1. A freestanding tub in the middle of the bathroom can look elegant, but where to put your decidedly unglamorous bargain shampoo bottles and ratty towel? Tub caddies hang across your tub and keep your toiletries and linens handy, but can be removed and stored when not in use to maintain your tub's art gallery aesthetic.
2. If your bath time is a simple affair, you might not need a full-width tub caddy. However, we'd all appreciate if you'd wash, so get a simple soap dish to hang over the rim of your tub and scrub away.
3. Nothing ruins a luxurious bath like a rusty or clogged drain cover, so make sure yours is glossy, smooth, and clean. Replacements are cheap and easy to install.
4. If your tub will double as a shower, you're obviously going to need a curtain. Unfortunately, a regular shower curtain will only cover half your tub, so make sure to find a special enclosure that wraps around the whole tub.
5. You can turn your tub into a shower with a special faucet attachment. If you don't want to have a permanent shower head sticking into the air, simply choose a faucet with a handheld shower head.
6. If your tub will be up against a wall, you can mount a shower head directly to the wall so your tub can serve dual purposes.
7. Depending on where your tub is placed in the room, your shower enclosure will be installed differently. Enclosures can be mounted to the adjacent wall in a D-shape, while freestanding tubs require full O-shape rings suspended from the ceiling.
8. Tub coasters go underneath your claw feet to protect your floor and prevent your tub from slipping. Coasters also make it easier to move your tub on purpose if needed.
9. You won't be able to return your romance novel to the library if it takes a dip in your tub, so prop it open on the reading rack of your tub caddy and enjoy your dry fictional adventure.
10. If your tub will be in the center of the room, you won't be able to reach a wall-mounted towel rack. It's not very luxurious to toss a towel on the floor, so hang your linens from a freestanding warming rack for the ultimate spa experience.