![]() ![]() ![]() Crane sinks, toilets, tubs and hardware from 1954:Ībove: Note they have a Swing-Away Tumbler and Toothbrush Holder. The top and sides are available in a selection of attractive patterns and colors. Modular cabinets are made of wood and have a laminated plastic bonded facing which provides a beautiful and practical finish. Base cabinets include hamper, drawer, utility, and lavatory…. The Modular Unit illustrated here has two Crane Criterion lavatories with a Formica counter-top. Note, they seem to have postformed the Formica countertop right around the usually-tiled- or hudeed-in sink. ![]() In ’54, Mamie madness was only really getting started buckle up.Ībove: Interesting that Crane would sell you a wood-look laminate vanity too. Interestingly, this brochure has no Mamie pink bathroom. Note the mix of materials: Ceramic, glass, wood, cork, vinyl, grasscloth, laminate, chromium, boucle.Ībove, indeed: “Even the Smallest Bathroom has Room for Charm.” Because, golly, this is how big most everyone’s house was, in 1954. This bathroom is a harmony of neutrals, anchored by beautiful Crane French Gray fixtures. That green is one of the most timeless colors ever. It’s milady-from-the-cover’s bathroom: A before and after! Again: Lovely colors. The color-values of the tile on the tub surround are particularly well done the tile mix on the diagonal is pretty wild, but because the colors are toned down and used only around the tub, the overall effect does not “scream”. The color palette in this one is very well done - while kind of “somber”, which keeps it pretty “neutral”, the designers added interest with materials, pattern and design. Has everyone noticed how palm leaf frond wallpaper is So Popular again today. The catalog cover was targeted at the Mrs. I love the color combination in this bathroom: Light blue, medium blue, coral and brown - warm, wonderful and today, unexpected. So today: Let’s scrutinize some of the most beautiful and highest quality bathrooms of … 1954.Ībove: We know it as a “Cinderella” bathtub, but in the Crane line, it’s the Neuvogue Receptor Bath. The genesis of this blog was my collecting materials like this and scrutizining every single detail so that I could consider how to replicate these looks in my own house. Gorgeous products! And, 1954 was an interesting year: America was just beginning to move into a new era of post-war styling, yet, with many of the same pre-war Streamline products.īecause these brochures were meant to be aspirational eye candy, there were very very talented interior designers working on the mockup rooms: They were fearless in their experimentation with spacial organization, materials, colors, pattern, scale - it was all so modern. Crane was top-of-the-line when it came to bathroom sinks, toilets and tubs. This 1954 brochure from Crane is a beauty. My stacks of vintage kitchen and bathroom brochures have been taunting me lately, so Ms. Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes. ![]()
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