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Shower Strategies
A shower is a great way to jump-start your
morning as well as develop your singing voice.
If you have or plan to install a stand-alone
shower, keep in mind that:
- A shower shall can be squeezed into 32
square inches, but 36 square inches is much
more comfortable.
- Your home should have at least one tub
for resale purposes to satisfy buyers who
love to soak or have young children.
- You can add steam to your shower. Steam
loosens tight muscles, increases
circulation, and clears the sinuses.
- By installing extra jets at different
heights in your shower stall, you can have a
full-body shower. This is a real treat!
Shower Plus
Dorothy and John Nelson, condominium owners, had
a bathroom with a tub and a small shower. The
couple hardly ever used their tub, so when they
remodeled, the tub was removed to made space for
a large walk-in shower. The new shower, enclosed
with a curving glass-block wall, had a grab bar,
a bench for pedicures, a fully adjustable
showerhead, and a niche for shampoo and shower
gel.
Originally, the bathroom didn’t have a window.
The Nelsons had a flared skylight installed
which now floods the space with natural light
that sparkles through the glass wall of the
shower. Delores Hyden, a designer, says,
“Bringing in daylight makes the room appear much
larger.” Two walls of the shower were lined with
stone files and the rest of the room was
decorated in forma wainscot. A wainscot-high
partition was built at the far end of the vanity
to hide the toilet.
A contemporary look and European flair were
achieved with smooth finishes and fittings.
Dorothy chose limestone for the files on the
floor and walls. The limestone is inset with
matte charcoal-gray slate cut into triangles and
placed at random. To conserve wall space, a
two-tier Euro-style towel bar was installed next
to the shower. Pull-out shelves housing
vinyl-coated wire baskets keep the bathroom
tidy. Radiant floor heating under the files
welcomes bare feet.
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