Show me your shower niches, please.
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PROUser
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHere's 2. The first is the step nice for shaving legs. The second is the hidden niche in the same bath. It's behind the pony wall next to the vanity, so the clutter never shows.
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Frameless Glass Changeup · More InfoI had specified a color matched Schluter for all of the edging, but the customer decided that she liked the small color contrast of the cut edge of the porcelain, which we polished a bit, so as not to be razor sharp.
Here is one that we used the matching tile bullnose to trim it out, as well as around the existing window. Removing the rotten wood trim and tying in the new waterproofing involved some Fypon on the interior as well as the Kerdi.
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6 years agoMine is like the last picture cook's kitchen posted. Same tile inside with matching bullnose around it.
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Comments (32)Mark - thanks for the link. I loved loving at your bathrooms with all their different decorating styles and choices. My original search was for shower niches, thanks trudymom. I don't really like the shower niche you show, but I love having the opportunity to consider it as well as the other specifics of your bathrooms. Just so you can tell what a person in the planning stages might be interested in seeing: Kohler shower bases vs. small grouted tile bold vs. bland countertops various tiling patterns and color use windows in the shower area tile vs. paint in the non-shower portions of the room...See MoreCan you show me your shower niche?
Comments (10)Thanks, everyone! ogoopogo - One of the tile places actually showed me the schluter strips. The only picture I could find online is this one. I'm not crazy about the silver, but I thought it might look better with a matching color. What color is yours? Pipdog - So, is the cut edge of the inside of the niche covered by the front tile? I'm looking at a brick mosaic similar to the size of your kitchen backsplash, so I'm trying to figure out if that will work as well. It's a frosted glass, so it might look better than tile except I'm not sure about the smaller tiles. Catmom & dedtired - Does yours have bullnose?...See Moreshow me/tell me about your niche/shelf over your range
Comments (11)There was a thread on this topic some months ago--see below. There are some good photos of niches. Our project is bogged down, but I have a few additional comments since I posted... Because we have to watch our pennies, I'm shopping in bargain places. One problem I have encountered is that oddball lots of tiles often don't include bullnose pieces as well as regular field tile sizes. The niche that we have roughed in will require some cute tricks to make ordinary tile edges seem attractive and classy; we don't want to just snip tiles and leave raw edges. DH, my sweaty equity, did not finish the niche smoothly when he created it in drywall because we knew we would cover it in tile. Now, we're thinking that we might not do the tiling right away and he'll have to pull out drywall tools and make a proper corner edging around the niche. This kind of "go back and do over" gig is getting very frustrating. [Meanwhile, I've found a smashingly exciting tile that of course only comes without trim pieces. It's sitting right next to me, thinking. Unfortunately it has a decidedly unfinished raw edge and will require tricky handling if we choose to use it. I just covered it over so I can't see it tempting me there on the table. Have to be more practical. ] Tile shops do carry a metal edging that can be used to finish off edges when no bullnose is available, but I haven't seen examples of it in actual use on a range niche. Would love to see a sample photo to reassure me. Also, remember that if you choose to work with a thick tile or a remnant of some kind of rock from countertop on the back of the niche, that will cut down the depth of the niche shelf. If you want the area above range/cooktop to be an artistic focal point, I humbly suggest that you either make a niche OR some kind of tile design but not both. If you choose too fancy a niche back, the items standing within the niche will compete with the tile design for viewer's attention. Mine will be a working kitchen, so we're planning to put oil bottles, vinegar bottles, salt shaker, etc. there and they are supposed to get top billing. Don't forget that you can suspend a second shelf in the niche if there's room. Here is a link that might be useful: Niche topic thread...See More
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6 years agoHi Suzanne --
I'm going to link you to the portfolio of a "nuts about niches" tile pro since you'll see a variety of types and lots of close-up shots!
He has many modern and monochromatic projects, but the (color-filled!) project he and I worked on created niches with 4x12 bullnose and 6x6 for the back. Wall shown is ~ 36" wide.
There are certainly no shortage of ways to go, though I prefer tucking niches out of sight entirely or (as here) perpendicular to the primary view from door.Good luck with your project!
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6 years agoMine seems so plain coming after the fish scales! It's trimmed with quarter round and has a quartz shelf.
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6 years agoHere's mine
The lowest shelf also serves as a shaving ledge. There is a strip of pebble on the opposite wall for the shower controls.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago[threadjack -- Tinybluesparkles -- thank you! The house is an 1900s Foursquare (similar to bungalow/Craftsman], but the bathroom (shower/tub combo) is a 70s-era attic addition with a tiny footprint, 12-ft ceilings in spots, and ~ 8 months of grey light coming in through high windows and skylights. Since traditional Deco-inspired wouldn't have worked well, other solutions were needed to solve the various space/ambiance issues! My Houzz album has more pics of the space ]
Suzanne --
Related to my comment to TBSparkles -- do you know what you're using for your field tile yet? Because ideally your niche(s) should relate to the room, the materials, and the feel you're creating.
I love the solutions being shared, but you can see one wouldn't necessarily work in the other's space.
These examples of classic / traditional / vintage-inspired baths -- grabbed off web -- are all very low-contrast. I could see the one with the grey pencil liner having a niche with grey subway.
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6 years agoOurs is super boring compared to most. DH really wanted it to disappear, and I really didn't care much either way (about that.)
And with the accent tile we chose I do think keeping it unobtrusive was the best choice.
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6 years agoHave very few photos of those we've done, especially those placed in the pony wall (which is hard to photograph). I will say that if you have a pony wall, as someone above mentioned, it is often the preferred location as it is not visible from the outside.
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6 years agoOP here. This bathroom is a dink. This photo shows most of the bathroom as taken from the hall doorway. Note where the exterior door is on the left. [I have no idea why they built an outside door to the patio from the bathroom! No, no pool, and no room for a pool.]
And this is the rest of it as taken from the exterior doorway.
You can see that the shower cannot expand because of the hall doorway on the right and the location of the toilet on the left. The toilet can't scoot over either because because it gets too close to the vanity, so total exterior size of 36x36.
House Vixen - we're just starting to decide on a field tile. We brought home a 3x9 Sonoma subway tile in a color called Aquarius, which is a lovely sea blue/green. Surprisingly, it looks pretty dark in there so we're going to look some more. We haven't ruled it out, but we need to look some more. We'd consider a larger tile set vertically perhaps. I'm iffy on an accent color because of the small size, but in general, I like accent colors.
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