White marble plus copper tub plus water equals a green stained floor. Plus, Signature Hardware? Really? You must not read Starcraft Builder’s plumbing reviews, or understand the 50% price increase that the tariffs are going to have the time you get around to buying that cheepchinesecrapola.

Any 90K bath like this deserved to have a professional designing it. Hire a great Kitchen and Bath Designer.

Thank you for your info regarding the green floor. Totally something I never considered, and have not been previously advised by any designer, plumber, or contractor I'm working with. Unfortunately, the flooring and the tub (purchased for about 85% off retail price) have both already been purchased, so I'll be going forward with these items.

Could you give your advice on a color for the vanity? That is the hump I'm currently trying to get over. Thank you for your time! :)

If you have any tiny bit doubt in that tub, just don't do it. When you said a copper tub, I thought it would be beautiful. Like Lauren Liess'...

Let your new designer help. And listen to her before you buy things. Start putting some stuff on Craigslist. There’s a reason that was 85% off. Someone found that they’d have to add a whole other water heater just to use it. And still wouldn’t fill it. And they’d get s green floor.

I think your tub is gorgeous.

This white vanity looks anything but boring. A pretty marble top, some glorious copper sconces that are repeated over by the tub, some copper hooks over by the shower with fluffy white robes hanging on them. Really nice.

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If I was worried about the floor and oxidation, I would put some sort of clear finish on the bottom of the tub about 3" up. That area will stay exactly as shown and not oxidize. If it works with cheap rings and clear nail polish it will work here lol. But to be honest I'm surprised there is no protective finish on it, because if it will oxidize then eventually it will rust right through.

You should have worked out your whole color palette before committing to a copper tub.

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Wood and a dull blue/green, sort of a verdigris color.

You had me at "3-person tub".

Thank you, Lindsey! I appreciate your positivity and your willingness to answer my question posted... what color vanity to pair with the tub and tile. The bathroom photo you posted is gorgeous, too! I do like the white and it is probably the way I'm headed with the design. Instead of just relying on 1 or 2 "designers", I wanted to reach out and see what color choices the array of different people on Houzz prefer. Glad I did, since you and Groveraxle were both helpful with photos and advise.

I also really appreciate you giving constructive advice on how to best seal and protect my tub and the flooring. Great idea to seal it with a glazed finish... although, it is already sealed... it would be smart to do it again (as marble is also supposed to be sealed occasionally). I will look into how to do this on the tub.

I, too, think my copper tub is gorgeous and certainly VERY unique. It is made of high-grade copper and the walls are very sturdy and insulated, too! I absolutely won't be putting it up for sale on Craigslist like some of the other people hatefully suggested! Anyone with a tankless water heater is able to fill the tub, no problem whatsoever. I am so very happy with my purchase of such a unique and jaw-dropping tub! Everyone who has seen it is wowed!

Thanks again! :)

"...because if it will oxidize then eventually it will rust right through."

Oh. My. God. Nothing could be further from the truth! Copper sits out in the weather for decades and decades. That's why they make roofs with it!!!

And the very last thing you want to do is put a protective finish on part of it. You want copper to age naturally and evenly all over (which it is not doing now at the seams). If I'm not mistaken, there is already a faux patina on that thing.

Now, to your biggest problem, alluded to by Sophie...I have a standard whirlpool tub that I rarely use (once a year, maybe). One reason that I never use it is that it takes about 20 minutes to fill and uses a whole water heater full of hot water. And it holds about 1/4 of the water that yours does. So, you can count on an hour to fill the tub and cold water unless you have an on-demand tankless system. That's why it was 85% off.

Love the tub!

Thank you for your remarks tatts . I fully understand, as do you, how wonderful and timeless copper is. The tub won't be rusting right through -- hahah, and of course, the aged patina is something I am looking forward to with a living metal. We do have an on-demand tankless system, the largest and most energy efficient available for purchase. All of these things were considered prior to the purchase of this tub. The tub is also located about 12 feet from the tankless, so the water doesn't have to travel far at all!

The reason it was 85% off, is because the manufacturer updated their copper corner tub's design to a new 2018 version and this style was discontinued. The style I purchased was sold for about 6 years, and it simply was time for a new model. I love this version so much more than the new one! Things couldn't have worked out more perfectly, as not everyone can fit a 60"x60" copper tub in their bathrooms... one tub left remaining just for me (in perfect condition)!

Thank you for your post, I appreciate it!

Any recommendation on what color vanity to pair with the tub and white marble flooring??

What a waste of water to fill a 3 person tub unless you have very interesting parties. I would need to see the space before commenting on a vanity but I will say that I hope you are keeping all the counter the same height not dropped for the makeup area and since the tub is already there a white vanity would be a good choice to let that tub be the star

have chosen a white polished marble bathroom floor

How slippery is the wet floor going to be? You don't want to end up with a broken wrist like I did because of a wet slippery bathroom floor.

