If they have a model that comes with its own Italian sitting in it waiting for you you might want to choose that one. Otherwise if you have the money, buy the one you like.

LOL Embothrium! There would not be a question if that was the case!

I honestly don't like it at all. It looks cheap especially if it's Acrylic or plastic.

Did you decide against that rectangular one you posted a while back? I liked it.

Between the two here definitely the one the ID picked.

I had to look up some pictures of the $$$ bathtub to see where it looks at home. I wish it were cast iron. Not a huge fan of the legs, they kind of look like an IKEA stool.

I like everything on this site.

http://www.signaturehardware.com/shop/lp/rectangle-acrylic-tub

Especially this one

http://www.signaturehardware.com/66-catherine-acrylic-double-slipper-clawfoot-tub-with-modern-feet.html

And

http://www.signaturehardware.com/72-langly-cast-iron-double-slipper-tub-on-plinth.html

And

http://www.home-designing.com/2011/04/beautiful-bathtubs-by-blubleu

Thanks guys! LOL I guess I am in the minority. I really wanted a claw foot tub in dark blue, black or mint... but not an overtly ornate tub. I want something eclectic but modern.

I like all the ones you posted raven-they are definitely something I will consider. I did email with a sales rep at a high end kitchen/bath store who said the agape tubs are great. I am wondering if it is worth the hassle of shipping and customs, although it will be delivered right to my door. I was going to order it directly from Italy.

Plastic scratches. Cast iron doesn't.

Hi Rockybird --

I've been catching up on/following your reno project; thanks for letting us all play along with you!

Because your house is such a pure example of modernism -- and you seem to be striving to pay homage in spirit if not in letter with your choices -- I'm not sure this is the tub for you.

Were we talking about a more generic contemporary or an older home, I could see the Italian Soakstallion being a playfully ironic choice.

OTOH, I can't say I'm wowed by your ID's choice either. There's nothing wrong with it for your space -- it's a simple form, so it works -- but I sure saw a lot of tubs like that during my recent tub-shopping excursion. A LOT.

Have you already taken a look at Americh?

One of their 2 production facilities is in SoCal, and it looks like you'll you're spoiled for choice in terms of dealers, which hopefully translates into tubs to try. My understanding is that your tub is made for you at time of payment, so there's about a 3-week lead time. [That's what my dealer told me, anyway!]

Americh isn't particularly cheap and can definitely go up up up. If you want to spend $$$, consider the ROC line -- made from "mineral cast materials." Or if you want vintage get the metal-clad one for my sake. ;)

I'm someone who really wanted a true cast iron (snob!) but had 2nd floor weight concerns; I ended up with an Americh acrylic as they were one of the only brands to carry a curved-end vintage-inspired tub. [Waterworks' 9K+ fiberglass one was not in the budget....] I'm pleased so far -- ergonomic and heat-retentive (I did insulate to help).

LOL Thanks everyone! Actually good news is that it's not a cheap generic plastic - it's a trademarked material that retains heat.

If I could find a tub like this that was freestanding, than I would be happy:

33 86

They are actual tubs from the 50's. I cant find any freestanding tubs from the 50's. I'm guessing they still used the clawfoot tubs of their parents?

I understand the romance of the clawfoot tub. In your case I feel it is the wrong look for you house. In the case of this specific Italian clawfoot tub, the legs are off. It feels unbalanced.

You know who very possibly has that tub Black Dog Salvage. They take down old houses and salvage the tubs and restore them. They have some amazing stuff. I watch their show all the time. They are super nice. You can email them a picture of the one you want. I have bought from them so I get emails from them.

The Salvage Dawgs is the show.

Black Dog salvage is the store.

http://www.blackdogsalvage.com/

I emailed the cabinet contractor. I want to see if I can buy a drop in tub and build panels for it. I doubt he will be willing to because of water damage, but maybe he'll have an idea.

@Raven-thanks! The problem is that those are alcove tubs and I need a free standing tub. I can get one like them locally off craigslist, but only two sides are finished. :(. I'll check his website though! Maybe he will have something else that will work!

Like this tub but a rectangle:

I'm not feeling either tub to be honest, if you're shipping from Italy I think you can do better. Will have another look. If you want that panelled look I'm sure that is possible. Let me know what your cabinet guy says.

That last tub is very cool and would work. You need rectangular?

At the risk of repeating myself, Americh has freestanding rectangular in a couple of their lines.

If you want to do the drop-in with panels, it's pretty standard (albeit more of a vintage look) to do the wood surround.

What *could* be kind of cool is to do a slab surround and have it routered to match the old cast iron tubs you like.

[Here's the thing about the old alcove tubs, even the 2-sided ones...they're pretty shallow. Made it easier for me to pass. Clawfoot/slippers are the soakers.]

