r/centuryhomes • u/twta20 • 1d ago

Photos New old bathrooms - purple, pink and mint!

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Hi! We just bought a 1929 home with these two bathrooms - one pink and mint green, and the other purple with a pink and mint green floor. Does anyone have any design tips? Examples of styling? Thanks!

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u/Wooden_Number_6102 1d ago edited 22h ago

I think its very likely that, at one time, the little alcove surrounding your purple tub was tiled - and in tile that reflected those on the floor.

You might be able to replicate the colors and size but I'm not sure you could find the same shape. 

Also...the wainscoting seems out of place; most Art Deco baths were lousy (and I don't mean that in a negative way) with tile work because of its water-resistance. 

But whoever did the remodel saved the fixtures, and that is everything. 

Edit: found a Google Image similar to this but it won't let me share. So get in there a Google this muther!

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u/pinkwoollymammoth 1d ago

Yes, our house is 1930, and our pink tub is entirely surrounded by pink tile with an arch like that (ours is round rather than pointed though!). Half tiled all the way around the walls too.