The antique clawfoot bathtub has made a remarkable comeback in the home decorating plans of todays modern bathrooms. The clawfoot tub will bring in the feel of warmth and comfort while also allowing for elegance of the basic design of the clawfoot tubs.
With the convince of being able to repair or completely doing what is called bathtub refinishing, you are now able to first of all fix what ever may have been damaged in the tub The interior of the tub can be brought back to life with all the shine and luster of a brand new tub. The outside of even the cast iron clawfoot bathtub can be sanded, filled and painted almost any color or design you can imagine. It is truly amazing to see what can be done to tub that may have been sitting outside or just neglected for years. The clawfeet can also be refinished. The choice of gold, nickel, bronze and chrome will make for the final touch on the tub.
And the updates does not stop with just the tub itself. The clawfoot bathtub faucet has also been 
redesigned for todays use. Depending on the tub and the design of the tub as to which style of faucet you will need. Also, how the water supply is brought into the house will determine what you need. First , the classic clawfoot bathtub will have only one end that is slightly rounded for the comfort of the back. The other end will be more of a squared design and this will be where the faucet holes are cut. Another style of clawfoot bathtub is the slipper. This will have one end of the tub raised higher like a headrest. These styles of tubs could have either the holes in the wall of the tub or in the rolled rim of the tub.
Then there is the double ended and the double slipper tubs which will allow for either or both ends of the tub to be used. This design will have the holes cut in the middle of the side wall of the tubs or in the rim. Don’t be overwhelmed. Two basic types of tubs with the holes either in one end or in the middle side of the tub. Of course, either of these designs could have the holes in the rim. To make things even a bit more confusing, some of these tubs will not even have faucets holes cut in the tub.
The faucet manufactures can and do have a design for each and every need in the clawfoot bathtub design. And the great thing of this is they have developed a way to include a shower. Even different choices of free standing shower or hand held. The designs include different types chrome, brass nickel, bronze and gold looks. The hard part will be what to decide on.
Then the clawfoot tub shower enclosure will be need to be installed. The designs of these are like the faucets, being there is the free standing, the bathroom wall mount or the tub mount. Which ever your tub is a shower can be added to make your tubs more practical and convent to use. Most of the curtains will hang from a rod that is hung from the ceiling. This set will supply everything you need. But some of the faucets will came with a hand held shower if that is your preference.