo shower pan from Stern Williams

Reader Christina writes with a second supplier for terrazzo shower bases — Stern Williams. These are terrific for mid-century homes, I see them all the..

Shower pans: Swanstone…Crane terrazzo…Tile-Redi

I have three bathrooms, and originally, they all had 60″ (beat to heck) tubs. When I renovated them five years ago, I wanted showers rather..

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