Who isn't enchanted by clawfoot tubs? Just staring at this photo makes me want to fill one full of bubble bath and relax with a good book. However, if you're thinking about adding one to your home, here are some things to consider beforehand.
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There's a lot I love about my bathroom, from its vintage blue-and-white floor tiles to its ample storage. However, one thing I'm not so in love with is our bathtub. It's deeper than most tubs, but it's still nothing as luxurious as this silver-leaf freestanding tub.
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In this Tuscan farmhouse, the architect designed the bathroom like a lounge, blending styles and eras as you might a living room. The old clawfoot tub is centered in front of the window for a relaxing view, and there's little else, aside from a tall cabinet shelving essentials and an armchair, to clutter up the space. While the blue walls and tub, terracotta tiles, and rustic copper faucet certainly create a beautiful palette, it's not the style or color of the room that attracts me — it's the size.
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I can't think of a more idyllic way to warm up this month than soaking in the Neiman Marcus Albright Bathtub Set ($6,489). Made of AcraStone, a chip- and wear-resistant material with a porcelain-like surface that is warm to the touch, it's a smart splurge if you're a life-long bath lover like me. Its Old World copper tub feet, faucet, and accessories have a classic appeal that will stay in style as long as its lifetime manufacturer's warranty.
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The Cosmo Bathtub (about $4,580 US) comes equipped with massage jets and a 17-inch flatscreen television. I, for one, don't associate television watching with relaxing baths, but maybe I'm just a Luddite. Would you soak in this high-tech tub?
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This Red Diamond bathtub from Water Games Technologies ($47,000) costs more than my car did (by quite a bit). It's red, high tech, and a little outrageous. But would you love to put it in your home if given the chance?
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This bathroom, whose renovation was recently featured on This Old House, was marred by a dated '80s design, leaky plumbing, tiny windows, and bad tilework.
To see its transformation, just .
The renovation included expanding the size of the bathroom to include a bay window, a freestanding tub, a private toilet room, a separate shower, twin sinks, and a dressing room.
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Who doesn't like to read in the bathtub? Antonio Lupi's Biblio free-standing bathtub has a bookcase built around it, to provide storage for all of your bathtub tomes. I love the idea, but can't imagine books weathering the humidity too well.
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If you don't have time to mix up my bath and tile recipe for clean, good news: There's another project that will get the job done. In a recent comparison study on environmental site Grist, writer and assistant editor Sarah van Schagen tested eight different green cleaners to see which one scrubbed the tub with the least amount of elbow grease and the most shine. And out of the fancy— and expensive — brands she tested, she ultimately found that a very simple product got the job done the best.
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Would you replace your bathtub with this 
