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| laurentany |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 3:05:27 PM
Okay Farmgirls...I am so excited. I finally got an antique clawfoot bathtub to replicate MaryJane's outdoor bathing idea! It is a real beauty- in fact the porcelain is near perfect! I will be sure to post pictures as I re-finish the outside and set it in place for the outdoor bath area...cant wait to play around with this!
~Laurie
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| laurentany |
Posted - Apr 03 2012 : 9:20:11 PM
I just found a really cool "bath caddy" online from Bed Bath and Beyond- They have one made of teak (which would be good for my outdoor bath) and it is the coolest thing...holds your book, a taper candle and a wine glass- what more could an outdoor bathin' farmgirl ask for....LOL
Funny thing is that its $40 and I only paid $50 for the whole tub, so have to think about that one.
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 03 2012 : 08:09:51 AM
The setup at MJs B&B worked really well . . . fill the tub with water from the hose, light the two burners, let it get nice and warm (you need to shut that off before you get in . . don't wanna toast your buns!)
Having it outside is wonderful because you can enjoy the fresh air, the trees, the sky, the stars . . ahhhhhhh!
I could do it if I just had the tub . . we'll see!
CJ
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| Oggie |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 4:27:47 PM
Sounds like a real fun thing to have Laurie! I should do this too as we only have a shower in our house.
Ginny
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 3:18:27 PM
Oh my goodness Laurie, I'm soooo jealous!
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| laurentany |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 1:50:28 PM
Thanks CJ for the pics of the "Real McCoy" at MaryJanes. Yes I am going to copy her and what is in her Outpost book and use a 2 burner camp stove set on pavers underneath the tub. I will fill it with the hose, and then put a plywood cover over it covered by a quilt so that it heats up quicker. Then I shall hop in and say AHHHHHH.
I plan on putting it in a corner garden area so I will just have to put a clothesline across the front for privacy since the corner is already "private" from the 6" fence and my hydrangea etc.
My daughter and I are looking forward to making it all girly girl.
I will surely keep you posted and post pics when it is complete.
Good luck in your quest CJ- I have no doubt that you can pull this off! Keep us posted!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 12:39:17 PM
I'm curious, too, how you'll heat the water? Like at MJs' B&B with the propane burners underneath?
I'm gonna have to go on a hunt for a tub . . not too many of those around these parts!
CJ
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 12:08:59 PM
That is pretty nice. Do you bring the hot water out to it, or is it a cold bath or a sunwarmed bath? Looking forward to the pictures when you have it all in place.
Nancy Jo
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 05:47:28 AM
My daughter, Robin and I, were able to stay at MaryJane's Outpost B&B last summer and experience the outdoor tub soak! It was WONDERFUL!!!!
This was "our tub" . . . the pics of me or Robin in it? Not a chance! ;)
CJ
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 05:19:19 AM
It's beautiful! It looks exactly like the one in my bathroom! :) The outdoor bathing experience is going to be so lovely for you!
Alee
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Apr 02 2012 : 03:52:32 AM
Oh yes, please send pics when you have it all set up! I am so intrigued with the idea that MJF has at their B&B. Better and an upscale hot tub! A perfect summer night idea under the stars! Fun!
Winnie #3109 |
| Farmer Judy |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 7:28:42 PM
OK, a tub for plants or decoration is great, I could use one for decoration or actually for the house to bathe in since they are sooo roomy. But to be honest all I can think of a claw foot tub is the viagra comercials, a couple outside in two separate tubs. I just don't get it, why not one tub that fits two??
God bless,
Judy
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| jan49829 |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 7:23:00 PM
Laurie, that is wonderful!!!! I would love to have an outdoor tub also, but hubby would never allow it. Am looking forward to seeing pictures, can't wait!!!!
Janet
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| TeresaJ25 |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 6:32:36 PM
Hooray!!!
I am so excited for you Laurie! I cannot wait to see what you have planned for it! I don't know how you found such an awesome tub for such an awesome price!!
Lucky for me... I do live close enough to impose!! 
~Teresa
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 6:00:52 PM
Awwwwww Laurie . . lucky you!!
If you lived closer I'd come over when it was done and impose . .:)
What a find!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
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from my hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
the "Purple Thistle" http://www.ceejay48.etsy.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| laurentany |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 5:14:34 PM
Thanks Ladies!
I plan on keeping it outside and having a summertime "Outdoor" bath. I have a corner in my yard in front of a hydrangea, and I am going to do it all up farmgirl style. I thought it was a real steal...only paid $50 Bucks for it! As I said the inside is near perfect- just have to re-paint the outside. I will post pics when I have the "finished product".
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 4:41:34 PM
That is so beautiful. You are so lucky!! What a great find.
Marianne |
| pennyhenny |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 4:07:36 PM
Ohhhh fabulous bathtub. My mother has an old claw-foot in her backyard full of herbs...it's beautiful.
hugs,
-missy-
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Apr 01 2012 : 3:25:06 PM
Nice! Will you keep it outside, or finish it for inside? Keep us posted. I'd love to see the finished picture.
Marly
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