Galvanized Wash Tubs

Not your great great grandma's wash tub

It sounds old fashioned, and it is. Once upon a time it was used to wash things like laundry and children in, but now it does so much more than wash.

The rub

Of course, the wash tub is great for washing and many other timeless uses. While washing your clothes in anything other than a machine is a stretch for most, a pretty soapstone wash tub is handy for delicate fabrics that demand extra attention. Washing old paintbrushes, muddy shoes or gardening tools are not a job for the kitchen sink and a galvanized double wash tub can help you tend to the mess outside. If your dog is large you may very well get a lot of use out of a plastic wash tub come bath time.

Baby with the bath water

Your teeny tiny baby is growing so fast and yet, your bathtub just seems too big. What may work is a tub within a tub for a contained baby bath. All the same safety rules for bath time apply and baby must never be left alone in any tub. No matter how cute they in the personalized plastic wash tub or antique composition wash tub, you mustn't run for the camera without baby in tow.

A gift for someone who has, well, everything

Because the wash tub is so versatile, it truly does scream: Here I am, the perfect gift! The beautiful thing about a wash tub is its design. It carries things, anything at all. It is the gift wrap that can actually be reused.

For gardeners, fill up a galvanized wash tub with new gloves, a small spade and some annuals and they'll be tickled pink as roses.

Martini aficionados will appreciate a bottle of good vodka and a martini set in a copper wash tub with wooden handles filled with ice and they'll happily toast to your health.

Fill a round wash tub with any variety of household items and you've got a great housewarming gift for any new home.

Let the childrens laughter remind you how it used to be

Ever notice how kids tend to love the box the toy came in more than the toy itself` This is exactly why the old is new again when it comes to containing childrens toys. A wash tub is great for tucking in the corner of your living room and collecting all the beloved playthings that spread themselves across the floor throughout the day. The handles on the side make for easy carrying from room to room. When empty, the wash tub transforms itself into a pirate ship, a table for tea, or the scoop of a tractor. An especially creative person will even learn to construct a musical wash tub bass for musical kids of all ages!

Everywhere a wash tub

Whether it's used for storing, serving, playing, washing, gardening, moving, carrying, apple bobbing, or just for its charming good looks, the wash tub is a simple way to enhance any room of your home.

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