| When it comes to getting away from it all in the | | | | bathroom design are as popular as ever, with classic |
| privacy of your home, nothing beats leisurely time | | | | and country bathrooms virtually crying out for an |
| spent in the warm comfort of your bathtub. Once | | | | authentic or replica claw foot bathtub of cast iron, |
| luxury items constructed of cast iron, and found only | | | | finished in enamel. A vintage style wall mount tub |
| in the homes of the wealthy and in hotels, bathtubs | | | | faucet with a nickel finish is the perfect compliment |
| are now extremely common and found in a majority | | | | for such a tub. |
| of homes. | | | | The Beauty Of Built-Ins |
| The style of tubs has evolved, from free standing | | | | A Roman bathtub faucet set is particularly |
| claw foot tubs made of enamel-coated steel, to built | | | | appropriate with a sunken or built in bathtub involving |
| in tubs and sunken tubs, to tubs made in custom | | | | a tile foundation, or where the tub is otherwise built |
| shapes (thanks to the many innovations in bathtub | | | | into the foundation of the bathroom. Tub fixtures of |
| construction materials now available - including acrylic | | | | this type feature glamorous finishes ranging in style |
| and fiberglass). Each type of bathtub has specific | | | | from stainless steel to brass, to those accented with |
| faucet needs. As an integral part of the bathroom, | | | | Swarovski Crystal handles. From Colonial to Modern, |
| and require the finest plumbing fixtures possible. Let's | | | | there is a wide variety of Roman Bathtub faucet |
| look at some of the faucets available today. | | | | sets available, including those with a hand shower set |
| Free Standing Tubs: Perfectly Simple | | | | to facilitate many of the tasks that ordinary bathtub |
| In the old days, buckets of warm water were | | | | fixtures can't handle, such as rinsing of the hair. |
| brought in to fill the freestanding tub, often known | | | | Many of the built in tub models are fitted exactly |
| as a claw foot tub. Thankfully, modern plumbing has | | | | within the confines of a bathroom - that is, three |
| made such chores unnecessary, though designers can | | | | edges abut walls and are sealed accordingly with |
| still outfit their bathroom designs with the graceful | | | | caulk. In this case, only one side of the tub is |
| and simple style of the free standing tub while taking | | | | exposed to the bathroom. Often, tubs of this kind do |
| advantage of all the amenities that modern plumbing | | | | double duty as a shower basin, and there for a wall |
| has to offer. In some cases, a free standing tub | | | | mounted shower fixture with a tub spout below is |
| features a hole where the plumbing fixture can be | | | | called for. This is also called a tub and shower set. In |
| set. In other cases, the free-standing tub is | | | | the absence of any shower, built in tubs may have a |
| configured with only a drain hole, and no fittings or | | | | flat area at the head, pre-drilled for faucets. In this |
| holes drilled for tub fixtures. | | | | case, a Roman bathtub set may be appropriate. |
| In this latter case, a wall mount tub faucet is | | | | Four of the leading brand names in Roman bathtub |
| appropriate, and can be fitted either along the center | | | | faucets are Giagni, Kraus, Fontaine, and Schon, with |
| of the horizontal side of the tub, or at the head of | | | | great deals to be found on the visually stunning, |
| the tub where it abuts a wall. Similarly, free standing | | | | functional works of art offered by these companies. |
| tubs may have holes drilled, to be fitted with the | | | | Shop around for the best deals; reputable web |
| appropriate tub faucet models. Retro trends in | | | | retailers offer free shipping on many orders. |