Keep reading material nearby. Yes, the best seat in the house is where some of us do quite a bit of reading. So why not have a place for those books, magazines, newspapers etc. that always seem to find their way to the throne room? This is a fairly inexpensive thing to do and a way of keeping the room neat and tidy.
Find your niche. A great way to provide space for shampoo bottles, conditioner bottles and even things like candles is to create a niche or series of niches in the wall of a shower or bath area. These niches are a welcome alternative to a plastic shower caddy or the shower floor, and since they are inexpensive to construct, there’s a lot of value to be had. The trick to having these niches is coordinate their placement with the tiling pattern. It’ll mean selecting your tile early, not changing your mind, and having the wall framed to accept the niche.
A place to rest. A shower seat isn’t just a comfy place to relax; it can also be support for shaving your legs. For a small shower where you don’t want to have the seat permanently taking up much-needed floor space, consider a folding bench, which runs a few hundred dollars. As with a grab bar, you’ll want to make sure a folding bench is securely attached to the wall.
shower with a bench
6 feet walls between shower and toilet
shower
corner mirror
mural
The wow factor here is the spectacular wood counter, custom made by the architects at Krannitz Gehl. But as they helpfully point out, you can do this at home: “You just need to get a big timber, blacken and wax it, drill holes for the plumbing and mounting plates, and bolt it to the wall.” More drama comes from the dark stacked-pebble tile and custom bronze sink with a WaterBridge faucet by Sonoma Forge.
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