itallhastowork We remodeled our 1870 Victorian and chose this exact design, clawfoot. Same hex tile, wainscoting and oval shower ring with riser. our problem was preventing any water from escaping while showering. The curtains had to slightly overlap, we're difficult to maneuver between the paneling and tub edge, and ended up trapping moisture along the drywall, which then pretty much disintegrated. A shower ring and riser kit is a good temporary solution, but very impractical for long term use. Not to mention the claustrophobic effect. Last point, by the time you've climbed in to shower, unless you have nice high ceilings, the curtain doesn't reach very high. Too high and steam won't vent, too low and you feel exposed.

S. Thomas Kutch I have never understood the desire of people to go back in time to an age and system that literally spawned the concept of a shower stall. If you dislike small confined shower stalls, you're going to hate the cocooned feeling of taking a shower in a claw foot tube with a shower curtain.....not to mention the higher risk of a slip hazard.

If you just really like the claw foot tub look and enjoy a long relaxing soak (and who doesn't) I would suggest a marriage of the two functions like penelope suggest used by Jane Kim Designs. This European wet room design has been used for years overseas in one form or another and works quite well. If you don't have the room for something like this, I would suggest maybe looking at the possibility of robbing space from an adjacent area to facilitate a separate shower alcove..........

If this isn't a possibility, I would elect to go with a true shower configuration with an antique motif then. I'm willing to bet you wouldn't be happy with the claw foot tub and the shower curtain in the end.