Sage Green Master Bathroom with Glass Shower

It is a wall-hung wooden vanity with a sage fluted-tile front, lifted off the floor so the room feels less blocked and the floor is easy to clean under. A dark stone top carries a round white counter-top basin and a wall-mounted tap, which frees up the surface. Below the counter, open wooden cubbies hold rolled towels within reach. The open shelves are handy but sit close to the shower, so towels there pick up moisture and need regular airing.

The shower sits behind a slim brass-framed glass partition that separates it from the dry side of the room. Overhead is a fixed rain shower head, with a hand shower on a rail for rinsing and a concealed mixer on the wall. A small tiled niche and a shelf hold bottles. The glass screen keeps spray off the vanity and toilet while letting the green tile stay on show, which is why the room feels open despite the split.

A tall window on the shower wall brings in daylight and a view of greenery, screened by an art deco metal grille in a fan pattern and reeded glass for privacy. A planter of ferns sits on the sill, which suits the humidity of a bathroom. The grille means the window needs no curtain or blind. Between the daylight and the backlit mirror, the room rarely needs the ceiling spots on during the day.

Black surface-mounted spotlights dot the grey ceiling, and the backlit mirror gives shadow-free light at the basin for shaving or make-up. A ceiling fan handles air movement and helps clear steam, working with the openable window. The dark spots and fan stand out against the pale ceiling on purpose, as small graphic details. Keeping task light at the mirror and general light overhead on separate controls lets you use just what you need at night.

The made-to-measure joinery and the glass shower screen are the main spend, followed by the metal window grille and the backlit mirror. The tiles and fittings are more standard. Stacked tiles also cost a little more to lay than plain squares because there are more of them and the lines must stay true. To save, a straight glass screen without the brass frame and a stock mirror with edge lighting bring the figure down while keeping the look.

Yes, and it often works better in a small room than a full enclosure. A single glass panel is enough to hold back most spray, so you keep an open feel without a boxed-in cubicle. The floating vanity and wall-hung toilet clear the floor, which makes a tight room easier to clean and feel bigger. You do need a slight floor fall towards a drain on the wet side, so the plumbing has to be planned early rather than added later.

Seal the grout when the tiles go in and again once a year, squeegee the glass after showers, and wipe the tiles down weekly so soap does not build up in the joints. The sage colour hides watermarks better than a stark white, which helps. Open shelves need the towels changed often since they stay slightly damp. None of this is heavy work, but a stacked-tile wall has more lines than a slab, so a few minutes each week keeps it fresh.