Love this!

What brand of floor tile is that?

Fortress porcelain in 12 x 24. Color is anthracite.

Nice! Two questions about the shower-tub connection:

- Typically you see a piece of glass between the shower and tub tub, but I think I like the openness for which you've opted -- if nothing else, it's one less thing to clean. Any problems without that typical piece of glass?

- How'd you waterproof the window frame in the shower?

Thanks! I didn't do a piece of glass because I like to minimize glass. Also it would have come out perpendicularly to the center of the picture window which would have been unattractive. There is no problem with the setup. I have a rain head which minimizes overspray. When using the body sprays, water does go into the tub but that's fine. The body sprays were probably not the best idea here without an opposite wall though. I copied my exact shower setup from what I did in my city bathroom but there I have an opposite wall which stops the water. I forgot about that. It was my one mistake in the room. Without interposing my body, the sprays actually hit the window on the opposite wall! So not the best. I replaced the old wood frame window with a vinyl window because I didn't trust waterproofing methods and besides I wanted a picture window to look out over the backyard and pool. It barely gets wet though. A white shade is on order, of course, for use in summer when we don't want to put on a show for the guests!

That is such a pretty room! Thanks for sharing. Do you use the body sprays all the time or just some of the time? I was thinking a ceiling tract for curtain could work, until I saw that it would hang into the window area. What about a tri-fold privacy screen outfitted in shower curtain instead of fabric. You could store it out of the way when not in use. But that might be a big headache too.

Hi enduring. I just love the openness so I don't want anything else in the space. I really screwed up on the sprays. I spaced them too far laterally from the rainhead so I can't stand under both at the same time. In the city, my shower is almost a foot narrower so the sprays intersect with the rain spray so I can be enveloped by water from top and sides. In this shower, I am either under the rainhead or in front of the body sprays because they are spaced too far apart. A real brain f**t on my part. So to answer the question, I use the sprays just occasionally when I want a bit of a massage. Waste of money in this bathroom. Oh well.

Looks great! Having seen your NYC bathroom, I had no doubt that the bathrooms in your country home would turn out great as well!

It's really beautiful. Love the open look too.

I love this so much. Beautiful! And that view!! Oh I wish I lived in the country again!

Wonderful!

Thanks olychick. Your bathroom in the woods is still my all-time favorite!

What a nice thing to say nyc. Thanks!

That sounds intriguing, wish I could see it.

nycblue, I particularly admire your floor. Thanks for sharing.

Really lovely bathroom NYC. Who is the vanity by?

Thanks homepro. It was custom-made by a local cabinetmaker on Long Island.

Looks fantastic! What is the tile on your shower floor? Carrera?

Thanks jkbeacom. The shower floor tile is 1 x 1 Silver beige mixed mosaic limestone by Galleria.

Looks great! I love the window and the shower/bath combo. Would you share the size of the shower? and splash guard? How do you like having the shower head in the corner/side? Do you have a ran head? Also, do you get cold? We are doing a master remodel and I am really leaning toward a similar layout (bathtub would be perpendicular to the shower tho) but I have all the questions above! LOL Thanks in advance!

hi loriley. the shower is 4.5' x 5'. The splash guard is 24". That is the handshower you see in the corner. The 10" rainhead is not visible in the photo. The handshower is there mostly for cleaning the shower and for when I don't want to wash my hair. We don't get cold. The room is really well insulated despite having three outside walls. Also the floors are heated. I replicated the exact setup we have in our city apartment. It worked really well so we did it all over again!

Thanks nycbluedevil_gw!! Do you have heated floors in the shower? I am thinking of having a 4.5' X 4.5' shower with a 32" splash guard... does the handheld spray the tub a lot if you use it? I'm imaging that DH will use the rain shower more than I will...

Here's the elevation...

