Each month, designers share their vision of the ideal end-of-day escape in H&H. For some, the best shower room is smooth with an all-white, glassed-in shower — a quiet place to recharge. Others think showers must be showpieces, and relish experimenting with texture, pattern and shine. We can’t pick just one look, so here are 10 the most showstopping designs from house & Home. Which shower is your idea of perfect?
With its handsome metal frame and built-in marble bench, this huge shower makes a severe statement. designer Nam Dang-Mitchell finished off the ensuite with stylish sconces and a set of full drapes. “It makes a shower room feel a lot more civilized and less scientific — like it’s an extension of the rest of the home,” she explains.
Photographer: Colin Way
Source: house & home March 2016
Designer: Nam Dang-Mitchell
Designer Allison Wilson’s third-floor shower room has a lovely look thanks to a brought back vintage bathtub and standard antiqued-brass fixtures. A window inside the basic subway-tiled shower floods the room with light.
Photographer: Angus Fergusson
Source: house & home February 2016
Designer: Allison Wilson
This whimsical family bathroom, created by H&H editor Kai Ethier, gets a dose of high-end from a pair of rain and handheld showerheads. The tiles in the space are a smart high-low mix: timeless ceramic train tile on the walls, a strong marble pattern on the floor.
Photographer: Valerie Wilcox
Source: house & home June 2016
Designer: Kai Ethier
Actor Yannick Bisson’s principal ensuite features clean lines and expansive glass his-and-hers showers. Walnut vanities and limestone tiles help ground the large, airy space.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: house & home March 2014
Designer: Architect, Gordon Ridgely designers and Associates; builder, Upside Development
In this sophisticated principal bath, an extra tall, all-white shower feels just as luxe as the freestanding tub. The cherry blossom photograph adds a touch of soft color to the otherwise white space, and is water-resistant.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: house & home January 2016
Designer: Samantha Farjo
“My husband and I understood we desired a white room because nothing feels as bright, clean and calm,” says senior editor Sally Armstrong of her principal bathroom. Le défi? Ensuring it didn’t feel sterile. “I set about adding details that would inject character and color,” she says. A blue ikat-patterned Moroccan tile lends a welcome jolt of life to the space.
Photographer: Virginia Macdonald
Source: house & home Ask A Designer: Kitchens & Baths, 2015
Designer: Sally Armstrong; Kelly Buffey
Retailer and homeowner Jill Kantelberg brought the warm oak flooring from her principal bedroom into her ensuite for a seamless transition, adding a strong tile on the floor of the shower stall for a trendy hit of pattern.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: house & home June 2015
Designer: Jill Kantelberg
H&H alum Mandy Milks’s shower has character to spare with its clawfoot tub and warm brass fixtures. Un rideau de douche de lin de base et un tabouret en bois usé complètent le look charmant et sans prétention.
Photographe: Michael Graydon
Source: maison et maison mars 2013
Designer: Mandy Milks, Mazen El-Abdallah
À seulement 128 pieds carrés, cette salle de douche avait besoin d’un design calculé pour se sentir brillant et spacieux. Entrez le designer Ashley Botten, qui a choisi une vanité à ligneuse, très peu de conception et une douche à vapeur épais en verre mod. «Les détails sont très subtils, mais je pense que c’est ce qui rend la pièce si paisible», dit-elle.
Photographe: Alex Lukey
Source: maison et maison en juin 2016
Designer: Ashley Botten
Le designer Sam Sacks a fourni à ce bain familial une dose de son style de signature éclectique avec un tabouret aveugle imprimé à la main et des luminaires de douche en or glam. “Lorsque vous avez déchiré les jeunes toute la journée, il y a quelque chose de absolument divin à pouvoir reposer vos os usés dans un endroit spécial”, dit-elle. Nous ne pourrions pas être plus d’accord!
Photographe: Alex Lukey
Source: maison et maison en juin 2016
Designer: Sam Sacks