{"id":4995,"date":"2013-01-19T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T11:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/?p=4995"},"modified":"2013-02-02T21:55:10","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T21:55:10","slug":"drummonds-fabulous-bath-collection-with-fine-art-finishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/bathroom\/bathtubs\/drummonds-fabulous-bath-collection-with-fine-art-finishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Drummonds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Fabulous Bath Collection With Fine Art Finishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4997\" title=\"The Humber Bath With 'Verdigris Aged Bronze\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Finish. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/The-Humber-Bath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" \/>Drummonds have announced a design alliance with Costello &amp; Welch the furniture makers, who are well-known for creating fine art finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Drummonds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 cast iron bathtubs take a number of weeks to craft before finishing by hand to order.<\/p>\n<p>They are foundry-cast and meticulously enameled using the conventional dry frit method.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drummonds commissioned Costello &amp; Welch to produce new finishes<\/strong>, and used their characteristic combination of design sensibility and technical know-how, to find outstanding new textures and special effects.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Costello commented that creating the process for the finishes required he become \u00e2\u20ac\u0153part artist, part alchemist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For instance, the Humber bath with Verdigris Aged bronze<\/strong> in our picture is accomplished by spraying copper solution over a coating of bronze powder combined with resin.<\/p>\n<p>The chemical effect, which produces the Verdigris effect takes place gradually, giving exclusive results each time.<\/p>\n<p>Creating exciting combinations between contemporary and classic shapes and finishes, these innovative effects are offered to special commission for all Drummonds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 freestanding bathtubs.<\/p>\n<p>Drummonds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 baths are priced from \u00c2\u00a33210.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The four new finishes created by Costello &amp; Welch<\/strong> solely for Drummonds include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Tamar having a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGold Leaf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 finish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Usk has a textured \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcConcrete\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 finish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Humber presents a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcVerdigris Aged Bronze\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 finish. (pictured)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Tay has a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRed &amp; Gold Bronze\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 finish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and to view <a title=\"Drummonds\" href=\" http:\/\/www.drummonds-uk.com\">Drummomds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 baths with the new specialist finishes,<\/a> go to the website.<\/p>\n<p>Drummonds Tel: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 (0148) 237202<\/p>\n<p>Costello &amp; Welch: <a title=\"Costello &amp; Welsh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.costellowelch.com\">http:\/\/www.costellowelch.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drummonds have announced a design alliance with Costello &amp; Welch the furniture makers, who are well-known for creating fine art finishes. Drummonds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 cast iron bathtubs take a number of weeks to craft before finishing by hand to order. They are foundry-cast and meticulously enameled using the conventional dry frit method. Drummonds commissioned Costello &amp; Welch to produce new finishes, and used their characteristic combination of design sensibility and technical know-how, to find outstanding new textures and special effects. Sam Costello commented that creating the process for the finishes required he become \u00e2\u20ac\u0153part artist, part alchemist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. For instance, the Humber bath &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/bathroom\/bathtubs\/drummonds-fabulous-bath-collection-with-fine-art-finishes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[179],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4995"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5095,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995\/revisions\/5095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}