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By: Jennie Collins

Jennie Collins — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:35:28 +0000

I Pledge! Actually my husband and I do not have a pink bathroom as of yet. But we are building one! Our home was built in the late 20’s. It did not have bathrooms at all. Later in the mid 40’s the family who owned the home built a bathroom out of one of the bedrooms. It was not done in pink all white . My husband and I are building an add on bathroom off of the master suite we are going to stick with the retro feel of the home by adding all refinished retro Pink Accents, tub, sinks and toilet. We are so looking forward to this project. We feel it will add value to our home as well as keep the wonderful retro vibe! SAVE THE PINK BATHROOM!

By: April

April — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:11:24 +0000

Makes me sick to see beautiful, pink feminine bathrooms destoyed!! Our house has an awesome pink bathroom…pink sink, pink tub, pink toilet, pinks tiles, pink paint, all in excellent condition, no children ever lived in our house! Major selling point when we bought the house.
Glad to have found this site!

By: Stephenie

Stephenie — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:02:36 +0000

I pledge to save the pink tub, toilet & double sink in my 1957 ranch. I wish that I could trade the turquoise & black tile for pink & black though!!

By: Hillary

Hillary — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:24:42 +0000

I want to save my pink bathroom! I’m in the process of buying a 1954 ranch that still has its pink bathtub and toilet. The sink, alas, is gone, and the toilet is kind of rickety. I was so happy to find this site! I really hope I’ll be able to join the bandwagon.

By: 50s Pam

50s Pam — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:41:53 +0000

hi diana – head on over to my main blog, retrorenovation. go to the blue nav bar / browse STORIES / then: pink bathrooms. you can see lots of pink color combo’s there. i am a particular fan of finding a wallpaper that pulls your colors together… also, in find PRODUCTs you can go to ‘toilets’ for toilet seats. p.s., i sent you an email – as i am in western mass. too

By: ellen haffar

ellen haffar — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:08:22 +0000

I only wish I had a pink bathroom – may grandmother did and I loved it but unfortunately my own house built in 1850 has none however I may have saved one today when I ran into a colleague who – get this- just bought a totally 1940s house-no renovations! from a little old lady who was the original owner. She was lamenting the “pepto bismal ” pink bathroom and talking about gutting it. now shes talking about saving it yea!

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:39:14 +0000

Hi, I just closed on a 1966 ranch in western Massachusetts. The bathroom is vintage pink and I am trying to find the best complement vis a vis shower curtain, towels, etc. I am trying a deep fushia to act as a contrast. I would try grey, but those are the colors of my college and I don’t have a very good feeling about my college! I would try white but I have a 13 year old son, a dog and cats and they will be grey before long. Any thoughts? The home has had only one owner since 1966 and now its mine. I am trying to preserve its authenticity but put my own zing into it. (PS I am not afraid of brights and contrasts and my palette can be very wild but I am open to suggestions.) Any tips on colors other than fuschia? I suppose black may work, but that is too maudlin for me. Another question: I need to replace the pink bathroom seat but am finding them only in the $75- $100 range?!?!?! Can this be? Thanks for your thoughts fellow pinkies. Diana

By: Mrs. W

Mrs. W — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:58:36 +0000

I hate pink! But I pledge to save the pink and other Jazz Age bathroom fixtures from destruction. My uncle and aunt bought a 50s ranch last year and I convinced them to save their intact pink fixtures. The bathroom had suffered a bad remodel so they updated it with chocolate browns and taupes to work with the existing pink fixtures. It turned out great!
(I also am harboring a lavender pedestal sink in my basement for a future project)

By: J.W. in Houston

J.W. in Houston — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:20:29 +0000

Though previous owners “remuddled” our mid-century (c. 1956) ranch house somewhat–thankfully, not as dramatically as some other houses in our area–they at least kept the tiled bathrooms in their (mostly) original state. The hall bath has tile that is not quite pink, not quite peach-colored and teal accents–including the original teal bathtub. The master bath has tile that is not quite maroon, not quite brown with peachy/beige accents. Not everybody likes that look, but I do, and I’m heartened to know I’m not alone. My wife wasn’t initially as crazy about them as I am, but she’s come around, and I’m happy to report that we intend to leave them alone… though we would like to do *something* about the worn tile floor in the hall bath.

By: 50s Pam

50s Pam — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:52:11 +0000

@becca: try craigslist, your re-store/habitat for humanity, or: kohler and crane both still make metal- (hudee-) rimmed bathroom sinks – you might be able to find the right size, if not the right color, to hold you over. also, watch my forum, where scathing jane posts lots of good vintage bathroom items she spots all across the country for sale: http://retrorenovation.com/forum/ good luck.