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10 Rain Showers to Whet Your Appetite

If you're going to be caught in the rain anywhere, it should be in one of these blissful bathrooms

Jo Simmons 14 January 2015

Houzz UK Contributor. I have been an interiors journalist since 1995, writing several books on design and numerous features for glossy homes mags over the years. For Houzz, I cover decorating ideas and trends and interview designers and professionals for their insights. My favourite pieces to write, though, are Houzz Tours, as I love exploring and learning about real homes. Call me curious — or nosy!

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The only time that being caught in a rain shower is a good thing is when it’s the kind of shower you install in your bathroom, with a head big enough to drench you in piping hot water, like a warm and invigorating monsoon. Now, that’s the kind of shower we can all get excited about. The luxuriously soft, soaking effect of a rain-style shower head is hard to beat, and these amazing bathrooms and shower spaces combine a beautiful deluge with gorgeous décor and, often, fantastic views, too.

Hansgrohe USA

Celebrate the simple circle
Shower heads are traditionally circular, but contemporary designs take that shape and expand it to the max. The result is a huge column of water pouring onto your head. Quite a way to wake up in the morning…

David Churchill - Architectural Photographer

Seek out a solid square
When is a traditional circular shower head not a traditional circular shower head? When it’s a state-of-the-art square, releasing a torrent of water from above for a seriously substantial shower.

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Decor Tadelakt

Combine with natural materials
The simple, generous rain shower heads in this pool room are mounted into a wall finished with tadelakt, a traditional Moroccan plaster, for an organic, tactile look.

Envi Interior Design Studio

Dream big
A large, walk-in shower demands a massive shower head, too. This gorgeous design is set into a wooden ceiling for an authentically spa-like feel, and sends water down in concentric oblongs.

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C.P. Hart Bathrooms

Install some super discs
Look at the size of those shower heads! They deliver a veritable monsoon-like experience, plus there is room for two to get drenched at once.

Drummonds Bathrooms

See double
Traditional in style, the shower heads in this bathroom are nevertheless a very contemporary size – large and generous. Installing two creates a dedicated showering world at one end of this huge bathroom.

JAQUE

Choose green and black
What’s not to like about this shower room? It’s dark and moody and intimate inside, with tiles on walls, floor and ceiling and a big rain shower right by the window. Then there’s the view, which offsets all this dark, brooding style. The window neatly frames all the lush, abundant green outside, making it look almost like an artwork. Perfect for a monsoon experience.

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KSR Interiors

Look up
Here, a discreet but still generous shower head provides a great drenching without distracting from this room’s wonderful architecture. You can gaze at the sky and trees above as you shower, and there’s a sauna just next door, too.

Vanni Archive/Architectural Photography

Sightsee while you shower
A classic shower with a big rain head but, oh my, check out those views over New York City. Imagine showering in here while it’s raining outside. Or just showering in here, ever.

Sarah Fortescue

Go for gold
Sure, it’s a bit bling, but how can anyone resist the gold shower head in this bathroom? Love the matching door knob, hinges and toilet flush, too.

TELL US
Would you invest in a rain shower? Share your thoughts in the Comments below.

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collaroy

Rain showers look fantastic, but are not as pleasurable or effective as the hand held attachment. We have both and the attachment is used 98% of the time.

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home lover

Rain showers normally don't use more water than the water saving shower heads. About 9l/min I think. I love ours and never really use the handheld one. And we are on tank water only and never run out!

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