More Storage and a Dedicated Shower in Aberdeen

Replacing a bath can change how the whole room works. In this Aberdeen bathroom we put a dedicated shower on the bath side and wrapped the fitted furniture around the window corner. That gives everyday toiletries a place out of sight and keeps a useful stretch of worktop beside the basin.

The old bath ran along one wall, with the toilet near its far end and a separate pedestal basin. Moving the toilet into the fitted run let us make better use of that corner. The original layout and proposed design below show how the main fittings relate to the door and window.

Glass shower enclosure and fitted corner storage in the Aberdeen bathroom

Original layout

The earlier room provides the context for the finished arrangement.

Original room for the Aberdeen bathroom — Before — original room

Design layout for the Aberdeen bathroom — Design layout

A shower sized for the room

We worked with the agreed 1400 × 700 mm enclosure beside the entrance and kept the existing bathroom door. When a shower sits this close to a doorway, the dimensions are only part of the decision: we also check where the glass and opening sit in relation to the door and the route past the furniture. Here the enclosure gives the shower its own space on the side of the room previously occupied by the bath.

We fitted the requested electric shower with an anthracite tray and a grab handle inside the glass. The handle gives you somewhere to hold when you need it, and the dark tray picks up the tones in the wall panels.

A dedicated shower before and after — The enclosure gives showering its own space beside the existing door.

Glazed shower enclosure beside the retained white bathroom door

A shower that fits the room in the completed Aberdeen bathroom

Storage that continues around the corner

We used the space beneath the basin for cupboards and continued the worktop under the window. Everyday items can stay within reach while the cupboard doors keep the worktop clear. The back-to-wall toilet sits against the fitted frontage, with the cistern housed behind it, so the corner has a continuous surface above the fittings.

Before setting out a fitted run, we check what still needs to be reachable afterwards. The installation brief here called for continued access to the outside tap. If you’re planning fitted storage, mention any stopcocks, valves or other services early so their access can be considered alongside the cupboard layout.

Storage beneath the basin before and after — Cupboards keep everyday toiletries within reach and off the worktop.

A useful fitted corner before and after — The back-to-wall WC sits beneath a continuous worktop alongside the cupboards.

Storage around the corner in the completed Aberdeen bathroom

Wall and floor finishes that work together

We used dark grey wall panels around the shower and the rest of the room, with a vinyl click floor between the fittings. Larger panels mean fewer grout lines to wipe than the old tiled walls. They still need routine care, especially where the shower fittings and panel joints meet.

We look at how each surface meets the next as well as how it looks on its own. The edges around the shower, at the cupboard bases and by the threshold are worth thinking through together: they are where different finishes have to meet in a narrow room.

One floor between the fittings before and after — Vinyl click flooring runs beneath the basin and beside the towel radiator.

Surfaces for everyday upkeep in the completed Aberdeen bathroom

Useful light and space for towels

We fitted the agreed 450 × 600 mm illuminated mirror over the basin, where its light is useful for everyday tasks. Downlights in the white ceiling give the room light from above. When planning bathroom lighting, we think about what you’ll do at the mirror as well as where you need light to move around the room.

The room already had a ladder-style towel radiator. We upgraded it and brought the pipe connections through the wall, leaving the floor beneath easier to reach when cleaning. It keeps towels within reach of the shower.

Easier to reach the floor below before and after — The upgraded towel radiator has its pipes brought through the wall.

Light from above before and after — Recessed downlights are set into the new white ceiling.

Towels and light close by in the completed Aberdeen bathroom

Planning a bathroom in Aberdeen

Think about which part of your routine you’d most like to improve: getting into the shower, finding somewhere to keep toiletries, or lighting the basin. We can use that starting point to look at the layout, fittings and existing services together.

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