Turning wood into porcelain
by brae
I took an unfinished EuroMini's wood tub and did my best to make it look like porcelain. I made the towels, scrubbie and bottle label (purchased bottle), originally shown in the Newport bath cabinet.
I've made wood look like porcelain before, with the Newport kitchen sink, but that was easy compared to this particular project. I think it was so difficult this time because the unfinished wood tub wasn't in the best shape to begin with. Had I wanted to turn it into an old rusted tub, it would have been much easier.
I painted the base with Bittersweet Chocolate by Americana, followed by a light coat of Delta Ceramcoat satin varnish. That was the easy part.
To get the white porcelain finish, I first spackled the best I could to fill in the more obvious defects. I then painted numerous generous layers of white acrylic paint to build up the brightness and even out the surface. In between each layer, I sanded the paint down to a completely smooth surface. Once I had the best finish possible, I put on two coats of Americana Triple Thick Gloss Glaze, letting the first coat dry overnight before adding the second.
The inside is still a little rough since there was only so much I could do with a flat bottom tub, but the outer surface and the overhang turned out as I had hoped.
I plan to add dual faucets, though I'll transform them from brass into brushed nickel. :D
11 comments
The gloss glaze certainly gives it the perfect finish. Looks very realistic =0)
Well done.
Pepper - my clay sink attempt was so sad. :[
Heather - click the link above about the Newport kitchen sink...I built that one out of wood. I am sure you could make a farmhouse sink out of wood.
I think you definitely got the porcelain look though!!















05/16/11 10:50:00 pm,