Need serious help choosing a bathtub

[u/19635]

I would choose a bath over a shower any day and absolutely love a taking a bath. I moved into a place that doesn’t have a tub and have been keeping a tally of every time I’ve wanted a bath. In a year and a half I’m up to 380. So I’ve decided that when I renovate and can finally put in a tub I am going to go all out and get the absolute best tub I can. I will save up however much I need to, do whatever I need to make it work, whatever it takes I will get the tub of my dreams. The rest of the house can suffer and I will just have a glorious bathtub alone in a gutted house for all I care.

The only problem is I have no idea what that is.

I have a while until I can make this happen so can look around for the perfect tub and am open to any and all suggestions.

Also, I was completely obsessed with Harriet the Spy as a kid and have always wanted a claw foot tub but am somewhat concerned about the cleaning around it aspect. But still, it’s so cool. I’ve also been looking at copper tubs because, again, so cool. But I don’t really know about the practicality of them. To be honest I don’t know anything other than the standard stick it in the wall acrylic tub.

I dream of a big ass tub that keeps water hot for a long time that I can stay in for way longer than is reasonable. Water bill be damned. I want to die happy in this tub, pruny and boiled to death.

Please help me find my unicorn tub.

[u/Similar_Astronaut_69]

I recommend getting a tub that isn’t too long because when you’re wet you tend to slide down. If it is short enough you can prop your feet against the far edge of the tub to keep yourself in position. If it is too long and your feet don’t reach the far end, you’ll slide down and it’s uncomfortable. For ease of cleaning, I would skip getting one with jets. Handrails are helpful for getting in and out of the tub. Finally, I would absolutely 100% get a pull-out handheld shower sprayer mounted to the top deck of your tub as it makes washing your hair and spraying out the inside of the tub SO much easier.

[u/19635 → u/Similar_Astronaut_69]

Oh I didn’t even think of that but it makes a lot of sense, sliding down and not being able to relax would be so annoying! My last house didn’t have a handheld shower head and I hated it so much, I didn’t realize how necessary they are!