It's Baaaack! The Pepto Pink Bathroom...

Picture it, the typical 1950s era bathroom in tones of "Mamie pink", named after then first lady Mamie Einsenhower...

via Retro Renovation

Well, according to a recent New York Times article "Pretty in Pink, Again", the look is making a comeback!  Makes sense, given that Pantone declared honey suckle (hot pink) its color of the year for 2011.  Still, I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry!

Check it out - first, some real life examples from the home of one of my oldest friends (and by that I mean we've been friends since nursery school, not that she's 104)...

And, from the Berkeley Daily Planet - can you believe how much is going on in this brutal bathroom?!

There's even a blog devoted to the topic, called Save the Pink Bathroom where you can take a pledge to preserve your own pink potty palace.

So what to do with your pink bathroom?  You could approach it like Nancy Burns, and just embrace the sheer cheesiness of it all....

or, attempt to bring some sophistication to the palette with shades of grey, white and black, like Lizzie Bailey did (as featured in Lonny Magazine)...

The following designers willingly chose to go pink in the "WC", without having the confines of pink tile and features to work with... 

Grant Gibson

Domino

Amanda Nisbet

Do you have a pink bathroom you'd like to share?

Deb