Bathroom Design
Get the Look: Falling Water in the Bath
Create a Soothing Bath With Rain Showers, Mini Waterfalls and Shimmering Textures
Our baths are becoming our sanctuaries, a place to take care of ourselves and refresh our inner spirits. One way to add beauty and serenity to the bath is to create the look, feel or sound of natural falling water somewhere in the space. You can do this with color and materials and innovative products like waterfall faucets and rainfall shower heads. Here are some artistic ways to represent the soothing quality of falling water in the bath.
Textured panel behind tub. A freestanding bath tub is centered in front of a floor-to-ceiling panel of matchstick stone mosaic tile. This earthy textural backdrop contrasts with the smooth metallic finish of the tub and wall tile, giving it the appearance of a sheet of water pouring down.
The key is orienting the tile vertically to suggest a downward movement. Install a wall mount waterfall tub faucet and presto, you have added the sound of falling water.
The key is orienting the tile vertically to suggest a downward movement. Install a wall mount waterfall tub faucet and presto, you have added the sound of falling water.
Stone with swirl patterns. When there are wavy or swirl patterns in stone, it is called movement. With white frothy lines and reflective metallic slivers, this slab of silver gray quartzite looks remarkably like a waterfall.
Another stone, Blue Louise granite, is a deep ocean blue with rust and white patterns. The vertical panel on the wall represents a waterfall, and the counter is the river it empties into.
Ceiling-mounted tub faucet. A line of water pours down from a ceiling spout and splashes into the tub below. What a wonderful sound it must make when it hits the water. A band of light streams through the narrow vertical window and highlights this water feature.
Waterfall sink faucet. An angled glass disc flattens the stream of water creating a mini waterfall. This one is called the KWC Murano.
Here is a view from another angle. The textured glass on the shower door makes it look like water is running down the surface.
Glass tile bricks. A blend of beach-toned glass bricks covers this vanity wall, reminding me of rain. Like the first example in this collection, the vertical orientation of the tile suggests downward movement.
Get this look with a custom color blend from Voguebay.
Get this look with a custom color blend from Voguebay.
Indoor waterfall. This tub faucet is hidden in a stack of rough edged rocks, much like an outdoor landscaped waterfall.
Sheer white shower curtain hanging from a curved rod. Who would have thought a shower curtain could have a calming misty quality?
Corrugated metal panels. These make an unusual shower stall. Though the undulations are horizontal, the overall effect is vertical and mimics falling water.
Wall-mounted rain shower head. These are very popular in bathroom remodels because they simulate the experience of standing under a soothing rain shower. Here's a similar one.
Deluxe rain shower head. Oversized versions like this one deliver raindrops over your entire body for a luxurious showering experience.
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This panel from 3form is made from 40-percent recycled resin.