I also am a copper lover, having used it extensively in our last home. Our current home has polished Alabama white marble (from a quarry not far from our home) in the foyer, DR and LR. It is very slippery. fwiw, when we first moved in, I noticed it more often than now. Even the dogs have gotten used to taking corners more slowly. Purchase beautiful rugs for your bathroom and you'll probably be okay. Or you can have it honed locally.

Honed is always recommended for wet areas (bathroom floors, shower flooring), and that is what we used in the MB remodel recently. The bathroom marble is not white like the older areas of the home, but has some grey/dark green and I've brought out the green rather than the grey by having our new vanity washed (so grain shows a bit) a soft blue green. It also brings warmth to the space, along with the unlacquered brass (which is already changing).

To be honest, I don't think your tub is going to change all that much or quickly. Our last two homes had copper sinks, and I used copper sheeting for backsplashes in the laundry room and one area in the kitchen, powder room ceiling and range hood. Even it being raw copper, it didn't change much and we were there 13yrs.

I hope you'll post photos of your project. I would enjoy seeing your finished bathroom.

*forgot to add photo of our vanity and marble

I don't know what the rest of your home looks like, but if you're doing copper, sage green cabinetry would be a good bet. Is the marble flooring returnable? If so, I'd replace it with slate tile. If not, keep the marble floor and go with white cabinets.

Thank you. It is F&B Blue Gray. If you've been following our remodel, it is also the same color as the kitchen, but it tends to look a tad more blue due to more natural light. As with any paint color, it must be tested in its future location.

Allison0704 Thank you so much for your advice and photo, what a beautiful bathroom color palette you have! I really love color, which is why I'm having such a difficult time making the final decision on the vanity. Like you said, colors change in different lighting! Since we are still in the remodel phase with sheetrock dust *everywhere*, I have not yet had a chance to do any color testing in the bathroom. We are about 34 miles from the beach, so the air won't oxidize the tub quickly at all. There are ways to bring back a natural copper luster to the tub, and even so, I don't know if I will even want to do that. Your home with all its copper adornments in the different areas sounds lovely! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my question in depth and with great advice! :)

Allison0704 that vanity and mirror is gorgeous. OP you should replicate that!! To my eyes the tub is really fugly - not good lines, not a good finish, weird angles and fluted edges - and is going to be really really challenging to work with. But that's just me. Sophie is edgy but correct If you can swallow It.

fidlfreekThe tub is beautiful, unique, striking and fits our extra-large size family (with 3 children). I truly wasn't soliciting anyone's opinion on the products I have already decided upon... Sophie's advice on the tub possibly turning the marble flooring green over time was a very valid comment (that no one had yet thought to disclose to me), and I have since re-designed the flooring which will go directly around the tub. Everything else Sophie said about the quality of the tub, the copper rusting through, and the tub won't be able to be filled with warm water was totally Wrong, however.

Regardless of all that, I do appreciate constructive advice on the design and color of the vanity. :)

I think your tub is lovely...I would have purchased it and not thought twice about any of the difficulties mentions because the tub rules...and I'm a romantic at heart.

I have a large-ish tub. The tub filler I just replaced, but I did have to pay attention to the GPM being adequate to fill the tub. They aren't all the same.

I love carrara and have that, and never mind what others say. I'm fine with any etching or imperfections because I LOVE it. Nothing looks quite the same.

I am a bit worried about your shower tile choice...to me, it doesn't go. I guess it technically goes, but it doesn't harmonize...the colors don't seem to get along very well. Of course that could be my monitor...

Since you have marble, what about some beautiful jewel tones? Blue, teal?

I've shown this photo before, but I love it as inspiration...it's my dream bathroom...

fidlfreek The tub is gorgeous, unique and striking. It is also big enough to fit my large family with 3 children.

Sophie's comment about the copper possibly turning the marble flooring green was a very valid point... I have since changed the flooring design which will go directly around the tub. However, everything else Sophie said was totally inaccurate. The tub will never "rust right through", it is made of extremely high-density copper and is constructed with great craftsmanship and quality... Also, copper never rusts right through which is why kitchen sinks and roofs are made from the material for hundreds of years. Also, it is very easy to fill the tub with warm water. So, really most of what she said was not correct at all.

Regardless of all that, I appreciate constructive advice on the vanity color. No need for anyone to be nasty or hateful. I really don't know why women want so badly to put other women down?! Hope you have a good day.

pennydesign Yes! I love that image of the copper & emerald blue-green bathroom, too! It has been an inspiration for me when deciding on the tub. However, I want my bathroom (which does not have an excess of natural lighting) to have a bright and airy, luxurious feel. Otherwise, I would have gone with jewel tones for sure.

The shower marble wall tile and marble floor does look really beautiful together in person. Also, who wouldn't want an all marble shower?! love love love it. I agree with etching and the beauty and charm it adds to marble. I've purchased a WHITE honed marble as my kitchen countertop and kitchen island, too. To each their own, I guess, as so many people want lifeless and dull quartz for their kitchen and bathrooms.

