Attractive and Efficient Glass Shower Ideas for a Condo Bathroom
When you have a spacious master bathroom in a house, you can lay out a grand bathroom with upgrades such as a wet room. However, condominium bathrooms tend to be more modest in scale. So, if you're remodeling a condo bathroom, you want to utilize every bit of real estate.
A glass shower enclosure works well in the small bathroom space because the material reflects light, which creates a bright ambience. The transparency of glass also minimizes the visual impediment of the shower stall. Likewise, walk-in showers can take up less space than shower and tub combinations, giving you more design flexibility.
Corner Shower
When you choose a walk-in shower over a shower and tub combo, any corner of the bathroom with the right plumbing will do. If space is truly at a premium, consider transforming a corner into a shower stall instead of designing one that protrudes directly from a wall.
Such an orientation allows you to create a diagonal between two used spaces instead of blocking them. For instance, perhaps you have your toilet in one corner and the vanity in another. You could design a stall in which the door spans diagonally between those two points. Otherwise, you'd have to shrink your shower or block in the toilet of sink.
Corner showers are common enough that manufacturers make shower pans for the area. The pans feature either rounded or neo-angled edges, giving you design options for the glass walls. However, you can also devise a curbless shower with a drain in the back corner.
Bathroom Gem
As noted, glass is transparent. An added benefit of that transparency is you see through to the shower stall itself. Petite bathrooms sometimes feel utilitarian because you don't have enough space to adhere to design ideals, such as creating a focal point. However, your shower can become that focal point.
To that end, you'll want to stay away from patterned or frosted glass. Indeed, consider splurging on a frameless enclosure so the glass almost disappears. You want the focus to be on the stall. So, you'll want to invest in beautiful tile work. An advantage of working in small spaces is you don't need much material - you can splurge on upgrades such as marble or glass tiles.
Shower and Tub Combination
The bathtub is one of the first things to go when you're trying to save space. The thought is that busy lives don't allow for leisurely soaks, so why dedicate space to a little-used item? However, perhaps you do enjoy soaking in the bathtub, maybe as an antidote for the frantic pace of your busy life.
In fact, limited space combined with a wish to soak is the rationale for a shower and tub combination. Create a bright ambience with a shower door instead of a curtain. That way you can invest in beautiful tile work, still making your bathing area a gem.
Modified Wet Room
A wet room is a luxurious addition for a master bathroom. It consists of a glass wall separating the wet area from the rest of the room. The wet area includes the shower and, usually, a soaking tub. Often designers incorporate specialty areas, such as bench seating or shelving.
You could modify the idea of a grand wet room by shrinking it. Indeed, most bathroom spaces not used for storage can get wet. So, you can create the ambience of a wet room with a glass wall enclosing the shower and whatever is located next to it. For example, a pedestal sink or toilet can be behind the glass wall because water spray will hurt neither.
Let your petite condo bathroom shine by installing glass to enclose the bathing area. Talk to
Palmetto Glass & Mirrorfor any of your custom glass needs.
