Best of the Week: 22 Modern Showers to Inspire
From floor and wall tiles to fittings and fixtures here are 22 great examples of showers. Let the ideas rain down on you
Vanessa Walker
14 December 2018
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
If you’re renovating and are look for contemporary ideas for showers, look no further. Here is a collection of 22 showers that bring light, personality and style into a bathing space.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Adriano Pupilli Architects
Features: Simplicity and convenience. A beautiful pairing of ideas and style.
Designer: Adriano Pupilli Architects
Features: Simplicity and convenience. A beautiful pairing of ideas and style.
2. Location: Rome, Italy
Features: A fabulously soft and artistic approach to a shower. This stands out in all the best ways.
Features: A fabulously soft and artistic approach to a shower. This stands out in all the best ways.
3. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Melissa Lunardon
Features: A stunning interpretation of white-on-white. And the texture is heavenly.
Designer: Melissa Lunardon
Features: A stunning interpretation of white-on-white. And the texture is heavenly.
4. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Big House Little House
Features: Contrasting floor and marble tiles and a peek through to a stunning landscape image.
Designer: Big House Little House
Features: Contrasting floor and marble tiles and a peek through to a stunning landscape image.
5. Location: London, UK
Features: A perfectly imperfect tile situation.
Features: A perfectly imperfect tile situation.
6. Location: London, UK
Features: Decor with a bit of mid-century attitude to up the personality factor.
Features: Decor with a bit of mid-century attitude to up the personality factor.
7. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Rebecca Naughtin Architect
Features: A quietly beautiful approach to one distinctive feature – in this case sea-green tiles that evoke an oceanic atmosphere.
Designer: Rebecca Naughtin Architect
Features: A quietly beautiful approach to one distinctive feature – in this case sea-green tiles that evoke an oceanic atmosphere.
8. Location: New York, USA
Features: A steam-room vibe in a roomy space.
Features: A steam-room vibe in a roomy space.
9. Location: Toronto, Canada
Features: Fun tiles in a fab pattern give this space a little lift.
Features: Fun tiles in a fab pattern give this space a little lift.
10. Location: Austin, USA
Features: Texture done right.
Features: Texture done right.
11. Location: New York, USA
Features: A narrow space made Zen by that showerhead and a restrained approach to material selection.
Features: A narrow space made Zen by that showerhead and a restrained approach to material selection.
12. Location: Devon, UK
Features: By contrast, a narrow space made bold to just the right degree, with cement floor tiles and a restrained palette elsewhere.
Features: By contrast, a narrow space made bold to just the right degree, with cement floor tiles and a restrained palette elsewhere.
13. Location: San Diego, USA
Features: Tiles that make the shower and bathroom sparkle with delight.
Features: Tiles that make the shower and bathroom sparkle with delight.
14. Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Designer: McCarthy Homes QLD
Features: Hotel-like appeal in a retreat-like atmosphere.
Designer: McCarthy Homes QLD
Features: Hotel-like appeal in a retreat-like atmosphere.
15. Location: San Diego, USA
Features: Heroic tiles make this modest room pop.
Features: Heroic tiles make this modest room pop.
16. Location: London, UK
Features: Tiles that straddle the line between modern and traditional.
Features: Tiles that straddle the line between modern and traditional.
17. Location: New York, USA
Features: Crittall-style doors on a shower that could work in a modern or heritage bathroom.
Features: Crittall-style doors on a shower that could work in a modern or heritage bathroom.
18. Location: Jávea, Spain
Features: The vista takes centrestage, as it should. All materials play a supporting role.
Features: The vista takes centrestage, as it should. All materials play a supporting role.
19. Location: Paris, France
Features: A little bit of art and sculpture and a lot of creativity.
Features: A little bit of art and sculpture and a lot of creativity.
20. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: BENT Architecture
Features: Beautiful forms in the shape of a niche, benchseat and floating vanity.
Designer: BENT Architecture
Features: Beautiful forms in the shape of a niche, benchseat and floating vanity.
21. Location: Perth, WA
Features: A distinctive touch in the form of a curved breakout wall. Such a thoughtful addition to an otherwise streamlined space.
Features: A distinctive touch in the form of a curved breakout wall. Such a thoughtful addition to an otherwise streamlined space.
22. Location: Clovelly, NSW
Designer: Minosa
Features: Not even the recessed niche was forgotten when the designers of this bathroom were pondering the lighting scheme.
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Designer: Minosa
Features: Not even the recessed niche was forgotten when the designers of this bathroom were pondering the lighting scheme.
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No. 4 brilliantly thought out, and so aesthetically pleasing; No. 8 my runner-up. For sheer beauty, No. 2.
19 is lovely. On a completely different note, I do like the tiles in 9