A white and red vintage inspired bathroom that's anything but dull

✯ Day 247 of Vintage 365 ✯

 

Much as I do not consider myself a minimalist when it comes to home decor, there is much to be said for understatedly simplicity, for letting a handful of key pieces shine on their own and work in delightful harmony to create a room that is deeply pretty.

Most bathrooms veer on the small side, thus meaning that cramming them up to the rafters can create a stifling look and feel with very little appeal. A glaring colour palette can be tricky to pull off, too (much as I do, admittedly, love vintage pink bathrooms). When putting together a beautiful powder room you want to strive for the right balance between function and style, elegance and practicality.

To my mind, the charmingly lovely vintage inspired loo below nails that criteria smack dab on the head.

 

Hailing from online UK decor site House to Home (soooo worth bookmarking, if you haven't already), this fresh, elegantly arranged bathroom is big on style, but spared from looking even the slightest bit crowded.

Channelling a distinctly vintage vibe with its stately claw foot tub, antique chair, old-fashioned style toilet (note that the tank is elevated from the seat portion), playfully shaped mirrors, glistening chandelier, and vibrant red floral fabrics, this room is a winner from start to finish.

Using basic, neutral colours and engaging touches (like the white towel rack and toilet paper holder), this classy washroom provides oodles of vintage inspiration for those looking to update their own loos in very, very lovely vintage style.

Few things beat a long soak in a claw foot tub, nor how enjoyable it is to see one of these throwbacks to the past each time you enter a bathroom, so for me that - plus the gorgeous floral print fabrics - are what adheres this room to my decor inspiration board the most.

A timeless palette, clean lines and great details all add up to a room that's anything must boring and about a million miles away from minimalistic!

A real contender for the pinkest vintage bathroom of all time!

✯ Day 148 of Vintage 365 ✯

 

When I look at the image below, I'm instantly reminded of the classic expression, "in for a penny, in for a pound". However in this instance, the indulgence is not so much one of spending money, but rather of the judicious use of one single hue.

Bursting forth at every seem with a riot of monochromatic colour, this bathroom from 1958 is decked out from head to toe (or more accurately, tub to toilet) in blush pink!

The tiles, the vanity, the matching shower curtain and drapes, the towels - nearly everything is as pink as a stick of bubble gum. And like chewing gum, it has an unmistakable sweetness and appeal that's quick to spot and hard to shake off.

{Incredibly pink vintage bathroom image from the pages of the fall and winter Montgomery Ward catalog of 1958. Image via the terrific pages of saltycotton on Flickr.}

While it takes a lot (!) of commitment to cover any room in your house with just one single bright colour, there's something to be said for - and admired about - those with the decorating moxie to pull it off.

Pink is my absolute favourite colour of all time, but even I would have to stop and really ponder if I could adorn my whole powder room in this girly, pretty, cotton candy inspired hue.

For those who are looking to add a little - or a whole lot - of pink to their vintage inspired and decorated bathrooms, this blazingly pink beauty is certainly one to save for the inspiration file.

While you may not be yearning for quite such a liberal dose of rose, if this is one colour you love and would enjoy adorning your bathroom - or for that matter, any room in your house - with, you'd be hard pressed to find a more pink example of home 1950s home decor anywhere!

This lovely hula girl shower curtain is sure to brighten your morning

 

✯ Day 129 of Vintage 365 ✯

 

Do you ever have one of those days when you wake up and feel like you need a hefty dose of colour in your world? Perhaps it's been raining for ages (this being the season for such damp and monotonous weather) or maybe there's just been a lot going in your life and you feel like your energy level has been zapped to smithereens.

Sometimes one craves colour around them to help celebrate a special day or give then an extra boost of confidence (red in particular is said to be good in this regard), or simply because punchy hues can be so fabulously fun!

From the moment my lids snapped open this morning, I've been craving bright, joyful colours (and am sporting a cheery kelly green cardigan as we speak).

The immensely fun hula girl shower curtain below, which I found recently while pursuing the online pages of Perpetual Kid, is exactly the kind of home decor item that would ensure you were never short on colour in the morning ever again.

 

A little kitsch, very charming, and entirely fun, this 1950s inspired shower curtain packs a wallop of colour, yet - thanks to its citrus meets turquoise palette - stops short of potentially veering into tacky territory.

Made of easy-to-wipe-clean, waterproof vinyl, this Hawaiian tiki vacation worthy bathroom accessory measures in at 70 x 72 inches, retails for $16.99, and would definitely liven up even the most drab of powder rooms - or for that matter, listless of mornings, too!