Cindy’s timeless pink bathroom

July 4, 2009 by 50s Pam

That’s my sister Jenni. She and I drove to Lexington to visit Judi, who took us to Cindy’s house to see her pink bathroom. Following that? A road trip. To see a pink bathroom. The bathroom was really quite lovely — Cindy had decorated it in a way that I describe as “timeless.” Not kitschy, although I have no problem with that whatsoever. She took this other route, mixing Victoriana, Maine pottery, delicate floral wallpaper — and even a Hello Kitty — in an eclectic mix that was … just her own. I wrote a complete post about the visit on my other site here.

2021 Update: After nearly 15 years of blogging about the retro, I have stepped back from posting regularly, and have closed comments. Enjoy all the wonderful comments over the years! Hooray for pink bathrooms!

Comments

By 50s Pam on February 15, 2021 at 9:36 am Author

Hi constance, over on my main site, RetroRenovation.com, I have a story on where to find tiles in various colors >> https://retrorenovation.com/2019/01/22/12-places-to-find-4-x-4-ceramic-bathroom-tile-in-vintage-colors/

There’s also one company, Peerless, that still may be making pink sinks. See Retro Renovation for that story, too.
By constance Agostini on February 2, 2021 at 4:32 pm

I Love my pink bathroom…problem is I have to have the pink sink pulled out because of hardware issues…:(
I will have to replace tiles, pink tiles of course, but have idea/can’t find……(wouldn’t mind saving the sink if possible)…Any suggestions?
By 50s Pam on September 15, 2020 at 10:33 am Author

Hi Debbie, I’ll think about it!
By Debbie Alexander on August 29, 2020 at 5:46 pm

Is there any wall art or plaques that say “Save the Pink Bathroom”? I’d love to hang one in my 1950’s pink bathroom. Thanks!
By Joseph DiCindio on August 7, 2018 at 1:10 pm

I did find one aspect of pink bathrooms overlooked here: the wall mounted metal hampers. Many were produced by the Columbia metal box company. It’s difficult nowadays finding one with original paint (mine does because it was protected by periodic waxing with car wax throughout its life). All these original bathroom have such interesting details, and the tiles were set in plaster walls. It’s always a pity to see them ripped out and replaced with sheetrock walled “improvements” or even fiberglass fake tiled walls which won’t last as long as a Fifties bathroom which the ignorant owners disdained simply because they’re “dated” looking.
By Molly on March 3, 2015 at 9:20 am

So glad I found this site. I’m in the process of buying a 1963 home with a pink bathroom!