Master Bath with Glass Shower and Floating Vanity

The vanity is wall-hung, finished in a glossy taupe, and floats a few inches off the floor. On top sits a counter-top basin fed by a wall-mounted mixer, so the tap comes out of the tiled wall rather than the counter. Floating it makes the floor easier to mop under and keeps the room feeling lighter. The gloss front wipes clean but does show water spots, so it wants a quick dry after use.

The mirror is backlit, which throws an even glow across the face with no shadow under the chin, better than a downlight for shaving or makeup. Recessed ceiling lights cover the general brightness. The wall niches carry their own strip lighting, so the plant and bottles in them stay lit at night. Together it gives you soft light for a bath and task light at the mirror.

Those are recessed niches, cut into the tiled wall and fitted with a light strip. One sits above the WC for a slim vase, another holds bottles by the shower. Building them into the wall means no shelf sticks out into a tight room, and the light makes them a small feature rather than just storage. They suit the things you want on show, not the clutter.

Beige stone-look tiles run across the walls and continue onto the floor. Carrying one warm tile everywhere is what stops a bathroom feeling like a cold white box. The large format means fewer grout lines, so there is less to scrub over time. It looks like marble from a step back but takes daily water far better than real stone would in a shower.

The tiling area and the sanitaryware are where the money goes, not the joinery. A wall-hung WC with a concealed cistern costs more than a floor unit because of the frame inside the wall. The glass partition and the backlit mirror each add a fixed amount. The stone-look tile can be chosen at very different price points, so the same layout can be built lean or rich depending on the tile.

Most of it can. The floating vanity, the wall-hung WC and the lit niches all save floor space, so they actually help in a small room. The part that needs room is the glass-partitioned shower, which wants enough width to stand a screen without boxing you in. In a really tight plan you drop the separate dry bench first and keep the wet-dry glass.

There is a window on the shower wall that brings in daylight and an outside view, with a low storage bench built beneath it. An exhaust fan handles the steam that the window alone cannot clear on a closed day. Having both means the room dries out quickly after a hot shower, which is what keeps the grout and the vanity gloss from going patchy over the years.