DESIGN SPOTLIGHT // Turn Your Bathtub Into a Sofa

Love it or hate it, you've got to admit that Breakfast at Tiffany's (along with Audrey Hepburn's adorably daffy role therein) has secured itself a lasting cultural fascination--so much so that we've begun raiding Holly Golightly's apartment for design ideas. Serendipitously, her clawfoot bathtub couch (our personal favorite) has popped up on Design Sponge and Apartment Therapy Re-Nest over the past few weeks.

The write-ups advise readers to simply go ahead and make one of these bad boys--you know, just saw a bathtub in half.

Though for anyone reading that's taken one of our metalwork courses, this thing will be a breeze. So once you've made your cut, spraypaint that sucker. Finally, (since we trust you've learned how to upholster as well), use your newfound skill to whip up some choice pillows.

Already got plenty of couch space? Hit the jump for a few more innovations.

There's more than just lounging to repurposing these clawfoot tubs. You've got the timeless "Virgin Mary In A Bathtub":

Though arguably a bit more functional, bathtub planters are a great way to turn a small plot of cement into a vegetable or flower garden:

Not feeling especially crafty but want one of those couches so badly you can taste it? You've always got the option to just buy one. We've come across some highly impressive work on Etsy, one that caught our eye being Ruff House Art. Here's one of their pieces:

Now sit back with your candy cigarette in a long holder and your unnamed cat--and enjoy.

Have any other repurposed bathtub ideas? Let us know about them! Maybe a koi pond? Cat condo? The possibilities are endless!

--Layla Schlack