Dairy trough perfect beverage tub for Country Wedding!

On one of our junk adventures, I was compelled to purchase this 
two sided dairy trough: 

I wasn't sure if it was used to water cattle,

 or if it was used to handle the milk somehow...??

~ I am a city girl after all ~

...but I did know it was in great shape

and it was made of virtually indestructible stainless steel. 

(It even held up to my husband backing his pick up into it!

Indestructible, I tell ya!!)

I had a metal base custom made to fit the trough...

I was thinking it would make an awesome

 beverage holder for parties and picnics.

I liked how it turned out.

It looked kind of industrial/Farm Chic, wouldn't you say?

A few months later, I got a call from Cassie.

Her friends' daughter was getting married

 and they were looking for a large beverage tub.

 If it was going to be used at a wedding reception,

I thought it needed some personalization...

a little bling...and a little junk style embellishing.

Something to soften it up just a little.

I thought of this large metal door plate a friend gave me.

I had Cassie cut the word "celebrate" out of black vinyl.

I also had her cut out the wedding date.

I just adhered the date to a burlap type of ribbon,

then brushed on a few coats of poly to both the front

and back of the ribbon for durability.

I added some bling with faceted crystal and a key.

 I poked a hole at the top of the ribbon

 and threaded the screw from the door plate through it. 

That way the personalized ribbon would be easy to remove...

in case the tub would be used at other events.

Cassie found two plugs to fit perfectly in the drain holes...and a truely unique beverage tub was born.

I hear it worked out perfectly at the wedding.

The family of the groom liked it so much, they bought it!

How cute would this be filled with

 mason jars full of lemonade at a country wedding?

What do you think?

(I think I want to borrow it back

 for my daughters upcoming graduation!)

:)

LINKS:

Common Ground

 

Frugaliscious Friday

 

Furniture Feature Friday

This Bathing Beauty has great legs!

This vintage bathtub didn't start out nearly as cute.
Actually, for quite a while, I wondered why I had even purchased her.
She had a unique shape...she was an interesting find...
but she was just so plain!
I had no idea what I could do to bring out her inner beauty....
She definitely needed some help!
See what I mean!?

There was a thick, sloppy coat of white paint on the exterior.
I scraped off a bit to see what kind of metal I was actually dealing with.
I figured that raw metal would be much more appealing
than gloppy white paint, so the stripping began.
I not only got a good workout, and I mean a fabulous workout,
(..that paint was industrial strength!!)
but I got a speck of remover in my eye...so wear those goggles girls!!!
I certainly learned my lesson.

I cleaned and sanded the interior, sealed the seams
and gave it a fresh coat of white paint....

But she still needed something....
hmmm...she definitely was not a claw foot tub...but
maybe claw foot legs would do the trick.

Oh Yeah!
This was a case where the raw metal & the legs made all of the difference!
Now she's got some style...some patina even!
...and the legs made her one of a kind.
I love her now.

Here she is displayed at JunkFest, where she was sold.
I have no idea what her new owner decided to use her for.

I could picture her in a garden filled with flowers.
...or wouldn't she make a fabulous prop in a store window?

Or maybe she was purchased to hold ice and bottles of wine
or champagne at a junk-styled wedding!
...now, wouldn't that be awesome!?