Shower Stall Ideas

Shower Storage

 

Looking for places to stash soaps, shampoos, and maybe a rubber duckie? Between-the-studs wall niches are a hidden storage bonanza for your shower. You’ll have to get down to your wall framing to build one — and depth is limited to about 3½ inches — but that’s enough to hold lots of stuff. Make sure the alcove is well-sealed against moisture.



Credit: Ben Herzog, Architect, PC | photo: Marco Valencia

Tiles with Smiles

 

Today’s choices in bathroom tile are amazing — colors, sizes, and textures from dazzling to demure. You can even choose wood, real stone, and metal. So it’s more important than ever to zero in on style before you shop. This homeowner wanted a fun, expressive color pop in her guest bath; she chose ceramic tile in a bright, candy-red dot pattern ($7-$13 per sq. ft.) set off with pure white grout. Small mosaic tiles come as 1-ft.-sq. mesh-backed panels for easy installation.



Credit: Modwalls ModDotz™ Glazed Porcelain Penny Rounds

 

 

His and Hers

 

Everybody’s happy in this generous 5-by-5-ft. custom shower enclosure. He’s got a tall shower head and body sprays; she’s got a steam shower and hand-held showerhead. Both have seats with grab bars for safety, and both are surrounded by elegant Calcutta slab marble walls (with marble tiles on the ceiling). Four recessed ceiling fixtures ensure plenty of light.



Credit: Richard Ross Designs

 

 

Step-Up Shower

 

Although curbless and barrier-free showers are all the rage, a step-up shower installation is ideal. A step-up provides enough height so a standard shower pan can be installed without any structural changes to the floor joists underneath. It’s a good solution for retrofitting bathrooms in out-of-the-way locations, such as a converted attic.



Credit: photo Catherine Lambert/Chartreuse du Maine

Lighten Up Your Shower

 

Nothing brightens your day like a refreshing shower, and this is one of the brightest — with a glass block exterior wall and a skylight, there’s plenty of daylight. Choose a skylight that opens to let humidity escape and help prevent problems with bathroom mold.



Credit: WrightWorks, LLC

 

 

The Un-Door

 

Glass door? Shower curtain? How about no door at all? This cozy shower enclosure ditches a door in favor of an airy approach. A curb helps contain overspray, and the ceramic tile floor is easy to blot dry if droplets escape. A good rule of thumb is to have at least 3 feet of wall before the opening to stop splashes. In this design, a cool inset mirror over the commode helps bounce light around.



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Two Heads Are Better Than One

 

“My husband is a shower hog,” explains Eliesa of apinterestaddict.com, “so this way, I can get in and out while he’s still showering.” Separate controls for each showerhead keep temps optimum and everybody happy. Eliesa says she prefers a shelf to niches because shelves tend to be wider and easier to clean. Walls lined with Carrara marble tiles are an elegant finish.



Credit: Eliesa @ Pinterest Addict

 

 

Clearly Beautiful

 

A glass enclosure puts your shower in its best light — and plenty of it. Custom-made enclosures with ⅜-inch tempered glass and hinged door run $1,500 to $8,000, depending on the size and configuration of your enclosure. You’ll need to hone your cleaning chops to keep that glass sparkling, but green cleaning your shower will keep your home free of chemical irritants.




Credit: Christine Austin RID

 

 

Floor Show

 

Strips of waterpoof LED lights cast a glow from below in this unique enclosure. The strip lights are attached to the bottoms of marble slab walls, and the walls are installed so that they’re slightly elevated off the floor. The little light channels mask an “infinity” drain — water goes out the edges so there’s no floor grate.




Credit: Santarossa Mosaic & Tile Co. / Indiana Design Center

 

 

Wet and Wonderful

 

Custom ironwork and a frosted glass partition enclose a wet room. There’s a toilet, bidet, and a separate area (to the right of the door) for the shower. Wet rooms typically have ceramic tile floors and walls that make cleanup a snap. The partition wall doesn’t reach all the way to the ceiling — a feature that encourages air circulation and helps prevent condensation and moisture problems.



Credit: Brandon Barré, photo / Lisa Stevens and Co., design

 

 

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