Copper claw foot tub
Stepping further into creative license here. I know that a tall tank loo isn't exactly 1920s, but I really like the Chrysnbon Victorian set for a vintage bathroom and I don't know when I'll next build a house where it would be even remotely appropriate. So, the Chrysnbon bathroom kit has found a home in the Haunted Heritage.
For the bathtub, I first masked off the top and sprayed the bottom with Burnished Copper Metal by Rust-Oleum. I let that set for well over a week, not for any particular reason other than life kept moving along after I sprayed it. :]
To make the inner portion a different color, I traced the tub onto a piece of heavy paper and cut an opening just wide enough to have the tub sit inside to cover the copper painted portion. Quite fitting that this is an ad for Restoration Hardware, no?
I used masking tape on the opposite side and pressed the tub onto the surface.
I sprayed the inner portion of the tub and the sides with Krylon Gloss Ivory. After the first coat, I noticed the inside of the tub wasn't as glossy as the overhang. I thought that would work well for an old tub, so I didn't add too much more paint to the bottom of the tub.
I sanded the edge to remove any excess paint and roughed up the surface in a few areas. It's an old tub, after all. I had a little bit of overspray even with my precautions, but that didn't matter in the end.
I used acrylic paint washes in black and robin's egg blue to darken and age the copper.
The feet were sprayed with flat black, but I added a black acrylic wash to them to tone down a little bit of the shine. I'll age the inside of tub later when I install the faucets but so far, I love it!
The copper color of the tub brings out the copper color in the flooring. I love how this little plastic tub looks like real metal. :D