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Glass Steam Shower
Glass Steam Shower
This bathroom is worth a closer look – click on the image to enlarge it. A perfect example of an all glass steam shower fitting seamlessly into a modern bathroom design. Notice the custom wood paneling on the front of the vanities that matches the paneling on the bathtub surround, the overhead showerhead in the shower, the 4×4 tiles on the sink that match the tiles on the shower floor, and the sitting niche for applying makeup in front of the mirror.
Custom Tile Walk-in Shower
Tile Walk-in Shower
A very interesting bathroom design that combines the use of stone and travertine tile to create a walk-in shower and overall elegant and classic feel.
Tile Walk-in Shower
Walk-in Shower
Tile walk-in shower and tub built from a series of 6″ earth tone color travertine tiles.
Combination Steam Shower and Bathtub
Steam Shower Tub Combo
A good example of a custom built steam shower in a modern bathroom. Travertine tile makes a stylish finish, and the acrylic bathtub adds functionality while not taking too much away from the look or comfort of the unit. A separate bathtub and shower is always ideal, because you’ll have more freedom to move around and less awkwardness when getting in and out of the shower, but if you have space limitations a setup like this can give you all the functionality of a steam shower, bathtub, and regular shower.
Steam Shower Video
This is another steam shower made by Wasauna. If you can’t view the video on this site, try it at steamshower.net. The video does a good job of demonstrating features that modern steam showers are offering.
Built-in Steam Shower by Wasauna
Walk-in Steam Shower
The Siena is a prefabricated, built-in steam shower made by Wasauna. Prefabricated steam showers offer functionality that is not available (or is simply too expensive) in custom showers. This is the first prefabricated shower kit we have seen that has the high class/high quality look and feel of a custom tiled in steam shower. One particularly neat (although not necessarily extremely useful) feature of this shower is the thermostatic water valve. The shower allows you to digitally set the water temperature, and you will never feel a drop of water that isn’t that temperature. In other words, the shower doesn’t start spraying water until the water has heated up to the preset temperature. Other features include a chlorine filter and Vitamin C showerhead for skin beautification.
Steam Shower from 90210 Bathroom
California Steam Shower
This is a picture of a steam shower taken in a bathroom in Beverly Hills, CA.
Steam Shower in NYC
Steam Room and Large Bathroom Design in NYC
This is a spacious bathroom with very high ceilings and a gorgeous white travertine tile theme. The steam shower room sits nicely off to the side of the room. This picture was taken from a bathroom in NYC.
Steam Bathroom
Steam Bathroom
This bathroom features quite a few modern fixtures. Glass farmer sinks, mosaic tile floor, brushed nickel faucets and brushed nickel showerheads. One thing to note is that tile can go out of style, but glass never really does, so from a risk-of-looking dated perspective, glass is safer than acrylic, tile, or just about any other material.
Walk-in Shower Room w/ Glass Shower
Walk-in Shower Room
This is a modern bathroom remodel, with a doorless walk-in shower and a separate bathtub.
Slate Bathroom Shower
Slate Bathroom Shower
An example of a bathroom shower with a glass door that could easily have been turned into a steam room. By simply taking the glass up to the ceiling. Slate is a type of tile used in many contemporary bathrooms. You’ll also see it on the inside and outside walls of many new commercial buildings.
Ceiling Rain Showerhead
Ceiling Rain Showerhead
Our visitors (and most potential steam shower owners) often have trouble understanding exactly what a ceiling rain showerhead is. This picture gives an accurate picture of why these types of showerheads (also known a “amazon rainshower”) are so desireable. They drench your body in water in a relaxing and rejuvenating manner.
Steam Shower
Walk-in Steam Shower
A modern bathroom design with room for a bathtub, walk-in shower, and travertine tile flooring. The high ceilings make the bathroom feel spacious, and the white crown molding adds a touch of luxury. The skylights allow in natural light which makes the entire room look even more open. The designer was careful to match the shower wall tile to the floor tile, and glass shower door swings both ways.
Steam Shower Design
Steam Shower Design
This bathroom includes a steam shower room with an 8′ x 4′ glass window which makes the shower feel open and spacious. The steam room has 12′ high ceilings, like the rest of the bathroom. The steam shower walls are covered with 12″ x 12″ slate tile on the inside, and 2″ x 1″ rectangular stone tiles on the outside. The shower includes a seat and 8 hydro-massage shower jets.
Modern Furniture
Although this website is, obviously, focused on steam showers and bathroom design, from time to time we take the opportunity to talk about another subject. At a party I attended recently, I fell in love with a ball chair. I was told by the owner that it was purchased at Very Modern Furniture (www.modernfurniture.org). There isn’t much more to say – check out the chair and I guarantee you’ll love it!
