I've always loved the vintage, colored bathroom fixtures. Whenever I see a bathroom like that in a real estate listing I ponder how I'd work with the color. One of our early homes had the turquoise color. Haven't had anything interesting since then - beige or white. On the other hand I have seen listings with some kind of garish bathroom with black and that I couldn't live with.

I like this one. To me it has just the right amount of tasteful color and it's a lovely soft color for a pretty bathroom.

Hopefully I won't be verbally flogged, but I ripped out two harvest gold bathrooms in my last house as soon as I was able (financially and physically since I did the remodels completely myself). The 1970s harvest gold was, to me at least, a very unappealing color for a bathroom. I lived with the blue master bathroom (blue toilet, blue sinks, blue and white shower tile, and gross carpet) for years until the shower failed and started leaking. Then I replaced it and sold the house within a few months. I regret not ripping out the blue bathroom earlier so I could have enjoyed the new bathroom longer. I do think some bathrooms with colored fixtures and certainly colored tile are really lovely. Others, like my two harvest gold bathrooms, are just plain ugly.

Those pink fixtures look really nice to me - thinking late 1940s/early 50s...?

The guest bathroom at my mom's 1950s house has pink fixtures, however they replaced the sink and vanity many years ago and it doesn't match anything.

I love the top 2/3rds of the photo, which just does not seem to relate to the bottom 1/3, settings aside how i feel about the pink tub (wince) and green carpet (eww).

I think a new bathtub in a pretty color could be very attractive. But most of the old ones look somehow dirty,faded etc. Or they are shades that are not pleasing.

I loved the mint fixtures in the picture with the white tile!

When dh and I were first married, we lived in this precious old townhouse in the city that was built in the 1940’s. It had one bathroom, and while the tub and pedestal sink were white…the entire room was tiled in peach square tiles with black tile trim pieces. The floor was black and white hex tiles that made flowers. We were 24, and had NO MONEY to change anything. i despaired over that bath. 😂 Some of our neighbors had different colors…I was jealous of the green/black folks bc that seemed the best to my eye. The pink/black was a horrible shade of pepto, and the blue/black was kind of odd, too. 😂 Now I think I am savvy enough to have done something better with it than what I did at the time- which was remove the black & white wallpaper the PO installed and SPONGE PAINT the walls PEACH. I am still experiencing residual shame😂

Nini 😄

This is the bathroom in my DD’s apt in Dallas, built in the 40’s. The sink isn’t original, of course, but everything else is (tub and toilet are white).

I think it’s amazing that they’re in such good condition after 75+ yrs of renters.

Oooh, I adore the one with the mint green sink, and I also really like the one with the blue vanity and tub. The others — I would admire them in someone else’s house, but wouldn’t want them in my own.

I like a lot of these bathrooms and the one you posted might be my favourite as well!! The gilded mirror and drapes - all those details - make me swoon. I think these colours are much more interesting and fun than the beige or "biscuit" option I inherited from 20 years ago. In my world, bathroom fixtures would be a colour or white. No "biscuit" or "black". Since these pics are from a UK mag, that green carpet in the pic you shared might be vinyl or lino. I've been browsing UK flooring sites and can't get over how many pages they have of vinyl and lino sheet options. My local stores have one. :P

Oh, I didn’t even think of it being vinyl or lino, Tartan!

I love the magazine — it’s almost overwhelming to look at sometimes. So many gorgeous homes!

I know what you mean. I buy the print issue occasionally. Makes me giddy. :) All the while giving me terrible wanderlust and real estate envy.

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When we re-do our bathroom, we will either put B&W or color tile on the walls. I have B&W pinwheel on the floor.

Thanks, g, will take a look!

UGH I LOVE the pink. I know it’s impractical and you’ll never find the same color toilet ever again when you want to upgrade but it’s so tasty.

I on the other hand have almond fixtures and rose pink/grey tile and countertops and the whole thing is horrifying. Can’t wait to renovate that bathroom.

Remember avocado green toilets? Wonder where they went when those 60s and 70s bathrooms were remodeled?

When I spent some time in Guatemala a few years ago while taking Spanish classes I stayed with a couple of Guatemalan families, and they both had old avocado green toilets.