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| Dazio II Luxury Solid Surface Modern Bathtub |
We take many things for granted. Until you travel the world, you do not really know how good you have it. Let's take our common everyday modern bathtubs as an example. In homes and hotels in the US, you can find bathtubs in all sorts of shapes, colors and made out of a variety of materials.
There are even different types of tubs. Some are freestanding, some are drop-ins and some are undermounts, to name a few. Consumers are spoiled for choice over here.
But a trip to a couple of countries in Asia a few years back was an eye opener. A tiny apartment, if you can call it that, can be as small as 1.5 square meters or 16 square feet in Tokyo. I doubt you could be able to fit a 3-wall alcove tub-shower in them.
If you noticed the bathroom in the video above, they managed to fit a small bathtub in there. The whole apartment has got to be around 200 square feet. 20 feet x 10 feet, I estimate.
In Honk Kong, apartments can be as small as the 40 square feet. That's slightly larger than a king sized bed and can amazingly fit a family of 3. That's the price of living in an ultra dense and fast paced city.
And it's not just cities in Asia that have tiny apartments. In September 2012, a 10ft 4in by 8ft 4in apartment with a view of Harrods was placed on sale for £90,000 in London. Mind you, even a snooker table is larger. No news on how much it was finally sold for but at last check, bids had topped £120,000.
There is just now way that you can fit a modern luxury tub like the Dazio II Luxury Solid Surface Modern Bathtub (see top of the page) into those tiny apartments, seeing as the tub alone is about 6 feet in length.
For those who travel from those cities and have a chance to sample our seemingly generous sized accommodation here, a modern bathtub like that would certainly be a luxury. For more modern luxury bathtubs, visit http://www.theinteriorgallery.com/cat_bathtubs.cfmhttp://www.theinteriorgallery.com/cat_bathtubs.cfm.
