Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Avocado Green Toilet Available For Adoption

This classic gem




has recently been replaced with this modern throne



The result of this mini-renovation is an abandoned toilet that is waiting for a new home.

Do you need that perfect something to compliment your shag carpet, your harvest gold sink or your faux-wood paneled walls? Are you looking for a gift for the '70s enthusiast in your life? Do you crank up Sonny and Cher on your turntable and host the occasional key party?

Then have I got a deal for you, my friends.

Groovy Greeny, an authentic 1971 avocado green toilet, is in my garage waiting to be plugged up in to a new septic pipe.

He's got 39 good years behind him, and, if properly installed, another fully functional 39 years ahead of him.

One flush from Greeny and you'll be transported back to the fondue-dipping years of the '70s. Back to a decade of bell bottoms, Virginia Slims and Harvey Wallbangers. You'll remember Richard Nixon (he was not a crook, don't you know), mile long gas lines in your oldsmobile wagon and the awesome special effects of Pong. Can you dig it?

The '70s was a decade not to be forgotten. Why not keep the memories alive with Greeny just steps away in your very own formica laden bathroom.

Energy efficient? Not this throw back.

Beautifully nostalgic in a nauseously-green kind of way? Yeah, baby.

Won't you consider giving Groovy Greeny a loving, forever home?


If there are no takers, my husband, the true recycler of the family, has threatened to bolt Greeny to a tree stump in the back yard and turn him into a planter. Please, somebody take it. Otherwise I will be forced to post pictures of a geranium-filled retro toilet. And that will make me very very cranky.

16 comments:

The Girl Next Door Grows Up said...

Funny! When we changed our toilet, I suggested it be a planter too. Then my hubs got out the sledgehammer.

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Please post photos of the planter. ;)

ophelia rising said...

I absolutely LOVE the planter idea. Do it! Do it! It'll be sort of like modern art in your own backyard. And, what a statement it would make! Fabulous.

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

I think the shipping to California would be prohibitive. Sorry.

pixie said...

That would TOTALLY match my mom's house :) I'll let her know.

Heather said...

We will soon have a baby blue model up for adoption too. ;)

Green Girl in Wisconsin said...

Thank you for the GIGGLE I needed this morning!

Magpie said...

Planter! Planter! Planter!

lakeviewer said...

Sure, make this blog work for you through and through!

Erin said...

Oh my dear! I am so happy you got upgraded! I wonder if you will have any takers on the tank?

Thanks for stopping by my place and entering the Go Green Giveaway. Maybe your GREEN toilet should be one of the prizes? LOL

heidi said...

Nice! When you find someone who wants it, tell them to come to my house next? We'll offer our avocado linoleum kitchen floor with matching stove hood to the highest bidder.

Cheri @ Blog This Mom!® said...

We had that same green toilet in our old house and it had a matching green tub! Really!

Holly at Tropic of Mom said...

Awesome! I think there's a loo in the garden at Hemingway's house in Key West. With the right greenery, your green toilet would blend right in. :)

Midlife Jobhunter said...

I'm thinking someone will want that baby - but mainly because all it takes is one flush.

Fun post. I once had the matching washer and dryer, purchased at a used appliance store. They even worked!

Stephanie said...

The remodel looks great! I hope you find a happy home for the potty!

starrlife said...

I'll trade you my autumn gold one for the green!