A Vintage Clawfoot Tub Makeover with Maison Blanche Paints

hey guys today I'm looking forward to sharing how I gave my plain white clawfoot tub a dramatic and unique transformation with the help of Maison Blanche this has been the most enjoyable makeover I've done in a long time and it can't wait to show you how easy it is to recreate this look last week I used an aging solution to give my Bratz tub Hardware a bronze patina and today I'm finishing this makeover by showing you the steps I took to give it some personality with specialty paints look for this bathroom will be a mix of rustic and vintage while still keeping the simple cottage style so I planned my color scheme with those parameters in mind I wanted the space to feel warm and earthy so I selected a handful of beige and gray shades for Maison Blanche's vintage furniture paint and French lime paint lines along with a few different colored waxes I've used these paints before on another clawfoot tub with amazing results and I couldn't wait to test out some new colors and products option number one was cobblestone which I described as a deep neutral khaki option two is hurricane a slightly darker and cooler shade next up was Franciscan Grey which is a true medium gray finally we had coke wheel which is a soft grey lime pain because I wanted to stick with warmer colors cobblestone was the winner this paint has a unique formula that makes it perfect for furniture projects like this and since its water-based it's super easy to clean up it adheres to almost any surface with no prep work involved and the chalk base texture leaves a rich velvety smooth finish the dimensional quality is especially ideal if you're going for an aged look as it's great for sanding and layering colors and waxes there was no sanding needed for this project though I just gave the tub a couple of coats and waited for it to dry while the tub was drying I turned my attention to the feet I'd love the look of black feet on clawfoot tubs but I wanted to take this one step further with a bronze effect I started by giving the metal a coat of Maison Blanche's wrought iron which dries a soft charcoal black after two coats were applied and the paint was dry I grabbed my jar of organza organza is a thick shimmery gel cream that will give any surface the appearance of metal it comes in several colors and I chose oil rubbed bronze which works great over a black surface to apply I used a small brush and dabbed it into the gel then I lightly coated my surface making sure to leave some of the black showing through for a more realistic metal look if you apply too much you can gently buff it away with a soft cloth or you can go back and add more for a stronger effect in just a few minutes my white cast iron feet became antique bronze beauty to finish it all off I tested out a few different waxes to seal and protect the paint the amber colored wax didn't change the color much it just provided a slightly richer finish the dark brown wax deepen the color a bit and made the tubs texture more apparent a thin coat of the white lime wax also blend it into the surface and lightened it I prefer the darker finish so I went with a dark brown wax just like the paint's the waxes are buildable so you can layer on as much as you want to enhance the effect I didn't want it to look too Brown so I applied two super thin coats there was no waiting buffing and reapplying process so both the organza and waxing steps were completed in no time I love working with Maison Blanche products because they're so forgiving you really can't mess it up and the paint isn't going to chip and feel like regular latex paint with these you can experiment and be as creative as you want I'll be using them on the bathroom vanity next so make sure to check back and follow this bathrooms progress if you have any questions leave them in the comments below or you can head to my blog for more details on this project I've got a lot more furniture makeovers on the way so don't forget to subscribe to my channel and stay tuned for more you

Channel: Jenna Sue

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Length: 4min 19sec (259 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 15 2016