Rub-a-dub-dub

So we had a little crisis with the whirlpool tub. It was delivered this week, but when it arrived, Wagner took one look at it and thought it was too small. I had picked it out of a catalog with the help of Tarla at Ferguson's, but they didn't have a sample on their showroom floor, so all I had to go on in picking it out was a small photo on the cut sheet. And y'all know what my spatial and visualization skills are like (i.e., very poor).

The original tub was 56" long, which seemed at the time like it ought to be long enough. But when the carpenter drew out a stencil and laid it out where it would go, it looked like a tea cup. Not to mention that somehow we had picked up an extra 6 inches in the general bathtub area, so we had more space than we had originally planned.

So even though it would mean a restocking fee, we thought it would look better, not to mention being more comfortable, if we traded it in for a bigger tub. So we went down to Ferguson's and looked at our options. One choice would be a larger oval tub, one that would be 63" long, or possibly we could go with a triangular shaped tub to fit in the corner area. The bigger oval had a nice sloping back rest and more leg room for stretching out, and I sort of liked the simple look of it, so that's what I went with.

We scampered back to the house with the new cut sheet and drew out another stencil, because I *really* wanted to avoid the situation of having to send back a second tub. Once we were sure the new tub would fit and look good, we confirmed the swap. The good news is that they'll get the new tub delivered tomorrow, pick up the first tub, and it will only cost another $200 total.