At least there should be some comfort in your builder telling you ahead of time instead of just putting them in knowing what he knows. It’s still frustrating that they’re on the market though.
Twice I have fallen in love with pendant lights for above the kitchen island. Each choice involved hours and hours and hours on the internet or showroom.
BOTH times I found out after I picked them that the manufacturer has actually discontinued them. So I am again back to square zero on that decision too.
First world problems, I know.
I’ve been shopping for kitchen counter tops for hours lately. I have taken at least a dozen samples home. I think I have made a decision but I thought that last weekend, too. I read some reviews of the solid surface counter tops and now I’m not so sure. I am slowly but surely updating my house (no major remodeling) and it’s taken me years because I can not make a decision for the life of me! On anything.
Maybe not such a new trend, but I have never warmed up to the clear glass showers. I am modest and feel like I’m in a fishbowl on display if someone were to walk in. Not to mention trying to keep the water spots and soap scum off of them. I think they look fine, but not practical enough for me. (I have used them in hotels.)
The shower trend here is no enclosure at all, just a very large all-tile master bath with the shower head placed where there is no possible oversplash to cabinets. Easy cleanup–like these but, often, without even the separators:
https://www.thespruce.com/showers-without-doors-ideas-4137742
We removed the glass door on the shower in our bath because it wasn’t necessary, not enough overspray to be a concern.
@ChoatieMom , I encountered that trend many times in hotels in Europe, but the first time was in a room which was designated as "all accessible ". It was ages ago and I was s bit baffled at the time, but it certainly has its merits!
I like the open showers if the bathroom is big enough so that the spray doesn’t get all over. In European hotel rooms, I often find it impossible to manage neatly in the ones that are very small.
One neighbor here re-did a bathroom several years ago with a shower that was wide enough for wheelchair access and the space was deep enough so that the water wasn’t a problem. It looked light and airy and modern. No glass door to clean, no shower curtain to get icky. She said at some point, everyone will want an accessible shower, for aging in place, or when they break a leg skiing, or have an elderly parent move in. That was the first time I’d seen one like that. I would love it but we have no room.
Yesterday I said I didn’t like black window trim. Today on my walk, I saw a couple of houses with black or very dark trim that looked great. Mostly though it was rather narrow trim or it was on mock-tudors that already had a lot of black or dark brown. I guess what I don’t like is the houses that really look like they were meant to have white or light trim and had it that way for 7 or 8 decades and now suddenly have so much wide black trim. Then it just looks jarring to me. But maybe I’ll get used to it!
When building our retirement home, the ADA compliant shower was a must. Wide enough for wheel air access, level shower floor along with a bench and hand shower within reach. Open, airy but not modern since we went for a tuscan farmhouse look. Choice of materials can make a difference using tumbled travertine on the walls and floor. I agree you need plenty of room for a shower like this.
They need to show photos of those gorgeous showers in @ChoatieMom 's post with all the assorted shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream and face soap bottles that will inevitably wind up there!
Our shower is 3’x6’ with about a 3’ wide 6’ high glass block wall separating it from the sink area. No door and no curb. I love it. You feel very private in the shower, but there’s lots of light. There’s a niche at one end that holds the shampoo bottles and soap, and a hook on the wall that holds a bath brush.
I am a +1 on the all-glass showers. i always have liked to take my showers in the dark … well, little light. I find it relaxing, womb-like. Those glass showers are trauma-inducing to me! lol
I like the all glass showers but I want a door. I’ve tried the open room type and I find them very cold and drafty.
I like the grey walls against white trim but hate grey floors and anything Pergo.
I can picture it and admire it in my mind but…no, it’s not “me” for one thing. IF I WERE SUPER RICH, yeah, maybe and I could afford to undo it in a few years.
I’m not sure about the TV over the fireplace trend … wouldn’t the heat be bad for electronics? And how does your neck feel after some binge watching?
Personally, not a fan of hiding the fridge or dishwasher under cabinetry – it’s a kitchen, we have a refridgerator! Love the look of stainless … hate the fact that it’s fingerprint free for approximately 30 seconds/day.
And I cannot imagine, no matter what performance fabric is enlisted, a white family room couch could be a good idea!
I do have an appreciation for grey paint. We recently sold a condo that we painted Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray (greige). It really appealed to buyers, and it did look pretty sophisticated, but neutral.
I like glass showers. My bathrooms are small and I think they make them look bigger. Also I love the tile we put in my shower so I like to be able to see it.
It wasn’t on my radar when I remodeled 3 years ago but I really like the black handle pulls/fixtures.
@surfcity I changed my profile pic to show the half wall in my new shower - the builder made a custom niche to hide all of the shampoo bottles (and asked if we shopped at Costco so made sure to make the shelves tall).
My husband and I use the same shampoo and conditioner. They will go in the “shampoo niche” so there won’t be a dozen bottles. But I would probably move them to a cabinet if we were having a big get together where I knew people would want to tour the new house.
Our shower is going to be all glass (also to show off the beautiful new tile). I’m not concerned about water drops, I’m like @musicmom and appreciate my privacy (and our current master suite has two full baths, so for the past seven years I’ve gotten spoiled to having my own space). But this is an expected feature in new homes or newly remodeled homes in this price point. Since we may end up selling instead of living here, I have to think about mass appeal more than I’d like.
I’m confused. How is all glass private?
I saw an article a couple of weeks ago that some people are having a change of heart on open concept floor plans since COVID, saying it sounded like a great idea to have the family all together when they were only spending leisure time together after work or school on evenings and weekends, but with so many people now working from home with kids also home doing zoom classes, the lack of privacy has become a real problem for some. Just like we’re hearing about people fleeing the cities for the burbs since COVID, the coming trend in remodeling might be to create more privacy.