A custom glass shower is the product of your choices of glass, hardware, and layout. By giving careful consideration to each element, you can design a bespoke-style enclosure with its own unique character and charm. Tempered shower glass is available in a number of different categories and often various options within the categories. Hardware, too, opens up many possibilities with options for features such as contour, profile, and finish. In terms of layout, choices include:

• Single door
• In-line door and panel (with one or two 90 degree return panels if needed)
• French doors (with one or two 90 degree return panels if needed)
• Neo-angle corner shower
• Right angle corner shower
• Splash panel
• Walk-in shower
• Wet room
• Sliding (bypass or frameless slider)
• Custom design

Your bathroom structure and budget might suggest one layout over the others, but we’ll take a look at three pairings of glass and metal to consider for whatever layout you decide upon.

 

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1. Clear glass with satin brass hardware.

 

If you’re going for timeless elegance melded with an airy sense of spaciousness, you’ll want to give the pairing of clear shower glass and satin brass metal serious consideration. As the shower featured in the photo above shows, clear glass creates a line of sight between the shower and the area outside it, making both feel roomier. Also, it matches many décor modes and all color schemes. The choice of satin brass hardware (like this) adds an upscale feel due to its golden hue. At the same time, the brass warms up the room’s color temperature, balancing the cool whites and grays seen elsewhere in the room.

 

2. Custom sand-blasted glass with polished nickel hardware.

 

While clear glass has a number of aesthetic benefits, some prefer a private shower area. Also, in spaces like children’s bathrooms and guest bathrooms a more secluded shower makes more sense since they can be high traffic areas on busy mornings. Options for privacy glass include:

• Acid-etched glass
• Sand-blasted glass
• Patterned glass
• Tinted glass
• Cast glass

Shower door panels can be totally acid-etched or sand-blasted, but custom designs are also possible, as in the featured shower which is mostly sand-blasted with small stripes of clear glass. This modern look pairs beautifully with sleek and cool brushed nickel hinges and a Crescent pull handle.

 

3. Matte black hardware on ultra-clear glass.

 

Standard clear glass is a nice choice for a shower enclosure. However, it does have a naturally occurring greenish tinge, around the edges in particular. If you would like maximum clarity and a more pristine view of the shower tile behind it, look into ultra-clear glass. This glass has less iron and, thus, less greenish tinge. Matte black hardware really pops on this glass, especially against white walls, making for a pleasing contrast of light and dark. On the featured shower, a ladder handle gives the door personality.

 

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Need hardware for your glass company or for a DIY glass shower enclosure? We invite you to shop the Glass Simple site and have the items you need shipped right to your shop or home. Finally, don’t forget that B2B account holders receive site-wide discounts of at least 25% off!