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Acrylic freestanding tub – does it hold up?

This is a non biased review of our freestanding acrylic tub from Vintage Tub & Bath. I love the look and the ease of install. But I am disappointed with the etching and spots created when using any products containing essential oils – which most of mine do. If you look closely at the top photo you can see the spots. I wish I had been made aware that essential oils will permanently stain acrylic tubs when I purchased this tub and I hope this review will save someone out there a little heartache.

However I do love the look of the tub paired with the Kingston Brass Deckmount Tub Faucet and I’m happy I opted for the sprayer – makes cleanup much easier!

This vanity project was fun! Unfortunately I didn’t save a before photo but the original vintage buffet had a dark wood finish. A few things I would change here, I do not like the large countertop overhang – unfortunately I was persuaded by the measure tech that we needed to have extra room for the quartz to slide over the original top. Looking back I would have opted to cut the original top down so that wouldn’t be an issue.

Yes I chose to have 1 sink vs 2 and everyone thinks I’m crazy. But I rarely use the bathroom at the same time as my hubby AND I wanted all that free countertop space!

Painting a bathroom vanity:

• Clean and very lightly sand
• Prime with Zinsser BIN primer
• 3 coats of flat paint – this was a custom color I mixed myself but link to similar here
• 1 coat of General Finishes brown glaze – experiment with application first
• 3 coats of Minwax Polycrylic Satin (I usually use 1-3 coats depending on use of furniture. Anything in bathroom or kitchen gets 3 coats)

Quartz countertops – yes or no?

A non biased review of quartz countertops: I don’t love quartz countertops in kitchens or bathrooms – they feel very cold and fake to me. With that being said I do think they work well in modern spaces. I have noticed working with clients that the quartz almost always looks better in the showroom and even on the small samples they give you…I don’t know why or how but that has been my observation. I wish I had spent more time looking for a countertop material for my bathroom. Marble was not an option for us because although I love the patina on aged marble, my husband does not. Whomp whomp sometimes we have to compromise. I try to keep that to a minimum hahaha!

LVP Flooring

Flooring is a whole other post – there’s just too much information to cover here. I joked that the salesperson at the local flooring shop became my best friend because I was there so often. Steve, yep thats my buddy!

But let’s chat real quick about flooring changes. I personally prefer to have the least amount of transitions as possible throughout the house. I want the eye to be drawn to other details within the space and not jump around too much. So for that reason I chose LVP, a flooring material that can stand up to water in the bathrooms and kitchen but still look good throughout the home.

We ended up installing a commercial grade LVP over Ditra electric floor heating system in the bathroom. I love the warm floors on a cold morning!

Sources:

• Tub plumbing fixture: Kingston Brass Deck Mount in Antique Brass finish
• Soaking tub: Vintage Tub & Bath
• Vanity countertop and shower bench: MSI Calacutta Laza Quartz
• Shower wall tile: Porcelain 4″ x 12″ Elegance Venato Polished B&F Ceramics
• Shower floor tile: Floor & Decor 2″ Bianco Orion Hexagon Polished Marble
• Shower faucet backsplash: Floor & Decor 30″ x 60″ Astrella Bianco Porcelain
• Vanity: painted vintage buffet with custom paint color similar to Farrow & Ball Card Room Green, General Finishes brown glaze and Polycrylic Satin
• Vanity Hardware: Pottery Barn Boulevard Pull and Knob
• Vanity sink: Kohler Verticyl
• Sconces: Williams Sonoma – no longer available
• Shampoo and conditioner dispensers: The Polished Jar white plastic with brass
• Mirror 40″ round: Home Goods
• Towel Hooks: Anthropologie Botanist Towel Hook Gray/Brass
• Vintage chandelier above tub: Chartreuse & Co Buckeystown MD
• Flooring: Southwind Floors Authentic Plank in Antique Pine
• Floor Heat: Schluter Ditra
• Wall Paint: Farrow&Ball Strong White
• Cabinet and stool: Vintage finds from local barn sale
• Towel rack made from vintage doorknobs and salvaged wood piece