I like your thinking about seeking fixture colors that are paler versions of some of the truly period mid century colors. As the owner of a pink bathroom, I've polled people for years, and I think some retro colors are a little hard-core for most modern homebuyers...except for a brave sliver of the population who love them dearly. I wondered about pale gray fixtures, coupled with a pastel tile in one of the colors you described (perhaps tile accents/borders in a pale gray, to tie in the fixtures?) Are any nice fixtures available in soft grays? I read an article not too long ago about how popular gray was, as a wall paint color, in the 50's-60's. Maybe a creative (over the top?) approach with pastel colored tile would prevent you from having bathrooms that felt boring to you. It's no fun to spend lots of money and not be excited with the results, so I sympathize. No wonder you are frustrated.

Hi. After a toilet leaked in our main floor power room a section of 10 year old flooring delaminated. We need to replace the floor in that 5x5 room, however, the Kahrs Red Oak Denver has been discontinued. The Red Oak Nature is a match but is 1/2 inch thick rather than 5/8. So, I am on the hunt for a carton or 2 of the discontinued floor. I have called Kahrs and done an online search with no luck. The floor is continuous with the hallway/kitchen/dining room so I would greatly prefer to keep the same material. I read this forum religiously and know that there are great hunters here:) Fingers crossed..... (Cross posted to flooring forum)

If this originally came from a local store, you might try advertising in your local newspaper. Chances are that someone else bought the same floor and has a few boxes left over. I have 4 boxes left over from my floor.

It is called Sagamore in the color taupe and it is made by Happy Floors....