If you’re replacing a curtain or old bypass door with a new glass enclosure, you want to be up to speed with today’s most popular looks. As you pick glass styles, hardware finishes, layout, and so forth it’s good to be inspired by fashions and trends while staying grounded in the looks you love. Fortunately, many of today’s favorite products are classy and likely to wear well with time.

Clear Glass

Both standard clear glass and ultra-clear glass, which has lower iron content, are homeowner favorites. Benefits include:

Matte Black Hardware and More

Speaking of classic materials that are trending, matte black hardware is very much in demand for bathrooms and other parts of the home. It’s often the finish chosen for frameless shower components like hinges, handles, and clamps. However, this is not enough matte black for some bathroom designs. Many shower screens and enclosures are surrounded by matte black U-channels, and some also have black gridwork applied to the surface of the glass via ceramic frit printing. Black elements contrast nicely with the white porcelain often found in bathrooms, and this dark neutral can having a grounding effect on the overall design.

Custom Etched or Sandblasted Shower Glass

Clear glass is a beloved choice as discussed earlier, but some homeowners prefer to create a shower area with a level of privacy. Acid etched, sandblasted, and patterned glass will all make the shower stall more secluded. However, they also block the view of your shower tile and don’t visually enlarge the room like clear glass does. A popular “compromise” is to have shower glass custom etched or sandblasted so that visibility is blurred at mid-level, but clear glass remains above and below.

Golden Tones for Shower Hardware

Another look that we’re seeing more and more of is gold-hued metallics. For shower hardware, this is often satin brass or brushed bronze. Both add elegance and visual interest to the stall, with satin brass being more brilliant and brushed bronze offering a rich, warm appearance. If you’re looking to make your glass shower enclosure a bit fancier, consider a brass or bronze finish and a more ornate door handle like FHC's Baroque Series . Overall, possible reasons for choosing a finish in the gold family include:

Turn to Glass Simple for Help Sourcing Shower Door Hardware

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