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These bathrooms, complete with claw-foot Vintage BathTubs and faucets, present a picture of the past with modern conveniences.
Every thing from the floor to the overhead light presents a perfect picture of an era long gone.
Today's market offers you a wide variety of bathroom accessories, so well copied from the Victorian Era that you feel like you are going back to that period of time.
However, all of the bathroom facilities have built-in modern conveniences that makes them a pleasure to use.
When you finish off the bathroom with the proper type of wall and floor covering it is a delight to enter as well as use.
The vintage bathtubs, which are manufactured today, are made of steel or plastic.
Both look exactly as if it were an original article but the plastic one is much easier to move about.
They come in different styles, as well.
You can choose a claw-foot (one ended or two ended), pedestal, slipper, double slipper pedestal and contemporary styles, many of which have spa or whirlpool extras built in.
There are copper bathtubs available as well.
Any will be an excellent addition to present an all-over past era effect.
The faucets available to match these tubs are of a wide variety and can be placed in many different ways, depending on the kind of tub you purchase.
They can be wall, deck or traditionally mounted.
In addition, they can be free standing or mounted in the center of the tub.
If you do not have an overhead shower, many come with a hand shower attached.
There is also the choice of a high spout or traditional spout for the water release.
The type of faucet materials used comes in a wide variety.
With this wide range of choices it is sometimes difficult to choose exactly what will produce the overall effect desired.
You have a choice in the finish of chrome, oil rubbed bronze, satin nickel or polished brass.
Regardless of which style you choose it will reflect the unique plumbing of the late 1800s.
When deciding to go with a vintage bathroom it is always to your advantage to do some research.
With the wide reaching Internet information, that is available today, is it easy to see exactly what is available in, not only the vintage bath tubs and faucets but the other bathroom accessories as well.
Also, many of the latest home decorating books are now featuring these bathrooms and they are an excellent source of information.
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