Steve's ideas
I like the idea of a suspended vanity. Sure, you lose some storage but the piece is less heavy overall. In the case of a vanity such as this, we identify the top we want (quartz) and it can be made a bit long to the right to blend in with the front wall, can beneith.
Look at: Kalia Rustik T375 Handshower Shower System With Wall Mount Rain Head #BF1511 This is not an inexpensive piece of hardware but something to think about is having the rain shower head on the wall along with an adjustable hand-held. You could do one at each end of the shower and leave the ceiling open to nothing but the vent/light and additional lighting. This may be the simplest way to go for a two-person shower.
Another alternative for a large walk-in shower is something like this. A wall mount and or wall mount and hand held with a single rain head at the center. At the far end (toilet side) a teak or stone bench could be placed. You could do a second hand held lower, under the window for washing dogs etc.
If we are doing a shower, we probably have the space to do a central door. The end facing the front of the house I'd like to see glass from the waist up but that means any shower head must be mounted on the north wall, which might cramp it a bit or in any event, place it more in the corner facing out. The east end could use a traditional showerhead on the wall with rain head(s) in the ceiling.
This shower-head combination works nicely but our ceiling height is going to restrict what we do. It seems more likely we'd want something like a flush-ceiling mounted rain shower head with a hand-held on the wall. Alternately, you do a central rain head with combination fixed and hand held on the wall on one or perhaps both ends of the shower.
The flush floor into the shower is nice but may be costly to do as the concrete must be chopped out completely. On the other hand, if we do a shower, it is going to be larger than normal and we aren't likely to find a shower pan which works unless it is customized. As much as I like the shower concept, we'll need to determine if a bath tub makes more sense from a market perspective.
Kind of fun but too dark. Lighter shades could work as an alternative to a driftwood tile.
In this case, I like the rustic wood feel to the tile, which extends to the walls. This could create a nice beach feel. I'd been thinking breadboard on the walls but lean more heavily to 6-inch planks with square base and top or perhaps a rustic, but light, look such as this.
I like this split vanity. I also like the fact the open shelves provide space for towels which means not having to store them in a linen closet. the drawer space seems sufficient for multiple users.
Another example of the storage box or slot. In this case, I think it is not high enough but this seems a good idea for soaps, shampoo etc.
Even if we do a bathtub, a glass surround would be nice. The end of the shower-tub will be facing the toilet in the corner. Doing glass on top of a waist-high wall will at once provide privacy yet pass existing light throughout the space.
This layout of waist-high walls topped by glass is what I have envisioned for a shower stall if we do shower vs bathtub. The window surrounds would be tiled to match the shower-bathtub tile.
I like the long storage space on the back wall.
I like the driftwood look and feel of the shower tile.
Free standing. Four Drawers. We select the top and under-mount sink basins. Lends itself nicely to wall-mount fixtures rather than on the top of the vanity.
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