Shower Ledge Love: Maximising Functionality and Style in Your Shower
The shower can be a place of relaxation, where you can switch off and allow the hot water to cleanse your body and relax your mind and muscles. It’s an essential part of any successful bathroom renovation. When renovating your bathroom, consider how to maximise functionality while maintaining your chosen style.
Shower ledges are the latest and greatest in fashion and functionality for your next bathroom renovation. Instead of shower caddies, shower ledges are built into the shower walls as recessed shelving units. They are becoming much more popular among Australians nationwide for several reasons.
Functional Benefits of Shower Ledges
There are many functional benefits that shower ledges offer to modern Australian bathrooms.
Space-Saving Options for Smaller Shower Units
If you’re completing a bathroom renovation on a budget or building out a smaller bathroom as part of your bathroom renovations, shower ledges are the perfect way to save space. Many are an average of 2m x 3m, which doesn’t leave much extra standing room, depending on the floor space of one’s shower. As they are built into the walls of your shower, they’re factored into the overall length and width of your shower unit. They’re a much more practical option for maximising your storage space in a small shower.
Customisation Options
With traditional bulky shower caddies, you may get one or two different sizes and they’re mostly designed with either gold, silver, black, or copper finishes. By choosing shower ledges while renovating your bathroom in Sydney, you can customise your shower ledge to fit with the overall theme of your new bathroom.
You can also customise the length and depth of your shower ledge to suit your storage needs. Whether you have a lot of shower products or just a few, having a shower ledge allows you to have everything you need on one shelf, or mix-and-match if necessary.
Easy Access and Organisation
One of the main benefits of having an open shower ledge, unlike the ‘fence-like’ appearance of a shower caddy, is the ease of access to your essentials, without worrying about them slipping out of the holder, or having to fiddle around for the right bottle! Shower ledges also allow you to easily and quickly organise (and re-organise) your showering necessities.
Reduce Water Buildup and Cleaning
Unlike the multi-shelf caddy, the corners of your shower ledges can be designed to reduce water buildup and as they’ll fit seamlessly into the design of your new shower, they’re excellent for drainage. This reduces overall water buildup in the shower and reduces and simplifies cleaning or the potential for moisture traps and mould growth.
Aesthetic Appeal of Shower Ledges
Shower ledges contribute to the overall aesthetic of your new bathroom. Consider the following during your bathroom renovations when choosing a shower ledge.
Clean Lines and Uniformity
Shower ledges are the new design feature taking minimalist bathroom renovations by storm. As they offer hard lines that don’t jut out from the main shower unit, they maintain a sense of streamlined uniformity throughout the shower.
Design Flexibility
Whether funky-coloured tiles are your aesthetic or a simple design that matches your new wall tiling, shower ledges provide ultimate flexibility. They can be deep recesses or a few inches into the wall. They can be tall enough to accommodate your largest shampoo bottles and can be customised to fit with the design choices of your bathroom renovation. You can choose colour schemes and tiles that match your existing aesthetic to promote cohesion.
Incorporate Decorative Elements
Shower ledges allow your decorative juices to flow! As they can be any colour or tile shape, you can incorporate small plants in your shower or introduce aesthetically pleasing soap dispensers without losing decorative appeal, as you would with a traditional shower caddy.
Choosing the Right Shower Ledge for Your Bathroom
There are many considerations to make when incorporating shower ledges into your bathroom renovation, and choosing the right shower ledge for your shower and overall bathroom renovation goals can make or break the space. Consider the following when making your choices.
Material Selection
As you have design freedom with shower ledges, you can truly do what you want. Whether those are waterproofed wooden shower ledges to match the stain of your medicine cabinet and vanity, or a simplistic, elegant tile design. Tiles, stone, or custom-made concrete ledges with intricate designs are popular in many Australian bathroom renovations.
Size and Placement
Consider how large your shower ledges will be and where they will be placed to ensure functionality. Ideally, you want to put your shower ledges where they’re not constantly filling with water from your shower and where you aren’t getting drenched when grabbing something off the ledge. You also don’t want to walk too far to grab something off a different ledge and risk slipping.
While size considerations are important and you want your shower ledges to hold what you need, they shouldn’t dwarf the space. Be conscious of their overall size when making final decisions and taking measurements for installation.
Final Thoughts
Shower ledges are fast becoming one of the most popular design elements in new Australian bathrooms. Whether you’re considering putting in a new master bathroom as part of your bathroom renovation, or are simply revamping your shower space, consider a shower ledge for maximum functionality and a gorgeous, linear aesthetic look to your new shower.
Crystal Bathrooms is here and ready to help you select the perfect shower ledge to incorporate in your next bathroom renovation. Reach out to us today and let us help you begin renovating your bathroom!