Hi Sochi. Thank you! I have no idea how they did that tub. :(. I wouldnt know where to get an oval to panel over or where they got those panels. I am wondering if they are some sort of 3D wall panels. I think an oval would be better than rectangle though. Maybe they just panel over an acrylic tub?

I dont want the circle pattern as there is so much tile in the bathroom (and I dont know where to find something like that) and it will be too busy. The wall behind the tub will be tiled. I would just want it maybe painted a color - dark blue to match the shower and wc tile or mint maybe. A marble would be nice, but there's no marble elsewhere.

Two other lines I saw in person

Maax rectangular freestanding -- comes in a few colors and grey -- they have several other models.

ETA I was too lazy to poke around, but at least 1 other Maax model comes in non-standard shades.

Neptune (Canadian brand), also has freestanding rectangular

Thanks house vixen! Is called a drop in tub that I want? Where can I get the surround done and what is it called? A steel surround is something to think about, I'm just not sure where to get that done...a matte black steel might be cool, but I would want it seemless with no rivets exposed. I just dont know where to look for these things. I will check out Americh.

THanks house vixen. Those are nice, but I need one I can finish all four sides on if I am going to try that route.

Hi again RB --

I think I'm getting a little lost with what you want, so let me run through a few things. Accurate to the best of my knowledge, open to correction!

• Tubs like the mint green are called a "double apron" (sometimes called a corner tub but that usually gets not so great things to show up). It's open on 2 sides, finished on 2 sides. Finish generally = cast iron on vintage, human-made on newer models.

• Alcove tubs are open on 3 sides, with 1 long side finished (the 3 surrounding walls can be more or less tub height vs full-height)

• Drop-ins are open all the way around, and they have to have support more or less like a kitchen sink. Then they're enclosed somehow -- slab top/tile sides; all tile; slab top/wood sides. Steel, sure, why not?

• ...and of course you already know that freestanding tubs are finished on all 4 sides, but are often pushed with 1 long side up against 1 wall

So depending what you mean by "finish on all 4 sides" you seem to need an alcove or drop-in.

If you just want the plumber to install, a freestanding (edit: or double apron) is the best bet. Otherwise there could be any number of pros involved depending on how you finish it out.

Have you loooked at Jason?

http://www.jasoninternational.com/products/collections-detail.aspx?ID=5

Thank you House Vixen! That is a really informative reply! The tub will float in the middle of the room. Is there a way for me to buy a tub that I can fabricate or purchase the panels for all four sides like in the pic above? That would be a drop in?

Thanks lascatx! I will check them out!

You need a freestanding tub --- though I think I saw some Jason tubs that can be used with additional panels. I'm not sure if that was to have the option of alcove vs corner or if they could go as far as freestanding, but I think your best seamless look and least issues wiith water going where you don't want it to would bee to buy a freestanding tub that is made to be freestanding. Don't make it harder than it needs to be -- you will likey pay more and have more problems -- that's just the way things often workk when you try to force them.

Jaon has rectangular freestanding iin the Forma and Carrera collections. but if you want something incredibly unique and are willing to spend the money, they have an oval translucent tub in the Designer Collection. Call them -- I called them a while back and asked a bunch of questions and talked to someone very nice and helpfuul. And they have Italilan heeritage for you -- they are the original Jacuzzi family. I plan to get a Jason tub as soon as I can get my bathroom redo going.

I have to admit I don't love the one that is expensive and I am not sure about the one the ID picked out. I know it is repetitive, but when I start a thread on my bathroom on a new topic I tend to put all the info I have settled on in the thread again for reference. :) I feel like I need that from you again to give an opinion.

Did you decide on the blue tile? and the white tile? and the terazzo floor? are those a done deal? what are your vanities going to look like?

Lastly - what do you want out of your tub? how often do you use it?

I am now inlove with some of these!

and these with the wood "supports" how great if they could tie in to your vanities!

tub envy!

I go to Italy often, you won't like the plastic tub. There are lots of claw foot tubs online. Here's a pic of my new favorite bathroom and many tubs.

Oops, haha, here it is tubs

I love that tub. The ID's tub looks incongruent with the mcm design. Like when I see vessel sinks in the mcm flips here in So Cal. Your tub is so unique and less imposing, I think it will bring appropriate today into a house from the past.

If you would be interested in salvage, I'll dig up my source list and post it. We put in a 1924 round corner tub shipped to So Cal from Seattle. Cost more to ship than the tub itself. Totally worth it.

I love looking at these tubs. I have wanted a claw foot forever. We had one in my original home when we were little. It was a very long one because my parents could easily fit three kids in it with room to spare (I often wonder if it's still in the house). But I probably do not have the space here without a major remodel--maybe a small one 60" or less can work, and I worry about that the older I get, I won't be able to use it! I love the modern looking ones. Good luck!

