5 Contemporary Freestanding Bathtubs

The term “freestanding tub” might call to mind visions of the wild, wild west with a rifle propped up alongside a copper basin, or perhaps a more colonial claw-foot tub with traditional English soap within arm’s reach. Today’s options for contemporary freestanding bathtubs, however, are a far cry from the days before modern plumbing; in fact, this particular roundup of sleek basins oddly make a bathroom look more contemporary than even the most intentionally modern tubs do. Although few of us have enough free time to enjoy a long soak in a tub rather than just a quick shower, these retro-modern pieces beckon us to take a minute — or 30 — and just relax.