Bath Shower Home Design

Your bathroom can be the best place to enjoy a relaxing bath, an invigorating shower or just enjoy kicking back after a long day at work. There used to be a time when our bathroom showers were small and bathtubs were only large enough to fit your body into!  Today, bathrooms have come a long way and showing off gorgeous finishes and beautiful materials is one of the easiest ways to enjoy your bathroom. Glass is one of those materials that has put on a new face in recent years. Whether you are using it for shower enclosures, gorgeous mirrors or as decorative accents in your cabinets, glass is often the forgotten material in bathroom amenities. Here are a few ways to showcase this beautiful material in your home. View in gallery Brighten your bathroom with colorful glass Open up your bathroom with glass:   One of the best features of glass is its ability to open up any small space but still provide separation for function and visual interest. Glass enclosures used to be restricted to a...

marble tile thin-set mortar sanded grout unsanded grout fixtures screws wet saw notched trowel level tape measure electric screwdriver spacers pencil sanding block mask rubber grout float sponge safety glasses broom buckets tile nippers 1. Once demolition of the old tile is complete, install a cement backer board in the shower area. Have a professional install a shower membrane and shower pan appropriate for the space. In our project, the shower pan is poured concrete. Save time by setting several tiles at once. Before you start setting tile , take some measurements and see how the tiles will all lay out. 2. In our project, we used Crema Marfil, an Italian tumbled marble tile . The tiles come in different sizes, pre-spaced on mats. On the ceiling and floor of the shower, we used 2"x2" tiles and on shower walls, 2"x4" tiles. In our project, we set the tile for the wall opposite the shower door first. Measure the top and bottom of the shower wall (ours is 82...

I think we can all agree that the bathroom can pose significant “decorating” challenges to the layperson. Would you agree? It’s typically such a small space designed largely for utilitarian purposes. While many large and spacious sitting-room- esque bathrooms exist (and good for you if you have those!), they aren’t the norm. In general, bathrooms must squeeze a lot of function into a rather small footprint . View in gallery View in gallery It is this challenge that makes bathroom decorating so important. It’s a space that many people use, so it should be pleasant and well styled. But “decorate” can feel like a loaded word sometimes. In its utilitarian role, a bathroom calls for non-traditional forms of decorating. In fact, I’ve discovered that, often, successful bathrooms are less decorated and more designed. In this article, we’ll look at several ways of how to decorate a bathroom without clutter. View in gallery How to Decorate a Long, Narrow Bathroom A common bathroom layout is ...