Planning ahead when designing your new shower gives you the chance to include several design features that really make a difference to its style and functionality - and adds a spa-like quality to your space.
A well thought out shower niche avoids the not so pretty line up of shampoo bottles on the shower curb or floor and can be a better alternative to a glass shower shelf attached to a shower wall that collect waters and takes up space. The niche can be recessed into the wall at arm height for easy reach and custom designed at just the right size to fit what you need. Using an accent tile on the back wall of the niche adds a nice design feature.
A niche needs to be planned at framing stage after your tiles have been chosen so that the opening fits with the tile layout and does not interfere with plumbing fixture locations. Niches do not have to be centred; can be all shapes and sizes - and you can have more than one. Just make sure to balance the location with the other elements in the space, like the hand shower bar and valve. Consider adding some niche lighting (strip led works well) but remember this will need to be wired in at framing.
Check out some great niche ideas on Carla Aston’s Awesome Shampoo Niches on Pinterest https://pin.it/a3bmoeiieecdnn
Shower benches really make your shower feel like a spa and are great for sitting and relaxing on while showering - and for shaving legs!
They can be floating or walled; teak or tile. And any shape or size your space will allow. Again the design needs to be decided at framing and accommodations made for structural support, especially if cantilevered - and don’t forget to consider the bench location in relation to the shower heads and drains.
While talking about bathroom framing, it is important to think about the noise transfer between a bathroom and the rooms either side. Consider adding sound insulation before closing up the walls. A little more expensive than regular insulation but likely worth the expense so that the person sleeping in the room next door isn’t woken up by water noise or shower singing…
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Planning ahead when designing your new shower gives you the chance to include several design features that really make a difference to its style and functionality - and adds a spa-like quality to your space.
A well thought out shower niche avoids the not so pretty line up of shampoo bottles on the shower curb or floor and can be a better alternative to a glass shower shelf attached to a shower wall that collect waters and takes up space. The niche can be recessed into the wall at arm height for easy reach and custom designed at just the right size to fit what you need. Using an accent tile on the back wall of the niche adds a nice design feature.
A niche needs to be planned at framing stage after your tiles have been chosen so that the opening fits with the tile layout and does not interfere with plumbing fixture locations. Niches do not have to be centred; can be all shapes and sizes - and you can have more than one. Just make sure to balance the location with the other elements in the space, like the hand shower bar and valve. Consider adding some niche lighting (strip led works well) but remember this will need to be wired in at framing.
Check out some great niche ideas on Carla Aston’s Awesome Shampoo Niches on Pinterest https://pin.it/a3bmoeiieecdnn
Shower benches really make your shower feel like a spa and are great for sitting and relaxing on while showering - and for shaving legs!
They can be floating or walled; teak or tile. And any shape or size your space will allow. Again the design needs to be decided at framing and accommodations made for structural support, especially if cantilevered - and don’t forget to consider the bench location in relation to the shower heads and drains.
While talking about bathroom framing, it is important to think about the noise transfer between a bathroom and the rooms either side. Consider adding sound insulation before closing up the walls. A little more expensive than regular insulation but likely worth the expense so that the person sleeping in the room next door isn’t woken up by water noise or shower singing…
Planning ahead when designing your new shower gives you the chance to include several design features that really make a difference to its style and functionality - and adds a spa-like quality to your space.
A well thought out shower niche avoids the not so pretty line up of shampoo bottles on the shower curb or floor and can be a better alternative to a glass shower shelf attached to a shower wall that collect waters and takes up space. The niche can be recessed into the wall at arm height for easy reach and custom designed at just the right size to fit what you need. Using an accent tile on the back wall of the niche adds a nice design feature.
A niche needs to be planned at framing stage after your tiles have been chosen so that the opening fits with the tile layout and does not interfere with plumbing fixture locations. Niches do not have to be centred; can be all shapes and sizes - and you can have more than one. Just make sure to balance the location with the other elements in the space, like the hand shower bar and valve. Consider adding some niche lighting (strip led works well) but remember this will need to be wired in at framing.
Check out some great niche ideas on Carla Aston’s Awesome Shampoo Niches on Pinterest https://pin.it/a3bmoeiieecdnn
Shower benches really make your shower feel like a spa and are great for sitting and relaxing on while showering - and for shaving legs!
They can be floating or walled; teak or tile. And any shape or size your space will allow. Again the design needs to be decided at framing and accommodations made for structural support, especially if cantilevered - and don’t forget to consider the bench location in relation to the shower heads and drains.
While talking about bathroom framing, it is important to think about the noise transfer between a bathroom and the rooms either side. Consider adding sound insulation before closing up the walls. A little more expensive than regular insulation but likely worth the expense so that the person sleeping in the room next door isn’t woken up by water noise or shower singing…
