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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..

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..

New Old Stock vintage toilet seats from The King of Thrones

New Old Stock Toilet Seats. You see this enormous stash of New Old Stock toilet seats, marbleized even, and your heart begins to race. It..

Crane vintage bathrooms sinks, tubs and toilets — catalog from 1954

My stacks of vintage kitchen and bathroom brochures have been taunting me lately, so Ms. Scan I Am. This 1954 brochure from Crane is a..

Colorful marbleized Kohler toilet seats from 1929

Doing research on bathroom fixture colors, I came across this tidbit: Colors for Kohler toilet seats in 1929. Be still my heart. Plastic so beautiful..

Decorating a yellow bathroom: Color history and ideas from five manufacturers from 1927 to 1962

There’s no doubt about it — yellow is just one of those happy, sunny colors that can instantly brighten a space. It is no surprise..

A good looking retro 1950s style toilet

We love to talk toilets here at Retro Renovation and today: a new find — an affordable toilet with lovely retro lines. CategoriesBathroom Help toilets

Just one place now to get new pink and pastel toilets and sinks — Peerless

And then there was one. Gerber has officially ceased producing their specialty toilet colors: Bahama Pink, Dawn Blue, Silver and Jamaican Beige. That leaves us only..

Timeless design toilet paper debate — over or under?

Ooooooh, Kate just sent me a photo of her new, installed atomic starburst toilet paper holder — one of the last remaining stock from Rejuvenation’s..

Update: Where to buy vintage color toilets — pink, blue, harvest gold, beige, gray, bone

Update Jan. 2019: The only company we know of that continues to make colored toilets and bathroom sinks is Peerless. The most convenient place to..

Amber’s pink toilet trafficking

When Amber asked for help finding a low-flow faucet to meet water restriction requirements for her new 1960s ranch, that was actually the smallest part of her saga...

Bathroom fixtures in 7 retro colors from Peerless, plus, we compare Gerber and Peerless pastels

Do you want to buy a new sink or a new, low-flow toilet in a retro pastel color? Well, thanks to this tip from reader..

Toilets & sinks in 10 retro colors from Gerber

UPDATE: Gerber nope, no more. But you can get from Peerless, see THIS STORY. Old story: Get ready for some big bathroom news: We have..

The first colors for bathroom fixtures — Kohler introduces sink, tub and toilet sets in six colors, 1927

“…We had color in the bathroom; now we have the bathroom in color — a complete color ensemble, a new color charm…. six lovely permanent..

Toilet bolt caps in five 1950s colors, including Venetian Pink, Regency Blue and Ming Green

Yo, a new entry for the Bathrooms/Toilets category — I don’t get to add many of those. The team at DEA Bathroom Machineries — aka..

A chrome-over-steel toilet paper roll holder

Where to find a new tissue roller for your old toilet paper holder? Reader Janet finds — and gives her quality stamp of approval to..

ReStore Habitat for Humanity locations in the U.S.

After Matthew’s post about our treasure-packed visit to the ReStore in Springfield, Mass., an employee from ReStore posted on the Facebook fan page with a..

Where to find vintage bathroom sinks, tubs and toilets

IMPORTANT UPDATE: If you are the owner of an older porcelain enamel bathtub or sinks — or are considering buying one — please see my..

Replacement parts for a bathroom faucet or toilet

Kelly recently bought a 1963 home in Phoenix, and asked for help finding replacement parts for her 60s bathroom faucet. Categorieslav faucets toiletsTags1963 bathroomfaqmid century..

Gerber’s Ultra-Flush toilet: Me like

I HAVE BEEN FEELING ANXIOUS about getting this new toilet recommendation out there into the retro universe. I see a nice toilet good for a..

Kohler Cimarron toilet gets retro renovation nod of approval

Drum roll, please. I’m adding a second toilet recommendation for 40s and 50s houses to the Bathroom list: The Kohler Cimarron two-piece, round-front. This model joins the..

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