Ugly Bathroom Design
Tile Bathtub and Steam Room
The most interesting thing about this bathroom is that the owner clearly spared no expense. Even in expensive homes, a bathtub this large built entirely from tile is rare. On top of that, there is a separate completely enclosed glass steam room / shower. Despite that, the bathroom design is simply not attractive. The primary culprit is too much noise. The exact same tile pattern over and over again, along with a crudely shaped steam room, create an unattractive bathroom.
Walk-in Shower and Tub
Walk-in Shower and Tub
This picture doesn’t show a clear picture of the walk-in shower, but it is a good example of just how open a shower and bathroom can be if you have enough space to work with. The showerhead is set back far enough from the regular floor of the bathtub that no glass door is needed. The shower is completely in the open.
Home Steam Shower
Glass Steam Shower
A luxury bathroom design featuring a home steam shower and bathtub dropped into a classy tile skirt. The white base of the shower keeps the room from looking too modern, while still taking advantage of the glass so the shower doesn’t feel claustrophobic or cramped. One interesting thing to notice about this bathroom design is the simple color scheme. There are only three colors in the entire bathroom: the stained wood of the cabinet, white and and the noche dark of the tile.
Tile Steam Room
Tile Steam Room
Another example of a custom steam room built using various sizes and shapes of tile. The double paned glass lets in natural light while holding the heat and steam. Consider windows in your bathroom or in the actual steam room if you want to avoid the feeling of a cave.
Black Bathroom Design
Black Bathroom Design
This bathroom features all black tile flooring, black granite countertops, a marble bathtub skirt, and a custom steam room.
Tile Bathroom Shower Design
Tile Bathroom Shower Design
A great example of using a variety of travertine tile shapes and sizes to create a steam room. This shower begins with 1×1 tiles on the floor, moves up to 4 x 4 square tiles below the bench, a layer of 1 x 4 tiles, a bench made of diagonally set 3×3 tiles, back to 4 x 4s, then 4 x 4s set diagonally, and finally brick shaped tile. The variety of tile sizes doesn’t cost any more, and it provides a stylish and classic feel.
Walk-in Shower in Boston, MA
Tile and Glass Steam Room
This walk-in shower has a seat, making it safe for the disabled and elderly. There is a steam room behind the shower.
Whirlpool Steam Shower
Bathroom Design
This is an absolutely gorgeous bathroom design with a whirlpool steam shower. The picture is taken from a house located in Miami, Florida. The bathroom makes great use of space, allowing for a walk-in shower / steam room, Jacuzzi bathtub, and poured concrete / dark stained wood vanity. The bathroom isn’t huge, and yet it fits all of this without feeling cramped. Each section of the bathroom uses a different shape / size of tile, and yet they fit together in perfect harmony. The bathroom mixes the best of modernism and minimalism, offering wonderful functionality and elegant simplicity at the same time.
Small Bathroom with Steam Room
Glass Bathroom Shower
This is a good example of how even a small bathroom can fit a steam shower. Many homeowners have the misconception that a steam shower takes up additional space, but in actuality it simply requires a seal around your existing shower and good construction practices.
Custom Steam Room Design
Custom Steam Room Design
This shower room was built using only 18″ x 18″ square noche dark tumbled travertine tiles. The bench is large enough to hold several adults, and the simple but effective brass showerhead offers a classic feel. This is an example of a simple shower design that offers a comfortable feel and a stylish look.
Luxury Bathroom Design
Luxury Bathroom Design
This luxury bathroom design features a green theme, with a Jacuzzi bathtub and a steam shower. The glass block lets natural light into the bathroom. Behind the door on the left is a dedicated toilet closet.
Bathroom Shower with Steam
Bathroom Shower
[/caption]To point out a few features of this shower: 3 brass shower heads, 6 brass shower jets, a variety of sizes of smooth edged tile, including 1×1 tiles in the shower portion of the steam room, a glass door that opens both ways, and a digital thermostat for the 10 KW steam generator.
Built-in Steam Shower
Small Steam Shower
Another example of a custom enclosed shower room that serves as both a shower and a steam room.
Steam Shower Enclosure
Glass Steam Room
This bathroom features a long, comfortable whirlpool bathtub by Kohler, and a custom glass steam room / steam shower enclosure with multiple showerheads. Most of the bathroom is made from marble, which looks gorgeous but stains easily. The vanity features a stone vessel sink.
Steam Shower Review
Modern Steam Shower
This steam room / shower combo is built solidly and fits well into the bathroom. Our issue with it is the inward swinging door. With plenty of space in the bathroom, the door can make it difficult to get out of the shower once you are in, without offering much benefit. The bathtub also feels cramped because of the unnecessary archway built around it.
