Reader request - antique bathtub
Thu, 28 Oct 2010Time for this week's reader request: "My name is Gisela Diaz and I'm a Spanish girl living in Portugal. Recently I bought a antique bathtub. I been looking for that for more than ten years, and finally I got it. I would like to ask you for some inspiration to restore it and to install it." I went through my stash of bathroom photos and found some featuring antique bathtubs - mainly clawfoot - to show Gisela the placement/colours/taps and whatever else she may need to figure out. I am completely jealous. I have wanted a clawfoot tub for a long time. Actually, I'd settle for any tub that is large enough to take a bath in (and have adequate water coverage). Last time I took a bath I was probably 8 years old. In all the homes I have rented/bought I have never had a decent tub. I think it's about time I get one....
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Reader Comments (15)
Oh I love an antique clawfoot tub. Oh how I wish for one.
The pink tub is sooo cute!!
Oh how I love an antique clawfoot tub. Dreaming of the Home and Gardens white bathroom...fresh and soothing~
GREAT POST!!! I own a clawfoot tub and am in the process of redoing it as well! (Yay us!) I just recently changed all the feet chrome (bought a high quality chrome spray) and am hiring a refinisher to do the interior of the tub. If you don't have the pipes/drains/fixtures for your tub...this is a good source I'm using: http://www.signaturehardware.com/type56 One question for the readers too.....I'm a designer and I absolutely LOVE the look of the tub without a shower curtain....but is it practical to not have one??
@ jileen, in regards to your question, as someone who has had antique tubs before, as long as you don't have an overhead shower attachment, there is no reason to have a shower curtain. Just taking baths or using a little hand held shower attachment 9for me anyways, I take neat baths though, lol) usually doesn't generate enough spray to need a curtain. That and you just have to be used to less privacy with an open bath.
I LOVE the dark rustic one ...and the Union Jack inspired room ...though I am biased, as I just used a Union Jack print in my game room ...sooo love it.
It seems so counter to the spirit of a giant clawfoot to tuck it against a wall -- they need room to roam! However, I have to admit that I've become entranced with the neck-deep Japanese deep soak tubs.
How lovely they are! All the bathrooms are so different, with one thing in common: a romantic bathtub!
Great post! My partner and I both want a clawfoot tub some day when we have a bigger space! So lovely.
I am a big fan of Adria Vasil who wrote the Ecoholic books. Here is a link to some information about avoiding LEAD in old tubs.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=a_u_CZAOtOwC&pg=PA174&lpg=PA174&dq=ecoholic+acrylic+liner+for+bathtub&source=bl&ots=1KJyUGOG-7&sig=7GaECUnnrMoH7yIucL2QVhyDjVM&hl=en&ei=6zTKTIzBI8TangecyLnoDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
I hope this link works. It should jump to page 174.
Best wishes Gisela for many happy baths!
Wow! That's a lot of inspiration, beautiful bathrooms.
When I was a little girl our bathroom had a claw tub,
it was like a big swimming pool to me, I loved bath time.
We've just bought a house with a clawfoot bath, but it drives me crazy that the people who put it in have it sticking out diagonally into the room. I so want to change it, but have to wait until we have $$$ for that project- too much else to do. These photos are great- totally inspire me. They had also painted a CREAM and black checkerboard pattern on the wooden floors- but seeing those white floors makes me know EXACTLY what I want to do with that!
pink and green tubs are adorable. And a black and white tiled floor is my ultimate dream.
the black and white bathroom (melanie acevedo) is simply perfect...love everything about it.
I dream with a tub like this for mi new house.
Cool.
Lovely! I can't wait to have one...we had one in every home in England during my childhood!