The bathtub is a very useful element that for years has played an almost exclusively functional role. In reality, with the passing of the years and the advent of modernity – an era characterized by particular attention to interior design that also affects the bathroom – this room has been the protagonist of numerous interventions and, from an intimate and hidden place which it was, and it has become an environment that has almost ended up showing off.
Many fashions have changed and with them also the choice of inserting a piece of furniture such as the bathtub rather than a shower box: larger, smaller, of different shapes, equipped with various elements, etc. A trend that knows no time is to include vintage references in your homeand, in this sense, modern retro bathtubs have returned to be more and more requested to decorate the environment with style and elegance.
The freestanding bathtub , with or without feet, is certainly the most popular solution and is able to transform and upset the room, literally immersing those who enter it in a distant but never totally disappeared era.
Why you should choose to insert modern or retro bathtubs
We will explain it to you, bringing you some examples that we are sure will be able to inspire you for choosing the most suitable piece of furniture for your bathroom. Modern freestanding bathtubs
Who would like to give up those moments of extreme relaxation during which, after an intense and particularly tiring day, you can enjoy a nice hot bath
Now combine this feeling with the image of a beautiful modern freestanding bathtub, with a sinuous and accommodating profile , at the interior of which to abandon all other thoughts.
Hence the idea of ​​replacing the bathtub exclusively with the vertical solution of the shower enclosure lapses. Certainly, if you have the possibility, installing both accessories represents the top, but when space availability is limited, then a freestanding bathtub is the one for you.
In a more elegant and linear furnishing context, perhaps characterized by dark colors and clean lines, inserting less squared accessories can contribute in an important way to illuminate the entire environment. In addition, to enhance the choice of a particular piece of furniture such as modern freestanding bathtubs , it is possible to provide a structural rise (a simple step) on which to lay the bathtub, thus giving it the importance it deserves.
To complete this type of furniture, the ideal would be to match your bathtub with a piece of furniture of the same color and a sink that reflects its shapes. Freestanding retro bathtub with feet
A fascinating and very current alternative is to choose onefreestanding bathtub with feet . This last detail, in fact, is able on its own to characterize the entire piece of furniture, returning a feeling of returning to the past.
Traditionally, these tubs were located in the center of bathrooms which enjoyed rather large dimensions. In fact, it is possible to arrange your retro bathtubs even in the useful corners of the environment, without the need for a particularly bulky space. To enhance the original context of these accessories, a wise move is to add other elements to the room that recall that style. In this sense, you could place a wrought iron table next to the tuband a hanger for the bathrobe of the same material, possibly also characterized by the same colors. Why not, even a mirror with a golden frame and decorated profiles, able to complete the vintage style that will have, in any case, the freestanding bathtub with its feet as the protagonist. Bathroom furniture with freestanding bathtub: alternatives and examples of interior design
You have not yet identified a suitable option for your bathroom . Don’t
worry.
Here are some interesting examples to insert a freestanding bathtub in environments characterized by different styles.
If you have a really small bathroom, there are many modern bathtubs on the market that are small, beautiful and very functional. A couple of examples are the tubs equipped with whirlpool or chromotherapy , perfect for a moment of colorful relaxation with beneficial effects; alternatively, bathtubs that, if necessary, can be transformed into comfortable and practical sinks, for example when it is necessary to wash children.
There are many models of freestanding designer bathtubs, some even triangular, trapezoidal or characterized by original and decidedly alternative shapes, for one or two people, equipped with optional headrests. In these cases, a lot depends on the budget available as, of course, they will be solutions that can be purchased at a higher price, precisely because they are so special.
Even the materials used for the freestanding bathtub are the most varied: ranging from synthetic resin to sanitary acrylic, cast iron, steel with enamelled surface, natural stone, marble, wood, porcelain stoneware, up to to arrive at models made of tempered glass.
As for the colors, there are several solutions that stand out from the more classic white: it is possible to find modern and rustic copper or brass colored bathtubs as well as black, glossy or opaque. Some of the most current models are also made with a classic glossy white interior and externally finished in various colors, rather than entirely painted in pastel shades such as purple, yellow, green, blue etc.
There are many examples of furnishing styles in which to place your modern or retro bathtubs: a shabby chic, industrial, rustic, ethnic, contemporary but also vintage bathroom. Just find the right shape and material to adapt this elegant and extremely versatile complement to any bathroom.
For example, look at the image below: a perfect freestanding bathtub halfway between a vintage and industrial style . Essential and compact, with an oval and sinuous shape, and finished with very few details, such as industrial references to external welding. The context is perfected by the choice of cement-effect tiles and the wall made of terracotta-like bricks. Finally, the large original mirror on the side completes the picture to perfection.
Square, rectangular, round, oval or other shapes: you will only have to choose the one you like best and combine it with elements or accessories that find those same lines. The result will be an elegant, refined and very chic bathroom.
One recommendation: if you invite relatives or friends, don’t lose sight of them! Taken by the beauty of your freestanding bathtub, the risk is that they won’t hold back from the temptation to try it!
