As we continue in our attempts to maximize the potential of every room in our homes, we try to explore every option on the market when it comes to new or innovative ideas. In bathrooms and kitchens especially, concepts such as apron sinks, bar sinks, soaking tubs, and corner showers, all provide us with opportunities to maximize space as well as improve efficiency. More importantly, designs such as deep soaking tubs
also help to improve our overall quality of life as well as increase their functional potential.
What Are Deep Soaking Tubs?
Taking their influence from the Furo tubs of Japanese culture, deep soaking tubs are designed to provide a greater level of relaxation and tranquility than standard American bathtubs. Soaking tubs are often square or round in design and include flat bottoms, as opposed to a standard tub’s sloping bottom. They can either be installed on top of the floor surface or, in some cases, sunk into the floor. They can also be equipped with several features not commonly found in standard bathtubs, further adding to their sense of luxury. Overall, soaking tubs provide a bathing experience closer to that of a spa environment than a bathroom setting. While most commonly found indoors, soaking tubs can be found in outdoor models as well, closely resembling a variety of hot tub or whirlpool tub.
What Features Are Available On A Deep Soaking Tub?
One of the primary design elements of a deep soaking tub is its ability to be set, either partially or completely, into the floor of a bathroom. This not only creates a unique visual appeal, it also aids the bather in entering the tub since the walls are higher than a standard unit. Models mounted onto the floor typically come equipped with steps that lead up into the tub to ease the process of entry. As stated before, the tubs are typically round or square in nature, based on the traditional Japanese design, but can be found in other shapes as well, catering to the more modern influence. They are often no bigger than a standard small bathtub, but can be ordered in larger sizes as well to best suit the consumer’s needs. The tubs are available in a range of materials, with woods tubs being the most traditional in history, but the least modern in design.
Some of the major features of soaking tubs are their incorporated jet stream systems. Many units can be equipped with either water or air jets, or a combination of both. The air jets provide a effervescence to the bath water, creating a light soothing sensation. The water jets, on the other hand, can deliver anywhere from a light massage to a fairly powerful massage action, perfect for sore muscles or deeper relaxation needs. Color changing lights can be installed in the tubs in order to deliver the benefits of chromatherapy, a belief that the colors we experience around us help influence our mental state of well being. Aromatherapy practitioners can benefit as well from scent chambers that allow the user to add their own custom fragrances to the water in order to promote certain moods or alleviate stress. While the overall cost of a soaking tub may be higher, many consumers feel the added benefits are well worth the price in comparison to less expensive standard small bathtubs.
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