Thank you for your positivity and help! I will keep your suggestions in mind for bathroom accents and maybe even wall color! :)

I wasn't very clear...I tend to think people are in my head and can read my thoughts :-/....I was actually referring to the cooler brown of the shower floor tile with the warmer copper of the tub when I was talking about it harmonizing. (To me, carrara goes with everything---no question)

It's just from the photos posted...To be honest, they could have chosen better when they picked the design for the stock photo of the tub, too. I don't feel that that was a good color choice, either.

Try to bring in some warmth elsewhere, too, even though you want a light spa-like feel. If you don't, your beautiful tub will be the "odd man out"....

You are correct about durability of copper - it's used for roofs.

I have a lot of copper in my kitchen remodel - large farmhouse sink;' copper hood; copper coved ceiling and copper accent tiles. In my research on copper sinks I NEVER read about issues of the counter contiguous to the sink turning green. That would be analogous to floor meeting tub.

Not sure what colors you've rejected but why not a strong vibrant color rather than have a vanity that fades into obscurity. I don't think they would fight each other since the copper tub is a strong design element but it's not an overpoweringly busy one like a granite with a lot of movement. FWIW, in my kitchen remodel, I opted for teal blue backsplash tiles with an iridescent luster to pick up the copper. My cabinets are wood - a honey stained quarter sawn oak.

While this isn't exactly a copper bathroom tub, I think the copper patinaed backsplash coupled with the cabinets and copper accents is really striking.

"Will rust right through"

Lady Liberty. All copper except the torch which is gold leaf. 132 years young, and having to withstand all that goes on in New York harbor, and a hurricane here and there.

I disagree that you will have trouble with the floor around your tub. Far from it.

Thank you for all the kind words. We are enjoying our new home.

Reading through the thread and thinking about my 40/50ish? gallon hot water tank... and that the tub is 115 gallons... what do you have for hot water to fill that beautiful beast?

And random.. is it possible to set up a solid tub like that as a small pool? As in always filled with water, and treat it like a tiny swimming pool or spa tub or something? Or can't do that with copper?

A properly detailed white vanity would not be boring. You could do it in a color, but you don't have to.

I don't think the color of the vanity is the issue so much as the styling. No-nonsense shaker doors are to be avoided here! Your tub is frilly and requires frilly cabinets, like the one Lindsey posted. (Frilly in a good way!)

I don't really like brown but I like your brown marble tile. As advised above, be sure it matches in person. It looks just right on my monitor.

I think the tub is a fun statement piece.

I agree with Fori - white & frilly. If you think the vanity or flooring will be boring maybe you could add a few copper accents to dress it up. Lowitz & Company makes bronze accent pieces, not copper, but their site may give you some ideas.

I'm not sold on the emperador light brown tiles. They read earthy to me and that doesn't seem like the style you're trying to achieve. You, though, sound like you have a vision so it's all in the eye of the beholder.

I look forward to seeing the completed project.

Premiere Copper has copper tiles. I am using copper subway tiles from them as accents for my kitchen backsplash. I also had them design a copper medallion for behind my cooktop.

Copper Tiles

beesneedsWe have a tankless water heater that sits about 12 feet (on the outside of the house) from where the tub is installed. The tankless provides unlimited hot water at call. They are also VERY eco-friendly and conserve energy (not always heating and re-heating like the tank-style water heaters). Lowering both our gas bill and water bill!

I obviously won't be taking baths every night ~ or even every week... And there would never be a desire to fill the tub all the way to capacity whenever it is in use. I just love how big it is for a fun bath playtime (or indoor "pool" time in the hot California summers) for my 3 small children. They can splash around and not make a total disaster on the bathroom floor.

To answer your second question, I wouldn't think you'd want to leave water standing inside copper for days upon end... mostly because stagnant water breeds bacteria and I've been instructed to not put any cleaning chemicals or even products like Epsom Salt in the tub since it can scratch the finish. If you anticipate getting something like this tub for an outdoor pool, I'd contact a professional to discuss if its a good idea for long-term standing water. :)

Fori. Thank you for your input on the vanity style! I am designing a vanity that has flare and curved, rounded corners to compliment the rounded front of the tub. Great to hear your feedback!!

Jennifer_in_KS and HelenThank you both so much for your recommendations and referrals to companies you have previously worked with! A special touch like copper accents along the vanity or flooring would be stunning! Never even thought of something like that before. Great ideas! Thank you both :)

The Premiere subway tiles are real copper so I don't think they are rated for use on floors.

I used Gravity Aluminium Hexagon Rose Gold tiles as accents in my bathroom - in person they look like the copper of bright shiny pennies. Mine are just accent tiles because the walls are chiefly done in a teal green/blue 3" x 6" subway tile.

Rose Gold Hexagon Tiles

Since this thread popped back up, wondering if the OP has an update for us.