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Tips to help you design a fabulous shower within your budget!Whether you have a lake house or a home swimming pool, an outdoor shower can be a helpful tool in helping to keep you and your home clean from the lake/pool life. In regards to the lake, I’ve found there to be two different kinds of lake people:
There seems to be a misconception when it comes to outdoor showers. Some clients think that outdoor showers = $$$. Depending on your style and design choices, this absolutely can be true. But it can be done on a budget! What I have found is often the largest hurdles to overcome is getting a water source to a specific outdoor location. Consider a spot where you have an outdoor spigot to save plumbing costs. The rest of the shower can be affordable depending on material choices. Here are some tips. Tips for creating an outdoor shower - how to make it fabulous on a budgetWhether you decide you’d like a simple or extravagant outdoor shower for your lake/pool, be sure to think ahead to your needs and wants and do some research for inspiration. The possibilities are endless and oh so fun! 1. Designing with House Materials to Create a Cohesive Look Our outdoor shower is tucked to the side of the cottage using the house and two sides of the fence to create a nook for privacy. It’s tucked away, and it fits in with the look of the house and yard. The fence was built using the same siding as the house to create a seamless, cohesive look. The non-stick platform is built using the same material that can be found on the deck.  We decided to utilize a shower curtain, instead of installing a door, to add pattern, texture and a soft touch to the space. It’s easy to put up or take down for a quick run through the washing machine or for winter. It’s an inexpensive replacement once it becomes threadbare and we don’t have to adjust hinges when a door becomes lopsided due to hinges being exposed to the elements. 2. Get Smart on Plumbing Consider your location’s environment when making plumbing decisions. Will it be used for a season or year round? What kind of shower head will best meet your needs? Will you hide plumbing? Will you run a hot water line to the shower? We decided to go with an adjustable shower head. This gives us the ability to focus the spray for rinsing off kids or bathing the dogs. As we wanted our cottage to be casual, we decided exposed plumbing was perfectly ok with us, and a hot water line was an absolute must. 3. Think About What You Need Within Arm’s Reach Think ahead to what you will need in an outdoor shower. To state the obvious, an outdoor shower is different than a shower in a bathroom, because, we’ll, it’s a stand-alone shower. There’s nothing worse than not having a place for towels and personal items. Whether you build a shelf, provide hooks or even add a built-in bench, your guests and family will be thankful and comfortable if you keep everything within arm’s reach. 4. Don’t Forget Your Furry Friends Between myself, my parents, and my brother we have 3 crazy active dogs who love swimming and playing in the lake. I’m pretty sure the whole lake calls us, “Those Crazy Dog People”. With this in mind, we knew we needed a place to easily bathe the dogs. We were sure to install a hook-up to ensure our “less than enthused to be bathed” dogs can’t wander off when it’s time to clean up. In ConclusionOften the deciding factor of what kind of lake person you may be depends upon the quality of the water at your lake. While our lake is fairly clean, often plants have a tendency to stick to you, and you always seem to have feet that need to be rinsed off. Personally, it doesn’t bother me, but I’m an outdoor person who enjoys being outside no matter how clean or dirty. And of course, we have a fabulous outdoor shower.
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