| Author | Message | ||
     tabby Citizen Username: Tabby Post Number: 158 Registered: 8-2001 |
Are there any pictures of bathrooms from the 1920s when most of our houses were built? In the spring we are renovating our bathroom "retro" : subway tile (hopefully we can find some that's not too expensive) and American Standard's Standard Collection 1920s era looking fixtures. Tks, Tabby | ||
| Bobkat Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 7118 Registered: 5-2001 |
Tabby, go to the BLOG section and look at Shh's renovation journal. She did much what you are talking about. Don't forget the black and white mossaic tiles on the floor.  | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 1977 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hey thanks Bob. Tabby, I tried to emulate what might have originally been in the bathrooms, with contemporary conveniences and touches. We used subway tile for the walls and hex tiles on the floors. I was not trying to make it look absolutely authentic 20's, but wanted it to fit in with the look and style (and proportions) of the house. It's not 100% completed, but slooooowly getting there. | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 1978 Registered: 5-2001 |
Oh yeah, subway tile can be had for about $4-5 per sq. foot at many tile places. We actually got ours through International Tile right here on Valley St. It's basic white Daltile. | ||
| gj1 Citizen Username: Gj1 Post Number: 97 Registered: 11-2003 |
tabby, it soulds like you're on the right track. Just keep it clean and simple (and white). Homes & Interiors of the 1920's is an excellent resource for pictures of interiors, including bathrooms, of that era. It's a reprint of the 1923 catalog of the Morgan Woodwork Organization. | ||
| kevin Supporter Username: Kevin Post Number: 405 Registered: 2-2002 |
Try here for some vintage shots of bathrooms taken from old trade catalogs: http://www.vintageplumbing.com/generic7.html They might be a bit earlier than what you were looking for. | ||
| tabby Citizen Username: Tabby Post Number: 159 Registered: 8-2001 |
Thank you everyone! Tabby | ||
| tabby Citizen Username: Tabby Post Number: 160 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dear Shh, I just checked out your bathroom pictures, wow! Looks just the way I want my bathroom to look. Did you put the floor down or was it original to the house? Tabby | ||
| parkah Citizen Username: Parkah Post Number: 80 Registered: 1-2003 |
hi tabby, we actually just re-did our bathroom, restoring it to a 1920s look. it took a lot of time finding all of the pieces to achieve the look we wanted... and we ended up buying from a lot of different stores. you can see some pictures here: http://www.wisebuild.com/bathroom/ - for the walls we used subway tiles that we purchased from a tile store on rt. 22 (jasco? i think it was called) - we used hex tiles for the floor, also purchased from the place on 22. we bought sheets of white tile and then snapped out a piece and inserted a black hex tile every 11 piece or so - we got the toilet from maplewood plumbing - the sink from the great indoors down by the woodbridge mall - the sink fixtures from either restoration hardware or pottery barn... i can't remember now - the shower fixtures (not pictured) from the great indoors - the light fixtures on either side of the medicine cabinet from restoration hardware - the medicine cabinet from (home goods?), it's the store on rt. 22 next to the walmart. - the main bathroom light (not pictured) from http://www.rejuvenation.com/ - and all towel bars, toilet paper holder, etc from restoration hardware we used the homes & interiors of the 1920s book as reference as well as the rejuvenation print catalog. hope that helps. good luck, it's quite an undertaking, but totally worth it in the end. | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 1990 Registered: 5-2001 |
Tabby, everything is new. (No plumbing even existed there before.) Parkah, yours looks great! | ||
| tabby Citizen Username: Tabby Post Number: 161 Registered: 8-2001 |
Hi Shh and Parkah, Your bathrooms are gorgeous! We plan to get our tile from Jasco and the sink, toilet and tub from whomever has the best prices for the American Standard "Standard Collection". I think there's a discount plumbing fixture place in Harrison. Parkah, we have a space behind our tub that we plan to do similar to the shelf you put in. BTW, we have 4 kitties. Your handsome black cat looks like he or she approves the new bathroom! Tabby | ||
| sk8mom Citizen Username: Sk8mom Post Number: 83 Registered: 11-2003 |
My bathroom in the basement has a wooden tank (true story). | ||
| extuscan Citizen Username: Extuscan Post Number: 419 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was it lined with anything? John | ||
| sk8mom Citizen Username: Sk8mom Post Number: 84 Registered: 11-2003 |
No! | ||
| Bobkat Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 7421 Registered: 5-2001 |
Unless it goes back to around 1900 it is probably paper. In the 1920s cheaper toilet tanks were made with something resembling papermache and then waterproofed. |
