Small Bathtubs
That item has been discontinued, but here are similar options.
A small bathtub is a decision about the room. In a tight bathroom the tub takes the largest share of the floor, so five inches of length decides whether the door swings clear, whether the vanity gets its drawers, and whether the room feels planned or squeezed. This page holds every one of our modern bathtubs at 60 inches and under.
The range starts at 55 inches and stops at 60. Most are freestanding ovals and slippers in white acrylic, a few in matte white or black. The 59 inch Davia is the tallest of them at 29 inches, a true small soaking tub with a raised back. If your bathroom has a three wall recess, a 60 inch alcove tub gives the shower and the bath the same footprint.
Small bathtubs for small bathrooms: measure the floor, not the wall
The wall tells you what fits. The floor tells you what works. A freestanding tub needs four to six inches from the wall on every side you cannot reach, plus roughly thirty inches of clear floor where you step in. A 55 inch tub on a 60 inch wall looks generous on paper and cramped in the room, because there is nowhere for your hand to clean behind it.
Short bathtubs and the bather
The common mistake is shrinking the tub without thinking about who lies in it. At 55 inches most adults bathe with their knees up. That is fine for a quick soak and a child's bath, less fine for anyone tall. A slipper back helps here, because reclining at an angle uses length more efficiently than lying flat.
Narrow bathtubs for small spaces
Width matters as much as length in a tight room. The narrowest tubs here run 27.5 inches wide. Most land around 30 to 32, and the widest are 36 inch alcove tubs. Every inch of width you save is an inch of walkway you keep between the tub and the vanity or toilet across from it.
A small freestanding tub that still reads as sculpture
An oval reads smaller than a rectangle of the same size, because the eye follows the curve and slides past the ends. Square corners stop the eye and add bulk. In a small room I choose the oval almost every time, and I keep the floor around it bare so the shape has air.
60 inch freestanding tub or 55
Sixty inches is where most people stop being cramped. If the room can take it, the extra five inches is worth more than any upgrade in finish. Compare all our 60 inch tubs side by side before settling for less length.
A small tub filler in a tight room
Many of these come with a floor mounted filler. Keep it on the side away from the door so nobody walks into it at night. A slim filler in a finish that matches the vanity faucet keeps a small room reading as one composition.
What a small bathroom gains from the right tub
Done well, a compact tub leaves the room feeling edited rather than shortchanged. Light from one side, a plain wall behind, the tub sitting quietly on bare tile. In a small bathroom, that restraint is the luxury.