Bath Shower Home Design

A decorative shower curtain that’s simple to construct using a Layer Cake and Jelly Roll. This curtain adds color to your bath and shows off your quilting talents in a whole new way. 1 Clermont Farms Layer Cake by Minick & Simpson 1 Clermont Farms Jelly Roll 4 1/2 yards Clermont Farms solid cream fabric or backing of your choice Front Step 1: Arrange all 42 10″ x 10″ Layer Cake samples as pictured below. (I photographed small cuttings so you can see a clearer picture of my rotation). You can create any layout you’d like. It’s a simple matter of arranging them in a manner that appeals to your design sensibility. Note: All of the samples are being used uncut from the Layer Cake. Step 2: Mark each row in a naming convention that works best for you. I like to use small sticky notes marked with the row number and the direction in which the blocks should be sewn together. Typically, I start from the left side, and collect each block going across to the end of the row. Therefore, th...

We’re all used to simple tile designs in the bathroom. Square and white; it gets old and dull seeing the same flooring. Instead, use tile in more interesting ways from artistic creations to bamboo materials, there are plenty of functional and stylish ideas that can and will work for your own home. Let’s have a look at 20 of the best and more inspirational, real-life examples. 1. Checkerboard. View in gallery A classic design will create an easy, classic look as it does in this gorgeous and spacious bathroom. And it also helps to make this area much more interesting and even more of a timeless style. 2. Hexagon. View in gallery Small, hexagon tiles have the ability to create a simple and vintage feel. It’s perfect for smaller bathrooms as they add a delicacy and girlish charm without too much fuss. 3. Charcoal. View in gallery For a chic and modern finish, add classic tile in a charcoal tone. It’s trendy and it’s a fresher take on contemporary interior design styles than a deep, blac...

Q: I want to tile the ceiling of my client’s bathroom, including the shower. How should I detail the setting bed, and how do I keep it from all falling down? A: Michael Byrne, veteran tile installer and consultant, and moderator of JLC’s ceramic tile online forum , responds: A tiled ceiling can literally be the crowning glory of a shower stall, but there are a few things you should do to ensure a durable, attractive, practical, and safe installation. One of the most overlooked aspects of tiling a ceiling in a wet environment such as a bathroom or shower is that the ceiling should be sloped or crowned. The unsightly brown spots that you often see on flat tiled ceilings are actually the beginning of stalactites forming as water vapor condenses on the ceiling tiles and leaches minerals out of them. This problem can be eliminated by drying off the tiles each time the shower is used, which is inconvenient at best. But if the ceiling tiles are sloped, most of the surface moisture simp...