Mould will grow on almost any surface - even glass, it just needs the right environmental factors - heat, humidity and a food source - body and soap fats... sorry for being yucky, but it's true, they grow mould on glass plates in a lab, so it's not surprising to find mould on any other surface - silicone etc included. There are solutions - use a mix of oil of cloves diluted - check Shannon Lush suggests:- If it's a hard surface use 1/4 teaspoon of Oil of Cloves per litre of water, put it in a spray bottle, lightly mist on and leave overnight and wipe off. In grout, remove the grout, treat the area with Tea Tree Oil and vinegar and re-grout. Same for silicone. As for Silicone and frameless glass... The problem is the different types of silicone have varying degrees of acid in them and will 'etch' the glass, causing 'fogging' between the laminated layers of laminated glass. Hence the reason for suggesting not to silicone the glass to the wall. However, as the fogging usually only comes in around 3mm to 5mm the depth of the silicone should be about that to form a proper seal. You may be able to apply the silicone - neutral cure - clear to the inside of the glass only - bit tricky and not let it get behind the glass - inside the shower itself to close the gap, alternatively, you can use a strip of aluminium to form a sealed edge - sort of defeats the purpose of frameless glass. Good Luck, Andrew Building and Pest Inspections Albury Wodonga. http://www.buildingandpestinspectionsalburywodonga.com.au/

love this, especially the nib wall protuding into the shower space giving you somewhere to place the shampoo bottles. So many bathrooms look beautiful but in real life are not terribly practical. We put a niche into our new shower but I've also put in in the wall above the bath, so often you'll see a bath staged with a stool beside it for the bits you use while bathing, I'd rather have an integrated shelf or niche.

Unfortunately the door had to swing from that side due to light switches having to be a certain distance from water (shower). Plus I’d rather have the first view be of vanity and bath, rather than shower and toilet... Solution was to go for a hidden control arm (Glynn Johnson 410 series concealed overhead door stop) at the top of the door that bounces door back away from shower screen. Can’t see it when the door is shut. Plus didn’t interfere with water proofing/tiling.

I know what you mean about hotel bathrooms. I think there is a rule about swinging doors, the reason being if someone has a fall inside the shower they do not block the door from opening and prevent access for help. But as Dreamer said, there are doors which pivot both ways. I would love to upgrade to one of those but in our small shower I can't see how there would be sufficient space to open it inwards after the shower, negating the advantage of not dripping on the floor. I have seen an improved version of the outward swinging door with a channel at the bottom of the frame which directs the water back to the hinged end of the floor. Not as modern and streamlined as a frameless shower though. Does anyone have any feedback on how easy the barn door style is to keep clean in a bathroom environment? While I like the appearance, the fact that you need to get up a ladder to access the mechanism discourages me.