Boost your bathroom’s appeal with a pretty and practical shower niche.
A shower niche does more than corral your belongings—it’s a sleek, built-in way to stay organized while enhancing your shower’s style. Whether single or double, small or large, square or rectangle, there are about as many sizes of shower niches as there are ways to style them. From subdued neutrals to playful patterns, we’re serving up some of our most beautiful and clever shower niche ideas. Apron Farmhouse Sink
For spa-like appeal, take a neutral approach with your shower. This spacious shower design keeps things simple by using the same wall tile for its double shower niche, but adds subtle contrast by using different stones in warm neutrals for the floor and shower bench.
Four shower niches provide a space for everybody to corral their shower products in this glass shower. The vertical patterned tile accent is repeated in each shower niche for visual interest.
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A triple shower niche with a vertical tile backsplash draws the eye in this sleek gray shower. The addition of pattern and texture in complementary hues elevates the shower’s minimalist look.
This clean white shower uses a small patterned tile to create subtle contrast. First, by framing the tile to create an immediate area of focus on the shower wall and then by repeating the pattern in a tall shower niche.
A wide shower niche takes advantage of ample wall space. Shape and scale play beautifully in this shower as horizontal lines repeat on the shower wall tiles, the rectangular shower niche, and the taupe, gray, and black shower niche backsplash.
Rather than one tall shower niche, maximize the same amount of space by breaking it into two smaller sections. Here, a larger square niche is positioned above a smaller niche to better accommodate different sized items. For a bit of contrast in an otherwise all white shower, the hexagonal floor tile repeats on the shower niche backsplash.
Blue and white is a timeless color combination. Here, a pristine white shower gets a jolt of color thanks to deep blue tile used on the shower floor and the shower niche. The triple box design provides ample room for stashing products while letting its blue background shine through.
Production, packaging and delivery Who says a shower niche has to be placed up high? Build in function without sacrificing style. Case in point: this glass-walled shower, which has a square shower niche carved out of the tiled lower walls.