Bathroom Shower Remodeling Ideas

Close your eyes and imagine you have a brand new, remodeled shower in your bathroom with a clean, impeccable base and bright, shiny walls. This is one dream that can become your reality with smart planning, extra DIY work, and of course, some money.

Many homeowners like you have experienced the pain of dirty, dysfunctional showers, and they have successfully fixed everything. You can too! Check out what these homeowners have done so you can get inspired by your own Bathroom Shower .

Tie bath and shower together

When you have two different services - that is, a full-sized bath and a shower - in the same room, you risk visual chaos. For example, smooth acrylic bath cladding can interfere with shower tile cladding. To avoid this, try to pick up materials. Pearl Interiors' design for Chateau Beaumont perfectly combines a spacious bath with a wooden skirt with an adjoining shower stall. Using the same type of natural stone for both shower and bath , Pearl cleverly ties the two spaces together.

Do some of the work yourself

Any homeowner intending to remodel a shower is likely looking for ways to cover costs as well. One of the time-tested and reliable ways to save money on repairing a shower stall is to demolish the territory yourself.Even if you hire a contractor with a full range of services for the construction of the soul, it is one of the works for which may take any homeowner. Contractors are used to homeowners doing the pre-construction work themselves. Just talk to the contractor ahead of time to get the site ready according to the project plan.

The advantage of this method is that they were able to assess the rotten support beam long before the workers arrived and choice the Best Shower for your bathroom.

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You already know that the shower requires a lot of shelving to store all kinds of soaps, shampoos, conditioners and scrubbers. The bigger, the better.

In existing shower stalls, shelves can be retrospectively installed by gluing them directly to the wall with silicone sealant. But if you are in the process of renovating, you can do better by building niches in the walls.

Twins Kelly and Christie introduced niches in the shower walls of the bathrooms of their home in the process of decorating the territory. Two of these compartments, one above the other, provide ample space for all those bottles and tubes and keep everything in order.

Refresh your tile

You will love the redesigned shower enclosure even more when you expand it and add a light-flooded shower enclosure without a frame. With plenty of room for a bathing chair and plenty of light shining through the frameless glass body in this shower, you'll never want to leave.

The question arises, is it worth laying the shower tiles yourself? While Jenna has worked with tiles herself, this is one of the challenges that needs to be seriously thought about before you dive into it.

Walls, backsplash and even floor tiles are different from each other because these areas are much less exposed to water. But with showers, the margin of error is practically zero, as even the smallest crack or seam can allow water to damage the basic structure of a home.

Make your shower waterproof

As lavish as this shower remodel sounds, homeowner and design blogger Unexpected Elegance Angela calls it a "budget upgrade." More than 80 boxes of self-setting tiles were included in this gorgeous creation. She swears she didn't have to spend a ton of money (although she admits she did spend on cabinetry).

Keeping water in the shower and away from the floor , which is a major problem in any shower remodeling, becomes easier if you use a waterproofing membrane. This adds a critical layer of protection on top of the cement board that will not be damaged by moisture, but also will not stop moisture from penetrating the subfloor if water gets behind the tiles.

Just like professional tilers, Angela used Schluter Kerdi , a flexible plastic that can be cut with scissors and that is applied to the cement slab with an unmodified thin layer curing mortar .

Should I include a bath?

Lately, when homeowners decide to redo their shower / bath combinations, they prefer to take off the bath and only go under the shower. Kim and Scott at Yellow Brick Home went against the trend and not only kept the bathtub, but replaced it with a sleek white enamelled Kohler Bellwether cast iron bathtub. They accentuate the retro look by adding a ceramic regulator plate from the Kohler's Antique line.

Questions you will want to consider when deciding whether to skip the bath:

• Do you really use the bathroom or does that seem like a good idea?

• Can you refuel your current bath and save money?

• Do you have children or plan to have children? Bathing children in the bath is easier than in the shower.

• Will this bathing area be used by the elderly or disabled? High-walled tubs can be difficult to enter; Modern Shower is much easier.

• Do you agree that the bathroom will be listed as “three-quarter” rather than “full” if you ever list the house for sale? Bathrooms without baths count as three-quarters even if they have a good shower.

Maximize natural light

Waterproof bath fixtures exist for a reason: showers can be dark. But there is a better way to get rid of the darkness in the shower: Whenever possible, it is best to use natural light.

You won't find a better way to do this than by combining a corner shower stall with frameless glass walls. Evolution of Style blogger Jenny once visited her friend's house and took pictures of the bathroom's unique three-sided corner frameless unit.

Frameless showers use thick tempered glass as walls, secured with metal clips. No timber frame required. If you wish, you can only buy a shower door without a frame, and not the entire fence. However, frameless showers are usually significantly more expensive than frame ones.

Complete your shower

When space is limited, you won't find anything better than installing a corner shower. But what about when there is very little space, like in a tiny house? You add a quarter circle corner shower with a sliding door.

Rounded corner shower enclosures have a fantastic feature: the doors slide on the rails instead of swinging outward. This avoids potential problems with the design of the space, since door obstructions are not an issue. And since the door is made of acrylic, there is no chance that it will crack.

Raise the roof for better air circulation

Enclosed spaces, such as showers, retain moisture and are prone to mold and mildew formation. Bathroom exhaust fans are one way to solve this problem. But fans use electricity and are not always efficient. It is best to increase air circulation at ceiling level.

For a Northern Beaches Bathroom in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood, Malboeuf Bowie Architecture removed the ceiling of the shower, opening up the space for natural light and airflow.