I know what you mean about not wanting either. We are adding another bathroom in our remodel which will contain a shower -- no tub. It is not a large shower, but we will not have a door or curtain of any type. The shower head faces the back of the shower, there will be a step over to get into the shower, and outside of that is the "dry off" area. I hope this all works and water doesn't run all over! There is a heat/ventiator over the shower to keep us warm. I hope that works too.

Yeah, glass is just to "slick" for my tastes (and a bother to keep clean), and I don't like it when shower curtains in a small shower encroach on my space. I saw a video online of a guy who designed his bathroom as a "wet room" that sounds like what you have. I don't think our bathroom is big enough to pull it off though. I'm almost wondering if a teak door or something like that would work.

In many older homes in Asia, the shower rooms don't have either one. Just be prepared with a rag to wipe off splashes.

We put in shower rods that bow out away from the shower. They really expand the space in the shower and break up the straight lines of the bathroom by adding an unexpected curve. You can find them at Bed, Bath and stores like that. We LOVE these! I highly recommend them!

Jane

In many asian homes, there is no barrier at all. most of the bathroom gets wet.
Then after everyone has showered, the maid comes in and clean the bath! There is a certain sense of freedom in showering in an open bath, somewhat like showering outdoors :)

I like the idea of an open bath, but I don't think I'm ready to do whatever it takes to turn my entire bathroom floor into a properly-draining-with-no-leaks shower floor. :) I'll be lucky if I can successfully DIY a shower with a pre-fabricated Tileredi shower pan.

-Melissa