I've been a fan of the Retro Renovation blog for years and have followed her crusade to, Save The Pink Bathrooms. I just never thought I'd be saving one.
I'm excited, but frankly this thing is going to be a challenge. It needs special attention. I've only seen it in person twice, and won't know what I'm truly up against until we close on the house at the end of the month. It will be pulling triple duty as the guest bathroom, Audrey's bathroom, and I will likely be getting ready in there, because our master bathroom has a pedestal sink and that doesn't really work for me. (You know. I have "prodcuts" to contend with.)
There seem to be a lot of different pinks and patterns going on. That vanity is kind of atrocious, yet could be made loveable. Right?
I'm thinking...
- New lighting is definitely needed.
- New hardware is needed for the vanity as one of the handles is broken. That should be easy.
- Behind the door is built in medicine chest made of the same pink marbled Formica. It needs new knobs, as existing are gold.
- I'd like to replace the existing mirror with some kind of vintage medicine cabinet for additional storage. I have one like below (sans towel bar) that I've been using in Audrey's room as a display shelf, but it could easily be re purposed. Just not sure it is the right scale or period. Would like to find something larger, similar to the one below it, in better condition, of course.
- Shower curtain will probably have to be pretty plain with the competing patterns going on (marbled, tiled, etc.)
- I'll probably keep everything as white or light gray as possible to help make this thing a little easier on the eyes.
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