Here’s how to make your morning shower more luxurious.
A utilitarian walk-in shower works just as well as something nicer, so why spend the time and effort – and the money – to upgrade it?
Designers Create Walk-in Showers
A shower and stand-alone tub can sit side by side in a wet room, like this one designed by Paloma Contreras.
Consider Changing the Layout
Installing a new shower often goes hand-in-hand with a full bathroom renovation. If you are demolishing what was there before, you don’t need to put everything back where it was. Take some time to consider how you might reorganize it.
Choose Things You’ll Actually Use
A shower is one of the most personal spaces in your home. Select things you will actually enjoy. You shouldn’t choose fixtures and features simply because you saw them in a magazine. Adding a hand shower is usually a good idea because you can point the spray anywhere. It makes cleaning the shower much easier.
Fixtures
Whichever fixtures you choose, plan the location of the controls carefully. If possible, mount them just inside the entrance to the shower and away from the shower head. In that way, you can warm up the water without getting soaked.
Use Materials With Character
One way to enhance the look of your shower is to choose interesting materials with character instead of plain white tile. Use ceramic tile with a handmade appeal and subtle color variation. Also, rather than a standard metal drain cover, opt for a linear drain that can be tiled over and almost disappear into the floor.
Make an Entrance
For streamlined showers in modern bathrooms, try to make the dividing line between the shower and the rest of the room disappear. Adding a curbless shower makes the floor simply slope toward the drain. The glass barrier sits in recessed channels in the floor and ceiling, so it is barely visible.
Create Functional Surfaces
One of the most crucial things is having a place to put soap and shampoo. It’s possible to add shower baskets after a renovation, but preference is a built-in solution. When possible, put the niche in a side wall rather than the back wall. If you have a steam shower, a bench is absolutely essentiaL.