Thank you so much! I am so happy to have your feedback. I've been "hemming and hawing" about our layout and feel much better! I prefer less glass (less spotting/cleaning/$) and like the look of the overall layout of our bathroom with the splashguard - but was worried about the size etc.. Really appreciate your feedback and love what you did! (we are def not doing body sprays - know we won't use them enough to justify the extra $)

Loriley, one issue I see with your setup is that you don't have a low wall opposite your showerhead. If you try to use a conventional shower head with your setup, even with a five-foot shower, I think you are going to have water all over the floor. The low wall opposite our shower controls that is perpendicular to the tub deck does get wet. The top of the tub deck just gets a little bit wet. And that is with using just the rainhead. Using a rainhead exclusively is what makes an open shower work, unless the shower is gigantic.

To illustrate further, in our hall bath in our city apartment, we used the Kohler Greek tub, which is only four feet long. ( It is the same tub that we used in the house). There is a rainhead for when it is used as a shower. There are side walls but no door or curtain in front of the tub. The floor in front of the tub doesn't really get wet at all, even though the tub is only four feet long, with the rain head mounted in the center. The key to the floor not getting wet is using the rainhead and the fact that there is two feet of height near the bottom for the water to hit.

If you want your setup to work, I think you should reconsider the standalone tub and decide if you like using a rainhead exclusively.

Alternatively, you can build a low wall at the end of the shower that can also work as a seat. Not sure how it would look with the freestanding tub but it should help a lot with the overspray. I do think though that you need to use a rainhead.

That's what I was concerned about... here are my alternative layouts...

In this layout the shower is only 3'-5" wide by approx 7'-9" w/only 29" deep for the tub...

this layout is the same as the one with the splash guard but now I make a whole "shower room" with the tub and shower in one area with a curb and much more glass... oi - both these layouts have the tub 5' from the shower head...

Didn't mean to hijack your thread - love your bathroom!

Absolutely gorgeous, and I love that flooring! Does the shower stay warm enough being so open? I'm in the early stages of planning a bath remodel and love the open look, but not if it sacrafices having a warm, steamy shower. Also, body sprays? Now I'm off to research these. So many new features to learn about! Your bathroom is spectacular, great job!!

Thanks rebeccamom! The shower doesn't get steamy because the room is too big--12 x 13. But the room is plenty warm and cozy. The floors are heated and the outside walls are newly-insulated. I have three outside walls and it is very warm. Regarding body sprays, most people shrug and say they are a waste of money. I personally love them because I get the enveloping feel of the water--rain head down flow and body spray side flow. If you plan them, right, you can stand under the rain head and the sprays will intersect the rainfall. I use my body sprays in my city apartment every time I shower. In this bathroom, I didn't think hard enough and the sprays were poorly executed. My bad.

Wow, nycbluedevil_gw! What is on the wall opposite the vanity? Does the room stay warm if you take a bath? I love the large window by the shower and tub so I am hoping you will describe the white shade in terms of looks and waterproofness. The window makes it seems like you are showering and bathing outdoors, which I love, but I would be too worried someone would see me. How close are your nearest neighbors?

The opposite wall is where the stall shower and toilet used to be. Now just the toilet. In the empty space is where my bath towel racks and hamper are. I might add a bench. You can see the reflection in the mirrors. The room is very warm!

Sorry risforremodel. I didn't read your questions thoroughly. For the shade, I ordered a white solar shade from The Shade Store. It will pretty much never get rolled down except during the summer when there are people outside on our patio or at the pool. We don't have any neighbors anywhere close since we have a lot of land. There is an elementary school maybe 500 feet back behind our property that you can see in the winter but not in the summer. If we had neighbors, then I am not sure I would have done this because the shade would need to stay shut most of the time. Even with a solar shade that is only 90% filtering (the grade that lets you see outside the most), it still wouldn't feel sufficiently "outside", I think. This worked because there is no one around us but it is still not for everyone. My contractor said that he would feel weird with this setup but I just shrugged it off. The school is really far away. Someone would need strong binoculars to see inside. Not sure I would care anyway...:-)