Rub-a-Dub: Paint That Clawfoot Tub
Nothing goes together like a recession and a paint brush.
If you can’t afford to remodel (and who can?) and are stuck with a peeling, fiberglass clawfoot tub, tap into some ingenuity and resource non-toxic paints and supplies, pure shower curtains, an organic floor mat and go to town.
If you’re opting to go the DIY tub redux route you will want to bone up on stripping off the old finish first. You can visit many good how-to tutorials at sites like ehow. Or, if you have the budget, hire a tub refinishing service, like Bay Area Coatings. Either way, you are salvaging an old treasure that adds oodles of character to the modern bath.
Here are a few cool designs to inspire:
Steal this teal kids’ bath design from Canadian House and Home.
Basking in blue is oh-so-country French. Eating a baguette in the bain is nice, too. From Apartment Therapy.
How succulent is this cool citrus desert palette from Decorology?
Some lemon aid to brighten the old friend from Country Living.
Basic black is tres chic and sleek, from Happy Living Design.
Stripes to center the mod energy of the citified clawfoot, from Apartment Therapy.
Check out other DIY ideas at this cute site.
Main Image: Fixer Upper
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3 Comments
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I adore Victorian clawfoot tubs but fibreglass ones are likely to be modern impostors (fibreglass was invented in the 1930s).
Some of the paint work looks great, though I don’t know about the stripes. It seems too modernist for the clawfoot tub.
October 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
God I miss having a tub. A massive bathroom, complete with recessed entry and steps…and no tub! I’ll never understand some floorplans.
October 14th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
You can also often find claw foot tubs at salvage yards – and if it’s not in good enough shape to repurpose for your bathroom they make wonderfully whimsical flower planters for the yard
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