It looks unfinished ,get the glass

Glass!

Looks nice but it needs glass to look finished

here is a picture of the rest of the bathroom, so its not too open... still think glass?

really need the glass!

Tough one. Since it was designed for glass, it would look more finished with it. But is that worth the money and cleaning hassle? Probably not for me, but only you can decide, really.

Glass- I couldn't stand having a soaking wet floor, slip hazard too.

thats exactly what we thought makaloco, and its not like its a huge bathroom so im worries the glass would make it more closed in anyway? We designed everything from scratch and built the whole bathroom ourselves so really its quite flexible as far as the design purpose goes. i just feel we would be paying thousands for something that isnt really worth the hassle?

thats what i initally thought asquithoatley but i was pleasently surprised as its quite a large shower that there was minimal excess on the floor :)

A nice big bath rug should absorb any splashes. With that type of shower head, you can point the spray away from the opening, too. The main issue is appearance, and I don't think it looks bad as is. I'm wondering how many of us would have said it needed the enclosure if Evie hadn't told us it was designed to have one?

Just a fixed section on the long side.

phew! im so glad someone is on my wave length - i was starting to think id lost the plot haha. yeah like i said we literally thought up the length, size shape etc and just threw ourselves in the deep end really, just keeping with the norm and expecting the shower screen to just be part of the process... the tiles in real life are very attractive and like makaloco says with a large rug and a slight tilt of the shower head minimal excess water gets on the floor in comparision to having a screen... and it is a bathroom haha these places are designed to get a little wet.

Looks great, but I'd go with frame-less glass - no sliding doors! You are going to have some clean up though depending on how hard your water is.

Shower screen to finish it off it will not take away anything from the look you have now but just look done, as for cleaning , we have a wall hang squeegee and everyone uses it so I am really cleaning it once a week.

if i was to commit with the glass it would either be bi folding butterfly doors that end up right out of the way, flat against the sides... or like sstarr said, just one fixed panel. But with the bifolding i cringe at the thought of the water stuck in the tracks getting all filled with mould :-o woudl take years to clean!

I vote for the addition of the glass. It will not detract and, I believe, will give it a sleek, finished look (you could always just do glass across a portion of it). As others have said, a squeegee is all you need -- takes just a minute after each shower.
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Thanks for the ideas hatetoshop :) they look great!

definitely use glass! water everywhere not a good idea, especially don't want water sitting on your travertine. I'm at the same place, just got measured for my glass enclosure.

I could see just using glass on the walled side. Probably to ceiling.

We built a large walk in shower in our bedroom planning on adding glass to the top.....after using it for a week, we realized no water leaked or splashed out( great contractor) and we liked the open feeling so no glass for us! It looks fine and we love it! One small negative is that the steam heat from the shower escapes so mirrors get foggy and in winter, shower can feel cool.... I love the ease of cleaning and don't miss the glass....

Water containment would be the big issue for me. If I could do away with our mold-trap shower enclosure, I would.

I had a few showers saved in my Ideabooks...almost all had at least some glass, but they are showers only.

btw- your bathroom is looking absolutely beautiful!

Take a look at this option, you don't have to do the panel on half wall you could only purchase the Hinged door, I think this gives you best of both worlds, its glassed and at the same time open. Very low maintenance. If interested we can ship it out to you immediately, its in stock.

its 34" wide x 58" tall your cost around $400 Delivered

What's the point of the glass except to keep water in, and maybe retain heat if showering in the winter. If those aren't an issue I wouldn't bother with the glass. We have a glass shower in our guest bath which is a pain to keep clean. In our master bath we have a doorless walk-in tile shower...no regrets!

I like it with no glass, but I would add tiles on both sides to the ceiling. That's what I did in our doorless shower and it looked great. Use a bathmat on the floor so you can dry off and not slip.

Needs glass in my book. Looks unfinished. Clear glass won't hide any of your tile work.

What temp zone do you live in? Warmer climate or colder climate, that would be one of the deciding factors? Others are do you have a concern with kids & splashing, or with wet floors?

Frameless glass really adds to the look and still allows for tile to be seen

Ok so next dilemma is this. We have just painted our entire downstairs and finally come time to get a splash back for the kitchen. All along we have thought we were going to have a white pearl glass splash back... Now I've painted I have done a total 360 and not too keen on that idea anymore. I'm thinking now I need a contrast, as our home is country/rustic themed I was thinking a mid to dark grey tile with white grout? Hubby suggested dark brown...? Honestly open to advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance
p.s. Shelving in the island is actually stainless, haven't yet removed protective sticker... And also yet to build custom doors for cabinet under the sink - so that could potentially be used to incorporate/accent the splashback.

Here's my backsplash contrast. I agree with hubby...a darkish taupe would like nice given your current colors. You should do some advance planning about where tile starts and stops given how open your kitchen is.