Bathroom Showers | 4Homes

Date Published:: 16/06/2008

Ideally, your home should have both a shower enclosure or cubicle and a bath. Even if your shower has to be fitted as an en suite, there are no end of clever tricks to maximise its impact.

Install a powerful, over-bath shower in a small bathroom, matching it with a clear glass screen to heighten the impression of space.

In a larger room, install a wet-room-style shower - whether it drains directly into the floor or into a large, low shower tray.

Select the biggest shower tray you can - it will feel luxurious rather than functional.

Choose a good-quality shower tray - they're generally made from resin or ceramic, but you can get them in all types of more interesting materials, including marble, slate and even teak.

Investigate some of the more interesting shower heads on the market, such as Hansgrohe's Raindance Rainmaker, the world's largest shower, which can be fitted flush to the ceiling, and digital showers, such as the Grohtherm Wireless Shower, which can be switched on and off from any room in the house.

Enlist the help of a specialist bathroom designer if you’re going to install a wet room. Many of the top-end bathroom companies, such as Ripples, have one in-house, or consider an architect, because the drainage and waterproofing of the room have to be 100 per cent right.

Choose suitable wall and floor coverings for your wet room. Many tile and flooring companies, such as Reed Harris, have vast product ranges to cater for this burgeoning market. Stone (granite, marble, travertine or limestone) is the material of choice because it's very tough and waterproof.

Designer Shower

Consider a square showerhead for a change. This ceiling-mountable version comes courtesy of interior-design queen Kelly Hoppen, and there's also a wall-arm version.
KH306 shower head, £163, Waterfront

ST:20 shower tray with tread pattern. Bathroom Showers

Good Gripper

Made of silver-green volcanic slate, you don't need to worry that this tray won't last. We like the treads the best - the most effective kind of anti-slip solution. ST:20 shower tray with tread pattern, from £440, Kirkstone

Night Time Fun

Forget going out to your local discotheque. Stay home instead and dance your socks off under this illuminated showerhead from bathroom specialists Boffi.
Luminous shower by CRS Boffi, £POA, Boffi

For Bathroom Boffins

This is apparently the most advanced digital shower in the world... ever! Just imagine being able to pre-set it, so that it's already the perfect temperature before you step under the water.
Grohtherm Wireless Shower, from £520, Ripples

A Real Stunner

You'll need a high-pressure system to do this special shower justice. It looks amazing and it is. But the biggest surprise is that it's from that old bargain favourite, B&Q.
Damixa G-type, £549, B&Q

Tray Chic

With its very distinctive bubble design, this is definitely a shower tray to show off. Other colours available include orange, green, black, sand and matt anthracite.
Optical shower tray by NIC Designs, £713, Aquaplus Solutions

Size Matters

This is a truly serious showerhead. Not only is it large enough (a staggering 60cm in diameter) to give a whole football team a thoroughly good soaking, but it also fits completely flush to the ceiling.
Raindance Rainmaker AIR, £2,993, Hansgrohe

Prices correct as of September 2006

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