Where do you hang a towel in a wet room so that it will stay dry?
I still throw a towel over the curtain rod when I’m getting ready to shower. It’s easily reachable to get water or soap out of my eyes. When I’m finished and turn off the water, just grab the towel and start drying off in place; it’s warm and I’m dripping in the shower instead of on the floor.
I’m not saying the shower experience couldn’t do with a few luxuries. Put the shower head high enough, for a start. (I’m not super tall, and in some hotels the shower head comes up to my chin.) I wouldn’t mind having a place to sit, so I can wash one foot without having to balance on the other one. And I’d like to try one of those showers that sprays from multiple directions. But I don’t think a wet room is the solution I’m looking for.
Assuming you actually have room to stand, I don’t see why it would be hard to put a wall between the shower and the toilet. That’s how it worked in both of my dorms.
In the context of Fresh Meat, the first character to mention the desirability of a wet room is (I believe) Oregon, who is desperate to cling onto anything she perceives as “trendy”. She’s also, in the words of JP, “a massive posho”.
Seeing as wet rooms are currently “in”, it makes sense for her to be swayed by the possibility of getting one. It’s like if the real estate agent had mentioned granite worktops.
I can’t remember the other students mentioning wet rooms, but as they’re easier to clean I can understand why they would want one.
I’ve always called these Asian bathrooms, and I think they are genius! Firstly, the entire room doesn’t necessarily get wet, it’s all about which way the shower points and where the floor drain is. And your towel is nice and dry on the back of the door, just out of shower range. Ditto the toilet!
And every one I used included a tap just up the wall, perfect for filling buckets or washing feet, much better than trying to fill buckets in bathtubs! Also it’s perfect if you need to wash/rinse anything too large for your sink!
Of course they are less practical in a truly cold climate, where the smaller enclosures helps to keep in the steamy heat in while you’re showering!
If I recall correctly, J.P. mentioned the possibility of a wet room to try to get the others on board to find a new house together and Vod, especially, was very tempted by that prospect.
That Japanese bathroom Isamu posted is really lovely. I love the idea of showering off quickly, then soaking for a while in clean water. I’d also like a wet room style bathroom for one bathroom, because although I’ll always prefer baths, the main reason I hate showering is a kind of claustrophobia. I really hate bumping my elbows, knees, head on the walls or shower curtain. I’d also like a place to sit down to scrub my feet. And I’m getting creaky, so it would be very nice to not have to step over anything while I’m wet and slippery. I imagine this is going to be more of a big deal in just a few years.
But the main reason I’d love a wet room open shower? Well, this is very similar to my master bathroom setup. It’s nice enough, but if I’m not on my cleaning game, means it starts to look like this in no time. And there is just no efficient way to clean all those crevices well, and I’ve pinched or cut myself countless times on the metal edges. I want to be able to hose down the room and take a scrub brush to it and rinse everything away.
Do a search for Tadelakt plaster shower…that’s what I’m dreaming of.
Something like these, but with a shower and a bath in one room:
Edited to add: It would be much simpler to bathe communally in that type of bathroom, whether it’s washing the kids or as a couple. We do have the separate shower and bath, as I said, but the ledges and water everywhere is a hassle. Also, I imagine that people with dogs to wash would also really appreciate the functionality.
Depends on how big and ventilated your room is. If the room is quite small, hang it outside the watertight door, on a rail where it can be reached by just opening the door a bit (that’s where mine is).
This is what I do too. Dry off in the shower. I also wonder how cold it would be. But we keep our house quite cold in the winter. I would want a heated floor I think.
If your shower head is on a flexy hose, cleaning the bathroom (or at least, hosing the cleaner off of the toilet, sink et al.) just got a lot easier. I’d clean my bathroom way more often. It might also be handy if you wanted to give your dog a bath…
I imagine this would also be advantageous to the more generously-proportioned shower aficionado.
