HAND PAINTED "TOILE RURAL SCENE" ON A CLAWFOOT BATHTUB

HAND PAINTED "TOILE RURAL SCENE" ON A CLAWFOOT BATHTUB

A few years back a client asked me to paint something on her clawfoot bathtub. 

Immediately I envisioned a "toile" rural scene painted on it because she loved French decor. 

I thought that would be unique. 

This is the scene I painted.

She left everything up to me and these are the colors I chose.  (approved, of course)

 The colors look so beautiful with her dark wood floors.

You guessed it!!  Me, painting the bathtub.

I primed the tub with a "bonding" primer, painted the artwork and sealed with two coats of clear sealer.

 

 Today I am back at her home working and love seeing it, again.  

It has held up really well.

My client is still very happy with it, too.

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CLOSE UP OF "TOILE" RURAL SCENE I PAINTED ON CLAWFOOT BATHTUB

Close up of "toile" rural scene I painted on clawfoot bathtub.

RE-PAINTING SUSAN'S KITCHEN ISLAND

A couple of years ago, I painted a special finish on Susan's kitchen cabinets. Recently, she saw a friend's kitchen cabinets that I had also painted. I had embossed a design and painted her island to make it look like a piece of furniture, instead of a kitchen cabinet. Susan wanted me to do something special on her island, too. So, I darkened the raised panels on the drawers and doors. Then, I embossed a design with modeling paste and painted with a metallic paint. She's very happy, now! She said her island "looks like a piece of furniture, too"! (Metallic paints reflect, depending on how the light is touching the paint.)