When does a style become a trend? When it is so decadent it’s too good to resist! In the last few years we have seen the trend of stunning feature–baths move from the bathroom, via the bedroom to the great outdoors.
As a bathroom specialist we enjoy seeing our hand-finished bath tubs in some spectacular settings. Here’s just a few of them.

Who wouldn’t want to bathe in front of the fire?

Back in the days before we had the luxury of indoor bathrooms and central heating, it was not unusual to see a tin bath placed in front of the fire. In those days it was a practical necessity and a real treat for the family to feel clean, once a week.

Move forward 100 years and we mirror the experience in period homes and boutique hotels, not out of necessity, but out of the sheer luxury. Far nicer to have a toasty hot bath in front of a roaring fire with a view out of a large picture window, than cramped in a small bathroom with a view of the toilet.

The Cast Iron Bath Company-SalcombeFreestanding Versatility

Placing a claw-footed bathtub directly in front of a roaring fireplace is perfectly in keeping with any period home.

Whether in a large bathroom, dressing room or even the bedroom a free-standing bath allows you to be versatile where you choose to bathe.

The Salcombe

Black Millbrook Cast Iron BathLuxury option when your en-suite is small and efficient

For many of us, the move towards en-suite bathrooms means many of us forsake a bath in favour of a more space efficient shower. With a freestanding bath you can have both! A shower for the morning rush and a gorgeous roll top bath for your relaxing weekend soak.
By putting your bath in your bedroom you can allow your en-suite to be the practical, efficient space it needs to be while indulging yourself in a far more glamorous setting.

Bathing in the bedroom means no longer do you have to relax looking at the outline of the toilet and basin in a cramped en-suite. Put your bedroom at the heart of your relaxation.

The Millbrook Double Ended Cast Iron Bath

Boutique Chic

Bathing in luxurious venues across the globe, often involves a free standing bath in your boutique bedroom. It offers a great opportunity to ‘try before you buy’ and experience the sheer pleasure of bathing with a view of a cosy room or open window rather than a toilet and basin. With prices from as little as £1,000, here’s some luxury venues we have worked with:

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The Orangery Retreat

Built into a fireplace, bathing at the Orangery Retreat in Italy makes use of the cave setting to allow bathers to relax in the Bergamot Apartment.

The Dawlish

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For a bath with a view, the fabulous copper bateau bath at the Brocco Boutique Hotel in Sheffield offers guests of The Dovecote room a bathing experience to remember.

The Marseille Cyprium

Windout Barnwindout-farm

Taking things one step further, the owners at wedding venue Windout Barn have put a pair of Marazion claw footed baths outside, overlooking their apple orchard. Talk about a bath with a view!

The Marazion

Far better than a view of the toilet

Wherever you choose to position your freestanding bath, you will always be able to improve on a view of the toilet. They are just so versatile. Put them where you like and enjoy relaxing in luxury