The Waterfall Soap Saver looks AWESOME!!! Put one right into my Amazon cart. In our shower, we have a corner ceramic soap shelf, rounded at the edge. For some reason the water doesn't drain out of it very well (possibly installation-error as this was DIY). I like that it makes things convenient, but I try not to put soap on it b/c it will melt away in the standing water. In a way it is redundant b/c we also have a pre-formed Swanstone niche in the shower as well. I like the pre-formed niche a lot, it is VERY easy to clean and was easy to DIY install. The soap doesn't slip out of it and there are little ridges that allow the soap to dry. I think the integrated tiled niches look great and I would do that if I were having the bathroom tiled by a pro. But if it's DIY, I think the Swanstone is an excellent choice. We are currently remodeling our main bathroom, and bought an identical Swanstone shampoo/soap niche for the bath/shower combo b/c we love the one we installed in our master shower. Edit -- > we chose the matte white color, I think a lot of the other colors look oddly man-made. If it's going to look man-made, I like white ;-) Here is a link that might be useful: Swanstone shampoo shelf This post was edited by melle_sacto on Thu, Mar 20, 14 at 13:01

Hi, yes, this is my very concern. The contractors want to do marble corner shelves and I think they will be too heavy. Looking for alternatives. What about ceramic? Glass? What did you end up doing, acciohaus? Our walls will be white subway tile. Thanks!

This forum sure has been sleepy this week. The rest of the shower is finished, and it was time today to install the dreaded corner shelves. I trusted my instincts on this one and just went for it ... loaded up the back of the shelves and the holes with mortar, said a quick prayer, and squished them into place. They're holding perfectly in position without any tape. I plan to wait till at least Thursday to grout to give the mortar a chance to cure ... I have other things to do for the next couple of days, so waiting isn't that big of a deal. Photos forthcoming.

warning - old post that i have a question about - @palimpsest - I want to add a long shelf in my alcove tub/shower combo vs. having a niche installed. Sounds like exactly what you did in your bathrooms. Would you mind posting some photos + a brief explanation of how it was installed? My contractor and I have discussed a couple ideas, but I’m still looking for the best way to do this. Thanks!