| When you think of claw tubs free standing, the first | | | | the more angular shapes, these updated claw tubs |
| image that comes to mind is probably a classic | | | | free standing possess the same basic qualities as |
| vintage style tub with curving sides and feet that | | | | their older cousins. Part of the claw foot tub appeal is |
| look like animal claws. While this is undoubtedly the | | | | the feminine versus masculine elements: the rounded |
| more popular choice, there are more modern | | | | tub propped up by the fierce looking claws. Modern |
| alternatives today to this traditional tub style. | | | | versions allude to this contrast with a rounded tub on |
| If you like the concept of a claw tub but your taste | | | | top of square legs. The contrast in shapes provides a |
| is more modern, you may be surprised to find that | | | | similar masculine versus feminine attraction. So even |
| these ideas have merged into one. Modern claw tubs | | | | though the shapes are streamlined the underlying |
| free standing retain much of the flavor of classic | | | | design principle remains the same. |
| claw foot bath tubs but are more streamlined and | | | | The charm is still there and so are the choices. |
| less ornate. This clean reinvention of a tradition | | | | Modern claw tubs free standing can be found in cast |
| works well with minimal designs as well as | | | | iron and acrylic with wood or metal feet. Prices will |
| spa-inspired bathrooms. Some styles of modern claw | | | | vary depending on the material its cast in and the |
| foot tubs can also work with bathrooms that are | | | | size of the tub. Cast iron is a traditional choice and a |
| in-between modern and traditional, or bathrooms that | | | | durable one; but acrylic has its own appeal in its |
| are Asian inspired. | | | | lighter weight and often lighter price tag. Modern claw |
| Modern claw foot bath tubs are not all the same | | | | foot tubs range in size as well from about 60" to |
| either. Some are more rounded with a clear Asian | | | | over 70" long. You'll get the same deep soaking |
| flare, while others are more angular and still others | | | | experience in modern styles as you would in a |
| somewhat rectangular and stout. Part of the charm | | | | vintage claw foot tub. |
| of classic claw tubs free standing exists in the design | | | | If you have more of a modern design sense than a |
| itself - the curvaceous lines and ornate feet splaying | | | | taste for vintage, but you love the idea of a claw |
| out on four corners. You may wonder if the more | | | | foot tub, you can now have both. Modern claw tubs |
| streamlined designs lose that fantastical quality. Not at | | | | free standing present the same basic design |
| all. | | | | elements of classic claw foot tubs but they are more |
| Designers of modern claw foot tubs have managed | | | | streamlined and in some cases more angular. So now |
| to extract the essence of the classic claw foot style | | | | you can have a tub with character and still maintain |
| and infuse it into a more modern package. Despite | | | | the modern lines you love. |