San Francisco, California Steam Shower with Tile
Tile Steam Shower with Jets
This steam shower, located in San Francisco, California, is made from 2×2, 4×4, and 12 x 12 tumbled travertine tiles. The shower includes 3 shower heads, a variety of hot/cold knobs, and a 6 KW steam generator. The black fixtures fit seamlessly into the design of this shower.
New York City Steam Shower
Large Bathroom with Steam
This New York City residence has a combination steam shower / steam room, while the bathtub acts as the bathroom’s centerpiece.
Bathroom with Steam Shower
Glass Steam Shower
Click to enlarge this bathroom photo, and you will see a custom steam room built with a glass pane that overlooks this simple yet elegant bathroom design featuring an acrylic bathtub surrounded by black marble and travertine tile.
Walk in Shower and Steam Room
Walk-in Shower and Steam Room
On the left is a classic steam room, with a bench and enough room for two adults. On the right is a doorless walk-in shower with translucent glass tile to allow light in but not take away from the bather’s privacy.
Large Bathroom with Steam Shower and Bathtub
This bathroom design was possible because the contractor had so much space to work with. In addition to matching vanities, the bathroom fits a Jacuzzi bathtub and a separate steam shower enclosure. Despite having plenty of space, the builder chose to combine the steam room with the shower. A look inside the steam shower showers a pair of simple shower heads, two wall jets, a small bench, and elaborate travertine tile designs and patterns.
Walk-in Shower
Walk-in Shower
This homeowner elected to leave the steam function off and create a stylish walk-in shower. Taking the glass up to the ceiling and adding a glass door would have allowed this shower to function as a steam room, as well. We included it in this section because the design is so tasteful.
Walk-in Steam Room 6/20
Walk-in Steam Shower
This walk-in shower offers an interesting touch. When you want to use it as a steam room, you can shut the door. Otherwise, leave the door open and you have a walk-in shower that is easy to get in and out of. Walk-in showers (and walk-in bathtubs) are especially useful if you have an elderly or disabled member of your household. This shower offers a simple but effective overhead ceiling rain shower, outdoor lighting, and a travertine tile finish.
Steam Shower Doors
Steam Room / Bathtub
Steam Room / Sauna
Steam Shower / Sauna
This finnish sauna doubles as a steam room. Our general recommendation is to stay away from wood when building a steam room, because the steam can warp, stain, and otherwise damage the water. Nevertheless, the contractor behind this house pulled it off, and this room has been in existence for years without a noticeable problem.
Blue Stone Steam Shower Picture: 3/20
Stone Steam Shower Bath
This wonderful custom steam room is built from blue and gray travertine tile and stone, designed with the feel of a rocky riverbed.
Steam Shower Picture Series Post 2/20
Custom Steam Shower
This is an enormous steam shower, built with outside windows to allow natural light into the room. The plants add to the natural feel of the shower, and the simplicity of the showerhead and nozzles mesh nicely with the steam room’s theme.
Steam Shower Pictures Series
Steam Shower / Steam Room
It’s one thing to talk about steam showers and steam rooms, but it’s another thing to see examples of real custom and kit steam showers. Today we are beginning a series of posts with pictures of steam showers from existing houses. The point of the post is just to get an idea of various styles and building materials that you might like in your house. We aren’t going to get technical or explain the mechanics behind the various showers.
Our first example is a built-in steam shower with tile. This is a classic travertine tile shower with a glass door that completely seals the shower.
Separating a Steam Room and Conventional Shower
All of these pictures are taken from the same house. The home builder could have easily sealed off the glass in the picture below and turned the shower into a steam shower, but instead the builder created a dedicated steam room in another part of the house. While this is certainly not the best use of space, it does allow for the creation of a true walk-in shower that doesn’t require a door to be opened and shut. Not having to deal with a door, while not a major inconvenience, is the primary reason to create a dedicated steam room.
Walk-in Shower
Optional Steam Shower
Steam Room
Steam Showers
- Steam Showers
This is a nicely built steam shower. The floor is made from travertine designed to look like river rock tile, and the walls are built from a variety of noche dark travertine tiles, mostly sized 12 x 18, 24 x 24, and 18 x 18. There is an 8′ bench that is large enough to hold about 4 adults. The ceiling tiles are 8″ x 4″ travertine.
Additional components used to build this steam shower:
1) Overhead ceiling rain shower head (brass)
2) Standard shower head (brass)
3) Standard hot / cold knobs
4) Stainless steel drain
5) 10 KW steam generator
6) Steam generator outlet
7) Overhead lights
Glass shower door
