Have you noticed the bathroom upgrading trend in the last couple years? Bathrooms are now more like spa rooms. The sizes are getting larger and the decor is getting more elaborate. The average price tag for a bathroom make over has soared. Bathrooms are stealing space from adjacent guest rooms or closets and even having bump outs on the exterior wall of the home. Some baths are large enough to have easy chairs or exercise equipment in them. Wow! Not all of us are going to spend $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 to remodel our bath rooms. We will however want to make them nicer, especially if we plan on selling our home in the near future.
We can do a lot to make our bathroom look like a designer decorated it. One way is to be careful in choosing the right shower stall. The shower stall should not feel dark or cramped when you are using it. The shower head you choose can make a lot of difference. The rain shower heads are great. Benches are popular in the new shower stalls. You can choose from many ready to install units or build one with ceramic tile walls and floor. You can still combine a bath tub and shower. Keep in mind your budget and space to work with. You should be looking for light colors in neutral tones–not dead white. There needs to be storage for soap and shampoo in the shower area. You want to go for a unique look that is user friendly and easy to maintain.
There are several types of units to consider when choosing the right shower stall. You can get a combination bathtub/shower unit, a surround to help update an existing tub, a shower only pre built unit of fiberglass and glass or other materials. The pre made shower units can be circular, semi-circular, square or rectangular and of various sizes. You can hire a contractor to build you a shower unit and install ceramic tile on the walls and floor. All of the shower stall types require a shower door or curtain to keep the water in. Shower doors come with a metal frame or frameless. Shower heads should be high efficiency to save water use.
You will need a good shower stall with a door or curtain, no matter what look or style you are trying to achieve in your bath room. There are glass doors of various types and hundreds of choices in shower curtains. If you choose to build your own shower stall there are books to show you how to tile a shower wall and install the shower pan on the floor. The right shower stall will make your bathroom special and pleasant to use.
