1957 home in the Berkeley hills a few months ago. The previus owners had owned the house since 1963 and haven't renovated anything as far as I can tell. We have a realy lovely pink marble formica counter in our main bathroom (complete with cast-iron sink) and it is staying. The floor tiles (not pink) will probably have to be changed, but will likely be pink when we do it. Today I pledge to save my beautiful pink bathroom! You brought me out of the wilderness of hating my house. No longer will you be forced to wear wall paper that doesn't suit your color! You have the strength to stand alone! You are bold! You are beautiful! Sara Tinkelman on September 30th, 2009 2:21 pm It seems every time we've moved (don't ask) we've purchased vintage houses of one era or another and have, without exception, wound up with kitchens and bathrooms that have needed to be gutted. We always seemed to come along after one or more owners had yanked out and replaced the original fixtures (along with other similar tragic violations throughout the house) with cheap ones. To add insult to injury, the work was invariably done by a "handyman", meaning we were left with no alternative but to take a deep breath & spend $$$ in order to create something that was not at war with the rest of the house. Curses! Foiled again (and again, and again...)! Believe me when I tell you I'm a