While glass is the most plentiful material on a shower enclosure, the metal components often bestow its style and give it character. With this is mind, don’t rush through your choices of hinges, clamps, and so forth. Instead, choose each piece with care, paying attention to details like edge work (square or beveled), the level of sheen on the finish, the contour, and the practical features. Today we’ll look at some 2025 home decor trends from Better Homes & Gardens and explore how these can also guide shower hardware choices.

 

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Curved Profiles

For starters, the piece points out that “sharp edges are out and softer, curved lines are in” for 2025. When it comes to shower door pull handles – view options here – items with crisp corners will probably never completely go out of style. However, you have options if you want to add more curved contours to your bathroom. Rounded pull handles include:

• This Tubular Pull by Glass Simple
• FHC’s Crown Style Pull
• The Single Sided Tubular Pull from FHC

 

A New Approach to Metallics

Another trend that’s mentioned is a preference for surfaces with “a unique patina.” Currently, the most popular shower hardware finishes are:

• polished chrome
• brushed nickel
• satin brass
• brushed bronze
• matte black

However, these finishes maintain basically the same appearance under normal usage. The preference for patinas and an aged look could lead to a resurgence in popularity for oil-rubbed bronze. As you can see in the photo above, hardware in this finish starts out dark – somewhat similar to matte black. However, pieces that are touched acquire lighter bronze highlights with use. You can see examples here as interior décor blogger Ashley of Wildfire Interiors shares photos of oil rubbed bronze door knobs one year after installation.

 

Bathrooms as “Healthy” Spaces

Better Homes & Gardens also notes that “there is a new emphasis on wellness-minded design.” We see this everywhere, from biophillic design that brings live plants into the house to home gyms with cold plunge tubs and saunas. How does this relate to shower hardware? Wellness-focused bathrooms often include a steam shower enclosure, and these glass showers have a few unique features:

• They are entirely enclosed from top to bottom.
• All surfaces inside the shower are made from or covered with a material that holds up to moisture and humidity.
• The enclosure includes an operable transom.

 

The transom is important because you can open and close it to maintain the desired level of humidity within the stall. These are installed with pivoting transom clamps such as this. Both wall mount and glass-to-glass transom clamps are available in various finishes and with either beveled or squared edges.

 

Warm It Up!

In 2025, home designers and decorators are also “welcoming warm and earthy tones” according the article. Warm hardware finishes are those in the gold family, like brass and bronze. If you want to create a bathroom that is super cozy or you need to balance white appliances, cool gray stone, and the like, choosing a golden hardware tone is a wonderful option. Satin brass remains a favorite choice. It brings elegance and an upscale feel but is less glitzy than the polished brass fixtures that were once so popular. Brushed bronze is also on the rise, and it is a softer and more subtle tone.

 

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