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The Best Small Bathroom Shelving

Welcome to the wonderful world of small bathroom shelving.

In this post, we won’t be covering those rusty shampoo caddy’s or those tiled soap dishes that are more likely to cut you than last actually survive soap dish.

We are covering the four types of bricked shelving you will get in the best small bathroom renovations. Let Jimmy guide you on the best small bathroom shelving below

(Not Covered Just Normal Metal Shelving It Rusts Mate) 

Shower Niche - Bathroom Shelves

Shower Ledge (Wall To Wall Wall)

Exactly as the weird title states, this is a wall that goes between the shower walls or across the entire bathroom. The key to this getting the heights right and understanding the placement of the items it affects. Below I’ll give some quick notes to look for when attempting the wall. Both examples below are slightly higher for the use of in Wall Toilet Systems.
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Often the shower ledge is placed in the shower area or across the room like in the below and above examples. The best part of a shower ledge is that it can almost be put into every bathroom configuration making it the universal small bathroom shelf. It does have its own cons though like its effect on the rest of the room which we cover below.

Shower Ledge

CLICK HERE below for a bigger breakdown of the shower ledge.
The Shower Ledge

2, The Classic Shower Niche (No Space for Small Bathroom Shelving) 

The shower niche has been the go-to shower shelf for the last 5 years, just slightly being overtaken by the shower ledge the shower niche is a great idea for someone with a small bathroom as it eats into your wall space, not your floor space.

Shower NicheThe biggest con of the shower niche is really not all bathrooms can have them.

You need a double brick wall or a deep fibro spacing to fit a shower niche so unless your bathroom is on that window wall most of the time you won’t be able to have it.

Shower Niche For Bathrooms

Shower Niche

Below we give you a deep dive into the pros and cons of the shower niche. CLICK HERE OR THE IMAGE BELOW

The Shower Niche - Get One If You Can

The Nib Wall (Low Small Bathroom Shelving)

The nib wall is a bricked and tiled wall that goes between the space of the vanity and shower. It is built to the height of the vanity and just slightly short of the width to allow for the shower screen trim in most cases.
The reason it is done to the same height is to create a seamless look, often tiling the nib wall in the wall tile so it almost looks invisible.

Double Nib Wall

You can build them as high as you like but the purpose we recommend it for is one of being practical not a feature.
The nib wall allows for a custom screen to go over and down the wall eliminating the pesky gab previously spoken about.

Shower Niche Wall To Wall

The traditional nib wall like below is used more for awkward angles and a full screen to make the most of the space you can use inside the shower and out.
Small Bathroom Shelving
Nib walls are great for eliminating gaps you can clean.

Shower Seats Are Popular But Tricky

A bricked shower seat is exactly as it sounds, it is the use of bricks to build a ledge for someone to sit on or use as a footrest.

The big advantage of these seats can be for people needing to bathe while sitting or for someone who wants to do what is called task activities.

Shower Seat

Often the tricky part of shower seats is the location of the shower head which is limited due to the deep nature of the seat.

Marble Shower Seating_Storage With Screen Over Wall

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND BIG BREAK DOWN CLICK HERE OR BELOW

Shower Seats

Most Popular Trend The Arch Niche

We have covered the shower niche above but the arch-shaped niche is really getting into the trends of curves we are having in bathrooms.
You want to be able to have a flow and direction to your bathroom so having an arch-shaped niche in your bathroom is super important after you have put all that effort already into the space.
Arch Niche Shower
For a full breakdown and the issues with ARCH NICHES CLICK HERE or the image below

Arch Shower Niche

It’s important to note that all our advice is general in nature and all bathrooms are unique so always speak to your local qualified tradesman for the best advice. If you are looking for a bathroom renovation quote and live in Perth, Western Australia just email us at smallbathroomrenovations@gmail.com

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