Great post over at “House In Progress” under their: Design Idea Guide: Modern Makeover for a Clawfoot Tub, wondering how to “hide” a clawfoot tub to make it blend in more with a 50’s house.
I found this picture in the Ladies Home Journal 50’s decorating book:
It looks like a clawfoot tub under…what do you think? I’m wondering what the material is surrounding it? Kind of a cool idea!
I have to say “hooray” for someone finally trying to be true to EVERY period of house…I just love that 50’s houses are beginning to be loved for what they are, not remuddled into someone’s idea of “ideal”! (ok, stepped off my soapbox now!)
The Blue Whale
A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have to wonder why it’s there? Built in 1972 as an anniversary gift, the Blue Whale quickly evolved into a local summer hot spot and family travel destination. Almost immediately the whale began attracting people who wanted to fling themselves off his tail, slide down his water-coated fins and poke their
