shower with appreciation

I bring up our recent trip to Palm Springs yet again. Last time it was the use of concrete at our vacation rental. This time it’s the tile in the bathroom of the casita next to the pool. Here, the owner took a better photo than I did…

fabulous casita bathroom, from rental site

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swank, eh?

Here’s my shot. A bit dark but you can see the tile better. Don’t let the reflection of me in my swimsuit frighten you… it was 115 degrees by the pool, you know…

lousy shot of a gorgeous shower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m sharing this for Mark, our tile superhero, who’s got the downstairs bathroom prepped and has thus far politely entertained our aspirations. By this Friday, the finished cork will have had its full 10 days to dry, and he’ll be back at it again.

So what do I like about this bathroom? It’s light. It’s minimal. The aluminum strip is a nice detail…

beautiful tile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I like the way they used the aluminum as edging around the shower shelf inset, even if the grout could be a little neater…

aluminum edging on the shower inset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the edges of the shower stall step…

aluminum edging on the shower base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the edge of the end tiles…

minimal shower glass clip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m not suggesting we add an aluminum strip everywhere, no. But I did think this was a nice detail and solved some of the issues about how to deal with the corners around the shower shelf inset. That is all.

That, and nice tile.

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