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The houses built after the war gave bathrooms a look that people now restore on purpose.
Colored tile and fixtures
Postwar bathrooms often paired pastel ceramic tile with tubs, sinks and toilets in matching colored enamel; pink is the color most tied to the 1950s.4
Four-inch square tile
Walls were commonly finished in roughly four-inch square glazed tile with bullnose trim, made in several slightly different sizes, so measure an original wall before buying matches.5
Sinks on legs or on the wall
A 1954 Kohler catalog offered bathroom sinks on pedestals, on chrome legs, set into vanities, or hung straight on the wall.6
Wood that shows its grain
Mid-century design favored wood stained to show its grain over painted wood; natural wood cabinets are a hallmark of period kitchens.7
Costs, housing age, trade wages and the local rules, each with its source.
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