Builders: 11 Modern Shower Ideas That Make Customers Desire Your Homes

Shower Walls and Floors

Shower wall and floor designs change rather frequently. In the past few years, homebuyers have favored natural and luxurious-looking materials like marble and handcrafted tiles. Light, earthy neutrals and rich, jewel-toned accents with custom mosaic patterns are in demand.

Custom Tile Accent Wall

Your choice of tiles can make the largest difference between a boring shower, and one which homebuyers remember. Hand-painted ceramic tiles like those crafted by Fireclay Tile can make a shower feel customized, rather than mass produced. They also make neutral-colored glass tiles, perfect for steam showers, earthy brick tiles with hand-applied glaze, and mosaic tiles in square, hexagonal, triangular, and rectangular shapes.

Natural Stone Tiles

Natural stone tiles are a perfect way to elevate a shower. Marble, limestone, travertine, and slate are enduring in popularity and quality. Country floors creates honed and polished stone floor tiles in multiple shapes, both large and designed for mosaic patterns. Their Heritage Tile collection, crafted by artisans on the West Coast, also stood out due to the diverse use of cultural patterns and antique techniques.

Shower Enclosure

The shower enclosure is the first element homebuyers will see, so make sure you choose walls and doors that show off your design and fit well in the space.

Glass Doors and Panels

Glass shower doors are much easier to clean and more pleasant to use than shower curtains. Coastal Shower Doors creates swinging and sliding glass doors, plus fixed panels and room dividers. They offer illusion glass for a seamless look, or matte black aluminum alloy framed doors for a modern flair. Fixed panels can make bathrooms feel larger and more open, giving showers a high design feeling that stand out to homebuyers.

Tinted or Textured Glass Doors

Clear glass enclosures create a sleek, modern look, but tinted and textured glass can add a unique flair and additional privacy to a bathroom, especially if it’s shared. Gatsby Glass creates custom shower doors with or without frames, with clear, tinted, or textured glass. Smoked black glass is a popular current option to add a moody modern flair to your bathroom.

Shower Placement & Structure

There are a variety of ways to situate a shower in relation to the rest of the bathroom. Some buyers prefer an open concept, reminiscent of a luxury hotel, while others may prioritize privacy and functionality.

Built in Shelving and Bench

Convenience, storage, and accessibility make a shower appealing to a wide range of people. Synmar and Castech create cast marble shower and bath combinations with corner and bench seating and ADA ramps. They look just like natural marble, with unlimited color options, but require less maintenance. Also look for their prefabricated shelves that match any of their natural stone finishes.

Wet Room with Shower & Floating Tub

Many homeowners don’t want to pick between a walk-in shower and large tub, so combining both into a single wet room can stand out, especially in a primary suite. Enclose both a freestanding tub and an open-concept shower space with glass doors to lock in steam and heat regardless of which is in use. The floor of the shower remains flush with the rest of the bathroom, creating a streamlined look and enlarging the space.

Shower Attachments & Accessories

Faucet and showerhead fixtures are one of the most commonly replaced items in a bathroom, since many builders may try to save costs. If a homebuyer tours several homes with generic fixtures and then sees a shower that has clearly been designed for quality and customized comfort, they will be sure to take note!

Multiple Shower Heads with Digital Controls

Cascada Showers creates a multifunctional shower system with multiple nozzles that offer 4 functions: a rainfall, body jet, handheld, and waterfall feature. This system also has a built in Bluetooth speaker and changing LED light to complete the luxurious appeal. It’s made of stainless steal and comes in eight finishes, including, nickel, gold, and brass.

Steam Showers

Luxury homes often feature steam showers, and the trend has spread. Thermasol’s system comes with three main parts: a generator to boil the water, a steamhead, which releases steam uniformly throughout the shower, and smart controls. Steam entirely replaces running water in this setup, so homeowners can potentially save on their water bill, but will see an increase in their electric bill instead. Thermasol also provides a steam generation calculator to help builders determine the necessary unit size based on the cubic area of the shower.

Bathroom Underfloor Heating

Underfloor heating is a great luxury and efficient way to heat a large bathroom that may otherwise feel a bit chilly. Flextherm creates radiant heating options especially designed for embedding in concrete. Their cables can come attached to a roll-out mat, include self-adhesive backing for easy installation, and come in a wide variety of lengths. They promise the heating system requires no annual maintenance, and it comes with a thermostat, so homeowners can use it easily.

Shower Lighting

Don’t forget to take lighting into account, as natural lights and customizable colors can make your design, and the human skin, look more appealing. It will also make your space feel welcoming, no matter the time of day.

Waterproof LED Strip Lights

Proper lighting can transform a shower. Waterproof LED strip lighting can line the corners and edges of a shower, or be set into the outline of built-in shelves. Aspect LED’s RGB + White Color Changing Flexible LED strip lights are waterproof and water resistant. Made with wire leads on both ends, each 16.4′ reel and can be cut every 6-1/2″, to customize the length to specific dimensions.

Bathroom Skylights

Natural light can transform a shower into a mini oasis, and allows homeowners the flexibility of incorporating plants into their bathroom space. Kingspan creates simple skylights that are square or rectangular, or they can design custom requests. They use many recycled materials and have committed to reducing their manufacturing carbon (CO2e) emissions to as close to zero as technically possible, which will appeal to many homeowners who prioritize sustainable building.