Buying a Clawfoot Tub Faucet as a Gift

By Quin Trimble

People that use clawfoot bathtubs have a flair for style. Buying a gift faucet for clawfoot tub users is a great way to get someone on your list a unique and interesting gift. However, a person with discriminating taste can often be more difficult to buy for than your “average” person. If a clawfoot tub faucet sounds like a great gift idea, you just need to pay attention to a few details before you buy. This article provides some tips to help you buy that perfect gift.

Follow These 3 Simple Tips for the Perfect Clawfoot Tub Faucet Gift

1. Do some research.  Before buying a gift clawfoot tub faucet  you need to do a little bit of clandestine research.  No, you don't need to use CIA tactics, but just take a quick look into their bathroom to see what the decor is like. Make note of what kind of clawfoot tub is installed.  There are several types of clawfoot bathtubs and many of them require the use of a certain kind of faucet.

You want to make sure that the faucet that you buy is something that will fit in with everything else that they already have set up. Some have a very wide lip and must use a freestanding faucet or one that must be drilled into the side of the tub.

2. Stay with their style. After you have found out what particular theme or color scheme is in the bathroom, make sure that you get a faucet that is consistent with it. For example, if all of the fixtures in the bathroom are brushed chrome, you should buy a faucet with the same type of finish. Buying one with a polished brass finish will certainly be out of place and not fit in with the existing décor.

3. Don't spend too much. Clawfoot tub faucets generally cost more than traditional bathtub faucets, so it is easy to get carried away when you are buying one for a gift. Don't spend too much more on a faucet then you would on any other gifts.

If the person you are buying the gift for is not a “do-it-yourself” type of person, you may want to buy a freestanding clawfoot faucet instead.  Of course there are numerous options when it comes to gift giving, so what you decide to give as a gift is ultimately up to you.