{"id":9940,"date":"2022-02-10T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=9940"},"modified":"2022-02-14T10:22:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T15:22:49","slug":"pink-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/pink-bathroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink bathroom!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This time around we painted the above the shower cabinet doors the same as the wall color.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The pink object above the toilet roll holder is another, but covered, toilet roll holder we had to add because cats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago I did a before and after post <\/a>about the original pink bathroom in our house. Back then, maybe a year after we had been living in the house, I decided that the best way to update the dingy flat white walls was to aim for somewhere between the pink tile and the fading blue accent tile. We ended up painting it a sort of dusky violet, that, upon years of reflection, was the wrong choice. So we have embraced the pink and repainted! The new color does wonders at brightening a room that is lit only by the window and original medicine cabinet side fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I failed to post about years ago is the mystery hole. In the half wall that separates the toilet from the sink is a built-in cavity. It is partially finished, that is, the tile wraps around the edge and is also at the back of the hole. The sides of the cavity are not tiled, nor is the bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*that black strip you see in the photo is foam tape that helps hold the blue lidded plastic shoe box in place to keep the cats out of the hole.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have scoured the internet and vintage magazines for a hint at its original purpose. Mid century bathrooms often had built in shelves for utility or display, but the bottom of this cavity is unfinished and just held a bunch of garbage. Also, it is right at toilet seat height, so it wouldn’t be useful for many things. I wondered if maybe it had an insert at one time that would turn it into a receptacle of some kind. I also ruled out toilet paper, since the tile toilet paper holder on the other side of the toilet (in the above pictures) is original to the bathroom. So, if you have an idea, let me know! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few years ago I did a before and after post about the original pink bathroom in our house. Back then, maybe a year after we had been living in the house, I decided that the best way to update the dingy flat white walls was to aim for somewhere between the pink tile and… Continue reading Pink bathroom!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[297,214],"class_list":["post-9940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-mid-century","tag-the-house"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6201,"url":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2015\/06\/13\/before-and-afters\/","url_meta":{"origin":9940,"position":0},"title":"Before and afters","author":"leems","date":"June 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello beautiful people.\u00a0 I remember promising some more before and after pictures from the house, so now I'm going to give them to you.\u00a0 Welcome to my 1949 original pink bathroom.\u00a0 Originally, we wanted to wallpaper the bathrooms; we had some wonderful paper picked out for this one.\u00a0 Then I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bathroom-150x130.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bathroom-150x130.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bathroom-150x130.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bathroom-150x130.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6145,"url":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2015\/07\/02\/wildflowers\/","url_meta":{"origin":9940,"position":1},"title":"Wildflowers","author":"leems","date":"July 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It is Summer in full blast here, but before Spring let go - not long ago- I was running out in advance of the lawn-mower every weekend to collect the wildflowers that kept popping up in the middle of the back yard.\u00a0 This is one day's harvest; and they lasted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DSCN0891","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCN0891-600x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9570,"url":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2021\/09\/21\/trying-for-an-earth-healthy-lifestyle\/","url_meta":{"origin":9940,"position":2},"title":"Trying for an Earth Healthy Lifestyle","author":"leems","date":"September 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Use It Up-Wear It Out-Make It Do\" WWII Poster from the Office for Emergency Management. 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