Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Save the Vintage Bathrooms!!!!




Images found mid century homestyle

Well I am sure I am preaching to the choir here but I really hate to see people Modernizing and tearing out those colorful 50's bathrooms.  Today I was saddened to see a colorful green blue toilet in a dumpster bag when out on a walk. I was very tempted to go back with my car and get it, is that weird?


When we were house hunting one of the things I was looking for in a house was a nice vintage (hopefully pink) bathroom but it was a really tough house market at the time and I did not get my dream bathroom. As a result I have often scoured the free section of craigslist for pink pottys, sinks, or tubs.  I do have a toilet not yet installed in my house as well as a pink sink to go with it but so far a tub eludes me as often they are heavy and people choose to remove them in pieces rather than try to take them out as a whole.  I am sure many of you have seen the sight save the pink bathroom if not you really need to check it out.

Pink bathrooms have been around since the 30's but Mamie Eisenhower is really credited with making them the popular mid century choice for bathroom decorating.  Well my personal thanks goes out to Mamie and well to all of you who love and preserve your pink bathrooms.

Oh and well not sure if some will consider this a sacrilege but when found the sink it came with a toilet that had been chipped when removing if from it original home and as we had another I decided to install it in our back forty.  Here it is in the bloom of summer.

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  1. Oh, I so would have gone back to save the green potty! My husband really hates when I rescue things off the side of the road! But hey, love me, love a free green toilet is what I say!

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    1. I know me too good thing my husband keeps bringing home stray cars so he can't really throw rocks at this point.

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  2. Love it!! A good family friend just bought a little 1947 cape house... with the most adorable original pink bathroom still totally intact. I almost died, they're just too cute.

    Also, I know you've been away from the blog-o-sphere for a while, so I wanted to let you know I wore the beautiful green gown at Christmas and LOVE it, thank you so much!! :) You can see it here: http://dakota-rodeo.blogspot.com/2011/12/have-cool-yule.html

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  3. I adore the colored vintage bathrooms. I seen the cutest purple bathtub outside a recycling re-sale store.
    Sadly there was no toilet and sink inside.

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    1. Purple that would be great with some pink tile.

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  4. HAHA I love the toilet with flowers in! My neighbour was chucking out his 60's salmon pink bathroom set and I tried desperately to convinced my parents to put it in the garden! I hate when people gut their old bathrooms! XxxX http://thesecondhandrose.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Oh I hope they listed to you Rose, I say give it a few years and it will be the next big fashion trend and they will all be kicking themselves for tossing out what they had and trading it in for all that boring old white fiberglass.

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  5. I would love a vintage pink bathroom, i cant see why anyone would ever want to throw out an original feature xx

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