Ceramic Deco Ideas and Renovations
Italian shower: all about this trend
Want a minimalist decor for your bathroom? An Italian shower is what you need. This trend of recent years follows the current of uncluttered, simple, and chic rooms.
This type of shower also has different features and advantages. If you want to renovate your bathroom to incorporate this trend, read on to make an informed decision.
Its Look
An Italian shower is essentially an open shower enclosure, without a partition or with a glass partition. The floor, usually made of ceramic or porcelain tiles, is an extension of the bathroom floor covering, without a step or edge. Another feature is the drain installed at the end, in the middle, or in the perimeter of the shower, but discreetly through the floor tiles.
For the colors of the chosen coating, go according to the size of your bathroom. If it's vast, you can dare dark, even black floors for a chic and dramatic look. In a smaller space, pale is always preferred.
Which Material to Choose?
Many Italian showers are made of oversized tiles. Thanks to the fact that there is little or no joint or grout, they are much simpler and quicker to clean. Generally, Italian showers are installed with the same tiles as the rest of the bathroom floor. The walls are also made with the same material, or tiles in similar tones to maintain the minimalist aspect. A glass partition may be necessary to contain splashes, but depending on the size of the shower, such a partition is not always mandatory. Rainfall showerheads are often preferred in this type of combination.
The Advantages
For people who don't like cubic showers with restricted space, Italian showers are great. The opening amplifies the inviting aspect and decreases the feeling of claustrophobia that sometimes closed shower spaces have. Instead of bumping knees and elbows on the walls of a modern shower - or worse, touching a shower curtain! - owners of an Italian shower experience a spa at home.
Another appreciated feature of the Italian shower is that it allows you to double the space you have in a standard cubicle, so you can always choose plumbing that really stands out, or even convert the space into a double shower.
The most regularly named advantage is the clean and practical aesthetics. An Italian shower is considered a minimalist masterpiece. Its sleek, borderless design creates a modern aesthetic that fascinates most people. Even a smaller bathroom benefits from the impression of grandeur and openness with this type of shower.
The Only Disadvantage
By using the same ceramic throughout the floor and the absence of a waterproof partition between the shower and the rest of the bathroom, an Italian shower can create fall risks. To overcome this danger, choose non-slip porcelain or ceramic tiles for the shower and bathroom floor covering. Adding non-slip stripes at the shower entrance is also an option. If this doesn't work for you, you can opt for a non-slip mat that can be rolled up and stored after each use.
Italian showers are a minimalist aesthetic masterpiece and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. If you've decided to install one, the first step will be to choose the ceramic that will allow you to realize your project in a chic and safe way. Come to a Déco Surfaces store to discover all the models!