Dabney Frake, of apartmenttherapy.com, isn’t really a fan of green bathroom fixtures. However, some pics of a newly renovated and ‘very much brimming with avocado fixtures’ bathroom has her re-thinking her negative stance.
Early bathrooms tended to be white and sterile, emphasizing the hygienic and utilitarian qualities of the space. Then in the twenties, some manufacturers, like Koehler, launched matching bathroom fixtures in an array of colors, pushing the idea that the bathroom could advance a home’s decor theme, and not exist as a merely functional room. However, it wasn’t till the sixties that avocado and the ubiquitous avocado fridge became the rage.
Today, bathrooms have gone mostly blank again, when it comes to fixture color, except for when a bathroom owner wants to go retro. Ultimately, whether the opulent, custom-sprayed, avocado bathroom ensemble that arrived in Frake’s inbox, to torture her preconceived notions, is actually gorgeous, or hideous, is a matter of persoal taste. But, Drake is happy to open up discourse, by accepting comments at apartmenttherapy.com.
Key Takeaways:
- Dabney Frake, of apartmenttherapy.com fame, was firmly of the opinion that avocado fixtures constituted the makings of a bathroom nightmare, to be avoided at all costs.
- The twenties saw a veer towards matching, colored bathroom fixtures, with Koehler leading the way.
- Although white remains the ascendant bathroom fixtures color of today, those remodeled bathroom pics that arrived in Frake’s inbox have her wondering if even an avocado bathroom might be stylish.
“Today it’s pretty rare to see anything other than white tubs, toilets and sinks, but that wasn’t always the case of course.”
Read more: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/avocado-green-bathroom-fixtures-modern-renovation-255638
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