Comments on: Rub-a-Dub: Paint That Clawfoot Tub

By: jb

jb — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:38:47 +0000

I’ve got to admit I was ready to dislike this article after only reading the title but once I had a look at some of the ideas these designers have applied on these tubs well.. let’s just say my first impression was all wrong. Good suggestion, references and amazing pictures. Thanks.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:42:53 +0000

I love the old word charm of a clawfoot tub. The are definitely worth refinishing. The only area where I would not skimp on is the plumbing. Old vintage tubs should always have modern plumbing. Until recently, with the remodel of my own bath room, I had not realized what a gorgeous vintage-looking clawfoot tub faucets are available.

By: Megan MacDonald

Megan MacDonald — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:42:29 +0000

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 🙂

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:36:54 +0000

God I miss having a tub. A massive bathroom, complete with recessed entry and steps…and no tub! I’ll never understand some floorplans.

By: Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Caitlin Fitzsimmons — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:59:02 +0000

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.