ETA, yaya, thanks for that list. Some of those small clawfoots could maybe work for us.

Hi again RB --

Lascatz beat me to it, echoing what I was thinking.

I was going to have to bow out and refer you to the structural and plumbing folks on your team because while I'm sure what you want CAN be done -- generally anything can be done with time and money and the right pros -- there comes a point where it's complexity for the sake of complexity.

But if you still want to look at a freestanding all-clad setup, explore it with those right there on your site. Especially if you're one of those people who have to pursue an idea to the end before ruling it in or out.

Given your other bath choices I'd lean towards a simple oval or rectangle freestanding in white or a bold color-color that has some relationship to the landscape outside *or* is a nod to MCM shades.

If you're serious about exploring color-color, put your ID on it since you really need to understand charges and production timelines.

It's very easy to fall in love with a great-looking product online -- and then another! and another! -- so I'd step back and ask yourself:

• what do you want to feel when you enter the room?
• what do you want the room to help you do -- relax? energize? -- and what types of materials, styles, and colors have made that happen for you in the past?
• what kind of a statement do you want the room to make to others -- or does this not matter to you?

ps

I believe you said your home is pedigreed? William Cody, maybe?

Remembered after I went to Palm Springs I added some books to my "expensive design books I'm too cheap to buy" -- do you own this? Cody and others featured:

Forgotten Modern: California Houses 1940-1970

--> I have to say Google Books shows a ton of images from the book.

Not too many bathrooms (modernist show-and-tell tend to skimp on the original bath photos, I notice!) but there's a peek of and reference to one of Fickett's sunken baths.

Great photos of updated Fickett sunken bath (and rest of house!)

Thank you for all the replies!

1929- I agree! am still in love with that tub but now I am wondering if it will be worth bringing from Italy. I am going to speak with the ID about it.

@boopadoo- those tubs are very nice! Unfortunately, I lot of them are 10k and over! I know because I already looked into some of them. But I do like the american standard one. It is one that I will consider. We dont know tile yet. Unfortunately, I need to find a tub so the ctr. Can set the plumbing before the foundation goes in.

Lascatx - I'll take a look at them tonight. It's good to know they are a good brand.

Thank you Yayagal! I am going through those now. So far, they look too ornate, but I still have a lot left to look at!

House Vixen - thank you!!! Those links were great to look at. I think I have seen tubs that people have put ceasarstone or marble around. I wish I could find a nonornate dark blue or mint clawfoot tub.

When i walk in the room, I want it to be someplace unique. One side of the room is all glass with views. But it is grounded by a white block wall for privacy and a succulent garden. I would love a unique eclectic modern tub. It will be sitting out in the open, visible. Everything else will be probably dark blue tiles in shower and wc, terrazzo on the floor, walnut cabinets.

Thanks for responding. I can't wait for you to finish this so I can see it!

Sounds like you want a seamless blend of form and function that's transformative.

So: brighter green vegetation, intense blue sky, and more (terracotta/sand?) become colors in the space. Then dark blue, white textured wall (and I assume toilet + sink), deep brown are added.

That's a fair amount going on so I'd be cautious about layering on too many more elements.

• Have you picked out your terrazzo shade?
• What tones for faucets/fittings (silver/brass/dark)?

I wonder about a terrazzo tub that looks like it'd sprung from your floor.

[disclaimer: I love my terrazzo shower base. terrazzo floors, terrazzo anything, ha]

One vendor, no knowledge of them -- a few models in a few colors -- some below.

Oceanstone

Thank you House Vixen and I appreciate your thoughts! They are very helpful. Those terrazzo tubs are beautiful, but I think I found the tub I want.

The fixtures will be chrome. The terrazzo will not be busy- I am hoping for white will little movement. The dark blue shower and wc will not be very noticeable.

This is the tub I think I will get. The architect and contractor really like it too:

Perfect!!!!

It looks swell, but is it comfortable with the straight walls? Or are they different on the inside?

Thanks Boopadaboo and nosoccormom! I dont know if it's comfortable. I have to order it from Italy. I think the inside is pretty linear. I can always get a pad or something to use. Mostly, I want something that is unique and architectural as the tub is such a visible part of the bathroom.

you can get a backrest.. maybe 2 if that tub is for 2...

victoria & albert tub backrest

@sunnysmom- that's perfect! Thank you!

It may not be more since it doesn't have the stand. I like both of these better thhan the one you started out asking about.

Did you see the translucent Jason tub? I love the look of that one, but I don't think I would put it in my bath. But I did notice they have it in blue now, and that makes it more interesting. ;-)

Thanks! I like that tub, but I dont think it would work in my house. The glass is cool though!

I wouldn't purchase a tub without getting into it to see if it is comfortable.